# Ep. 53 – The Four Powers of Confidence with Ethan Nichtern Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/ep-53-the-four-powers-of-confidence-with-ethan-nichtern Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/ep-53-the-four-powers-of-confidence-with-ethan-nichtern.md Podcast: [Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck with David Nichtern](https://stenobird.com/podcast/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367) Published: 2024-06-19T20:13:14+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/b8deac40-24c2-495a-9a83-7d502e10fa65.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/b8deac40-24c2-495a-9a83-7d502e10fa65.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/episodes/ep-53-the-four-powers-of-confidence-with-ethan-nichtern Duration seconds: 3906 ## Resource Exploring the themes in his new book , Confidence,  Ethan Nichtern chats with his dad, David, about vulnerability, truth, and the state of the world. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at  betterhelp.com/beherenow  and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode, David and Ethan speak about: Ethan’s new book and what real confidence is False confidence and manipulation The current political environment and seeking the truth Why authenticity is so important Examples of people who radiate confidence and light the candles of others How sadness can be an authentic response to the state of the world The Eight Worldly Winds and practicing confidence How we are all vulnerable to imposter syndrome Awareness and tuning into our inner knowing to avoid being caught in emotions Remembering our powerful and tender hearts Check out these on-demand  online courses  from David Nichtern and an upcoming course from Ethan Nichtern based around his new book  HERE . About Ethan Nichtern: Ethan Nichtern is a Buddhist teacher, and is the author of the acclaimed book  The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path , which was selected as one of Library Journal’s Best Books of 2015, and one of Tech Insider’s “9 Books That Define 2015.” He also wrote  The Dharma of The Princess Bride: What The Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships  and most recently,  Confidence: Holding Your Seat through Life’s Eight Worldly Winds . For the past 20+ years, Ethan has taught meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and workshops around New York City and North America and Europe, along with  working with students privately . He has primarily studied… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/episodes/ep-53-the-four-powers-of-confidence-with-ethan-nichtern/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/creativity-spirituality-making-a-buck-with-david-nichtern-92367/ep-53-the-four-powers-of-confidence-with-ethan-nichtern.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.