# Episode #573: Why Going Viral at 50 Taught Me That Confidence Is a Practice, Not a Personality with Jen Polt

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Podcast: [Creatives Rule the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creatives-rule-the-world-5252)
Published: 2026-02-12T14:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3269

## Resource

After 25 years in corporate America, Jen Polt took the biggest risk of her life - quitting her executive job to become a full-time content creator and confidence coach. Three weeks later, her husband told her he didn't want to be married to her anymore. Instead of retreating, she used this devastating moment to build something even bigger and discovered that confidence isn't a personality trait - it's a practice. In this powerful conversation, Jen shares the raw truth about reinvention in mid...

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