The Confidence Hack No One Talks About

Ever stare at your screen like it owes you money… because you’re too scared to press “send”? 

I had eighteen voice messages drafted.

Eighteen!

These were for previous VIP day attendees. People who had invested before because they genuinely wanted what I had to offer. 

Now I had just created a brand-new offer that I knew would be a great fit for them. And yet… I stalled. 

I cleaned my inbox.
I color-coded my calendar.
Anything but actually invite them.

I had a full-blown mental wrestling match over saying words out loud to humans who already knew me. Already liked me. Already trusted me.

It made zero logical sense to hesitate, and yet, the fear was real.

(And if you know this scene, you’re officially old enough to have watched “Airplane!” on VHS while drinking Capri Sun and ignoring your homework. Respect.)

But since I practice what I preach, I got aggressively helpful with myself!

“Alison, you’ve got thirty minutes. You’re going to send every single one of these. No overthinking. No retakes. Just go.”

I used AI to help me write the bones of what I wanted to say, hit the mic icon, and, BAM, eighteen messages, done.

And what happened next? Something wild. I felt energized. Brave even.

I started DM’ing other folks I’d chatted with in the past. People who hadn’t even signed up for anything lately but I knew would love what I had coming.

The fear was gone.

The pitch wasn’t pitchy. It was just me being genuinely pumped about what I was creating.

And guess what didn’t happen… 

No one responded hateful or even annoyed (because that’s what we are all worried about, right?!) Some signed up, some politely declined.

Then two sign-ups came out of nowhere from coffee chats. Just casual convos turned into clients because I was sharing how I excited I was about what was coming.

I finally acted and then became the confident human I actually am.

Here’s your permission slip, friend:

You don’t wait to feel confident before you act.

You act scared, and the confidence follows like a loyal puppy.

Doing the scary thing isn’t just how you get results. It’s how you train your brain to stop freaking out every time something matters.

Because you’re not lazy, unqualified, or bad at business. You’re just human.

And being human means your brain will throw every excuse in the book to keep you “safe”… even if that safety is just procrastination with a fancy name.

But confidence isn’t a prerequisite.

It’s a byproduct.

The only way to stop being afraid of something is to do the thing enough times that your brain gets bored of panicking.

So yes, that email you’ve written and rewritten 6 times? Send it.

That offer you keep “tweaking”? Launch it.

That conversation you’re avoiding? Have it.

If your palms aren’t at least a little sweaty, are you even growing?

Your challenge this week:

Rip. The. Band-Aid.

Whatever you’ve been avoiding…do it scared. I promise it will only hurt for minute (if that)!

That’s it. And then let me know how it goes!

Thanks for reading.

Keep showing up, keep taking the next step, because the caffeine is strong… and so are you.