{"podcast":{"title":"Everything Early Childhood","slug":"everything-early-childhood-5387412","podcast_index_feed_id":5387412,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147498394/feed","website_url":"https://www.platinumed.com.au/podcasts/everything-early-childhood","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/site/93672/podcasts/tFvRwB0R069hPueKP4do_everything_early_childhood_podcast_cover_image_Facebook_Cover_Logo.png","author":"Leeza Browne","episode_count":142,"summary":"Welcome to the Everything Early Childhood Podcast, designed for Approved Providers, Nominated Supervisors and other child care business leaders. This fun, light-hearted and very serious podcast features weekly episodes on strategy, advice and conversations with fascinating and inspiring people from across our sector. Join the journey and have access to the tools and inspiration you need to create high performing child care businesses.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:22:18.223762+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412"},"episode":{"title":"Why confident directors still second guess themselves","slug":"why-confident-directors-still-second-guess-themselves","published_at":"2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412/why-confident-directors-still-second-guess-themselves","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412","url":"https://www.platinumed.com.au/podcasts/everything-early-childhood/episodes/2149158056","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149158056.mp3","summary":"Why confident early childhood directors still second-guess themselves Show Notes One of the most common things I hear from directors; even very capable, experienced ones, is this: “Why do I still doubt myself?” Not loudly. Quietly. Often at the end of a long day. In this episode, we unpack why self-doubt shows up so often in leadership, and why it isn’t a sign that something is wrong with you. Many directors assume confidence should come with experience. That once you’ve been in the role long enough, the second-guessing will stop. But leadership doesn’t work like that. As responsibility grows, uncertainty grows too especially when you’re holding it alone. In this conversation, I explore: why capable leaders often doubt themselves the most the difference between confidence and certainty how people-pleasing and emotional labour quietly erode self-trust why replaying decisions is often a sign of fatigue, not failure. This episode isn’t about fixing self-doubt or giving you confidence tips. It’s about naming what’s really happening so you can stop turning normal leadership strain into personal self-criticism. If you’ve been questioning yourself more than usual lately, this episode is for you. You’re not failing. You’re not behind. And you’re not alone. ","meta_description":"Why confident early childhood directors still second-guess themselves Show Notes One of the most common things I hear from directors; even very capable, e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":481,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-early-childhood-5387412/episodes/why-confident-directors-still-second-guess-themselves/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412/why-confident-directors-still-second-guess-themselves.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}