How to Be Awesome at Your Job

1033: How to Build Your Social Confidence with Susan Callender

Feb 17, 2025

Susan Callender, a success coach and founder of Social Confidence Pro, shares her transformative insights on building social confidence. She discusses six steps to overcome shyness and how to manage nervousness effectively. Listeners learn about the 'social priming system' for boosting communication skills and the importance of self-valuing in social interactions. Callender emphasizes gratitude and connection as key components in enhancing social presence, ultimately helping professionals step into the spotlight with charisma.

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Susan Callender

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Quick takeaways

Embracing personal value is crucial for professional growth, as it invites recognition of unique contributions and fosters opportunities for success.

The Social Priming System employs mental rehearsal and visualization techniques to effectively reduce social anxiety and enhance confidence in interactions.

Deep dives

Claiming Your Value

Recognizing and embracing personal value is crucial for professional growth. Everyone possesses unique skills and traits that are needed in the workplace, which means there is a place for each individual regardless of perceived shortcomings. By adopting a mindset that asserts one's worth, individuals can create opportunities for success, inviting others to acknowledge their contributions. Acting with confidence transforms how others perceive and respond to you, fostering a positive professional image.

Intro

2min

Overcoming Shyness: A Journey to Social Confidence

3min

Building Social Confidence

17min

Enhancing Confidence and Daily Efficiency through Sustainable Solutions

2min

Cultivating Social Confidence Through Gratitude and Connection

2min

Susan Callender reveals the critical mindset shifts that lead to greater charisma and confidence.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Six steps for overcoming shyness

2) How to quickly curb nervousness and anxiety

3) The small shifts that improve your professional presence

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— ABOUT SUSAN —

Susan Callender is a success coach and founder of Social Confidence Pro, where she runs The School of Social Mastery. She helps sharp, high-achieving yet socially reluctant professionals polish their people skills and step into the spotlight. Through her school and coaching, she helps chronic overthinkers create a bigger impact and add more value to the careers they love. Susan shares her expertise as host of the Social Skills Mastery podcast, transforming clients from Boston to Bangkok and beyond.

• Website: SocialConfidencePro.com/breakthrough

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy

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