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Girl, Choose Yourself!
Girl, Choose Yourself!
Hosted by Eimear Zone, author of The Little Book of Good Enough and the newly released Choose Yourself, Girl, Choose Yourself! is the podcast for women ready to reclaim their power, break free from the expectations that have held them back, and live life on their own terms. Each week, Eimear shares heartfelt conversations and gritty truths that challenge the stories we've been told by society, our families, and even ourselves. This podcast is all about reconnecting with the truth of who you truly are, embracing your powerful magnificence, and boldly creating a life that reflects your dreams, not your fears. If you're ready to choose yourself, show up fully, and live unapologetically, hit play and join the movement.
Girl, Choose Yourself!
The Confidence Filter: Rewiring Your Brain for Success
Your brain is naturally wired to cling to negative experiences like Velcro while letting positive ones slip away like Teflon. In this solo episode, Eimear Zone reveals why this evolutionary tendency sabotages our confidence and introduces powerful mental training techniques developed by Dr. Nate Zinnser, former Director of the Performance Psychology Program at West Point. Drawing from research used to train elite military personnel and Olympic athletes, Eimear shares the practical ESP method (Effort, Success, Progress) that can transform how you build confidence, achieve goals, and stay in the "success cycle" rather than the "sewer cycle."
Download The Free Resources That Accompany This Episode Here: https://www.subscribepage.com/confidence_filter
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
[00:01:30] Overview of Dr. Nate Zinnser's work and "The Confident Mind"
[00:03:30] Understanding our psychological "bank account" of confidence
[00:07:00] How negative thoughts create physical changes that impact performance
[00:10:00] Building a filter that promotes the success cycle
[00:13:00] Why these techniques work for everyone, not just elite performers
[00:18:00] The ESP method: a daily practice for building confidence
[00:22:30] The impact of perfectionism on confidence
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Our minds are naturally wired to focus on negative experiences, creating a fundamental challenge to building confidence
- Confidence operates like a psychological bank account that grows or shrinks based on the thoughts we deposit
- Our thoughts create measurable physical changes that directly impact our performance
KEY THEMES
- Training your mental filter to favor positive experiences
- Creating sustainable confidence through daily practices
- The physical and neurological connections between thoughts and performance
- Embracing progress over perfectionism
- Building resilience through deliberate mental training
QUOTABLE MOMENTS
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"He understood that whatever he focused on would be what his unconscious mind would work towards producing."
"Nothing will drain our confidence account faster than refusing to accept and work with inevitable imperfection."
RESOURCES
Download The Free Resources That Accompany This Episode Here: https://www.subscribepage.com/confidence_filter
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES MENTIONED
Dr. Nate Zinnser's book: The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide To Unshakeable Confidence
Find it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Mind-Battle-Tested-Unshakable-Performance/dp/0063014831/
Eimear's book: The Little Book of Good Enough: Quiet Your Inner Critic, Ditch The Doubt, and Own Your Worth
Find it on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Good-Enough-Critic/dp/1732715807
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