To Know Yourself Again

Last week, someone left a comment on one of my posts that has stayed with me.

We were talking about confidence, and he shared that confidence is rooted in trust. Just as we trust a chair because it has supported us before, we learn to trust ourselves through repeated experience.

That conversation sent me down an unexpected path.

I came across the Latin word recognoscere, which means "to know again."

I can't stop thinking about it.

Maybe that's what so many accomplished women are really longing for.

Not to become someone new.

To know themselves again.

Because here's what I've observed over years of coaching:

The women I work with don't lack capability.

They've simply lost access to the evidence of it.

Years of accomplishments become buried beneath difficult feedback, a career transition, an unexpected setback, or the relentless habit of moving on to the next challenge without pausing to notice who they've become along the way.

That's why I've become so passionate about helping women collect evidence.

Not because they need to prove themselves.

Because they deserve an accurate record of themselves.

Every story.

Every challenge.

Every difficult conversation.

Every courageous decision.

Every quiet act of leadership.

Each one is a reminder of something that is already true.

Maybe confidence isn't something we build from scratch.

Maybe confidence grows as we know ourselves again.

One piece of evidence at a time.

What piece of evidence would your future self thank you for recording today?

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