Ever feel insecure or struggle with self-confidence? If you’ve ever struggled with how to be confident in yourself, or even how to be less arrogant, then you’ll want to watch this week’s “how-to” tutorial to learn the real difference between confidence and arrogance. And how to be confident WITHOUT becoming arrogant (there’s a key factor that most people honestly forget about).

One of my favorite inside jokes with my husband while driving around our city, is spotting a restaurant, and asking him who he had a date with there. I ask him this because I know that he most likely did take someone on a date there! No, my husband was not a serial dater. But he knew that he wanted to get married someday and have a family.

This past year has certainly been one for the books. It’s been filled with uncertainty and fear. And yet, it’s still up to us whether or not that is what drives how we live and lead.

As a leader, you’re thrust up in front of others much more so than you are when you aren’t leading.  And if you’ve ever struggled with your body image, you know that this can be an uncomfortable aspect of leadership.  Based on the number of conversations I have with both male and female leaders about this issue, it is way more common than you might imagine.  I can think of leaders of every body type imaginable from thin to short to tall to full-figured that have struggled with the lie that “size matters.” So, when your body image issues are flaring up and getting in the way of your leading confidently and effectively, let me encourage you with a few tips to keep in mind 'cause the reality is that there's no one size fits all body type for leading confidently and effectively.

Do you ever feel uncertain, unsure, or anxious when faced with a new situation and higher levels of responsibility are expected of you? When I talk with especially women starting out in leadership, one of the recurring themes I hear is that they feel insecure. It’s not surprising at all though! For some, new situations and increased responsibility is invigorating and motivating and acts as a catalyst forward. Or you might find that it has the opposite effect on you and holds you back. But it doesn’t have to! Let’s go behind the scenes of insecurity and discover what the opposite can look like for you.

When you get a new job and step into a new position, one of the greatest temptations is to feel the need to prove yourself. It can be so easy to fall into the trap of feeling like you need to prove to everyone around you why you were chosen for the position. And while you absolutely should feel confident in your new role because they did choose you for it, there is also another crucial element to your initial and long-term success. In fact, there are three things you can do to set not only yourself up for success, but also set up those around you for success, and create the kind of culture you hope to establish in your new role.