228: Boosting Your Confidence (w/guest Kate McGuinness)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we are welcoming guest Kate McGuinness -- author of the book Confidence Lost / Confidence Found: How to Reclaim the Unstoppable You -- to talk about the importance of feeling confident in yourself and your abilities.

In this episode we discuss:

• Kate's background and career path
• What exactly do we mean by "confidence"?
• Signs that you should work on boosting your confidence 
• The science of training our brain to create positive or avoid negative patterns
• Thinking about your life story from the perspective of a winner
• What is a healthy level of perfectionism?
• The power of the word "yet" 

Resources:

• Confidence Lost / Confidence Found: How to Reclaim the Unstoppable You, by Kate McGuinness (https://katemcguinness.com/books/)
• Terminal Ambition: A Maggie Mahoney Novel, by Kate McGuinness (https://www.amazon.com/Terminal-Ambition-Maggie-Mahoney-Novel/dp/0984990178)
• Empowered Women Coaching (http://www.empoweredwomen.coach/)
• Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation, by Dan Siegel (https://www.drdansiegel.com/books/mindsight/)
• The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick), by Seth Godin (https://www.amazon.com/Dip-Little-Book-Teaches-Stick/dp/1591841666)
• Finding Your Own North Star, by Martha Beck (https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-Own-North-Star/dp/0812932188/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)
• Brené Brown (https://brenebrown.com/)
• Podcast Episode 5: Maintaining Authenticity in the Legal Profession (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-5-maintaining-authenticity-legal-profession/)
• Podcast Episode 202: Book Club – Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-202-book-club-mindsight-the-new-science-of-personal-transformation/)
• Podcast Episode 210: Using Mindfulness Practices as a Law Student (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-210-using-mindfulness-practices-as-a-law-student/)

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-228-boosting-your-confidence-w-guest-kate-mcguinness/)

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Alison & Lee