# The Confidence Lie: What No One Tells You About Success | Joshua Coburn Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unconventional-leaders-6674813/the-confidence-lie-what-no-one-tells-you-about-success-joshua-coburn Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unconventional-leaders-6674813/the-confidence-lie-what-no-one-tells-you-about-success-joshua-coburn.md Podcast: [Unconventional Leaders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unconventional-leaders-6674813) Published: 2026-04-16T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.heatherparady.com/podcast Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b54d78b4-a8a8-45c9-8634-71b2606348cc.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unconventional-leaders-6674813/episodes/the-confidence-lie-what-no-one-tells-you-about-success-joshua-coburn Duration seconds: 3538 ## Resource Joshua Coburn is a marketer, creator, and storyteller…but if you ask him what he does, his answer is simple: he makes people’s lives better. Joshua shares how years of success, setbacks, and personal battles reshaped his understanding of confidence, purpose, and what actually matters. From learning that confidence is earned through adversity, to navigating the tension between strength and empathy, to choosing connection in a world designed to divide us, this episode is a reminder that impact isn’t about scale…it’s about how you show up, one person at a time. WATCH EPISODES ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/heatherparady TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE: Confidence is earned: why adversity is required, not optional Strength + empathy: leading without losing your humanity The algorithm vs. real life: choosing connection over division CONNECT WITH JOSHUA COBURN: Website: https://repputationmarketing.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuacoburn/ CONNECT WITH HEATHER: Follow Heather on IG: https://www.instagram.com/heatherparady/ Access Full Show Notes Here: https://www.heatherparady.com/blog/163 Mentioned in this episode: Empowered Podcasting Grab your ticket here: https://empoweredpodcasting.com/check-out?am_id=heather444 Use code: EPC20 **“This is an affiliate link, which means. I earn a commission when you purchase through it** ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unconventional-leaders-6674813/episodes/the-confidence-lie-what-no-one-tells-you-about-success-joshua-coburn/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/unconventional-leaders-6674813/the-confidence-lie-what-no-one-tells-you-about-success-joshua-coburn.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.