{"id":141600,"date":"2020-01-26T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/?post_type=podcasts&p=141600"},"modified":"2024-08-12T01:45:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T06:45:59","slug":"confident-teacher","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/truth-for-teachers-podcast\/confident-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"When you’re doubting your abilities as a teacher…"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve heard of \u201cfake it till you make it\u201d and \u201cacting as if” until you actually feel it.<\/h2>\n

That\u2019s NOT what we\u2019re talking about in this episode, though I think there\u2019s some value to that, for sure.<\/p>\n

When you tell yourself affirming thoughts, it impacts your mood and can give you a confidence boost. That\u2019s not just woo-woo stuff, because think of the opposite: If you spend three minutes ruminating about all your greatest failures as a teacher and replaying all of the negative interactions with students and parents, you\u2019re going to feel a shift in your mood, right? It\u2019s going to leave you feeling down on yourself. So the opposite holds true: If you think positive thoughts about yourself, it gives you the energy and enthusiasm to do a great job.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s the mental<\/i> game of confidence. I want to talk today about how you develop REAL and lasting confidence \u2014 the type of confidence where you don\u2019t have to hype yourself up, but rather, have a deep abiding belief in your own ability to teach well.<\/p>\n

Here is the secret to that:<\/p>\n

Confidence comes through building capability, and capability comes through repetition and experience.<\/p>\n

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Want to listen instead of<\/strong>\u00a0read?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Listen to episode 184 below,
\n<\/strong>or subscribe in your podcast app.<\/strong><\/h3>\n