# Conviction Before Confidence: Why You're Building It Backwards #670

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Podcast: [Man That Can with Lachlan Stuart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/man-that-can-with-lachlan-stuart-1127729)
Published: 2026-01-11T20:00:00+00:00
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Message me your 'Takeaways'. How to build confidence that actually lasts: stop waiting for it and start building conviction instead. For years I thought confidence was the starting line. That some people just had it and I didn't. I was confident running 800m races, but everywhere else I carried myself like someone waiting for permission. The breakthrough: I wasn't lacking confidence. I was lacking conviction. In this video I break down why confidence is a feedback loop you can't shortcut, how...

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