Real Confidence

Real Confidence

Hosted by: Alyssa Dver

Real confidence isn't situational or temporary. It's a learned skill that anyone can master at any time. Join host Alyssa Dver, CEO of The American Confidence Institute, 7-time author, 2-time TEDx and empowering...

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Ep 20: Real Confidence- Dealing with Gossip at Work and Otherwise

Dealing with Gossip at Work and Otherwise Gossip is so common, in fact that I don't think we notice it half the time. Not just that it’s happening around us, but that we are also unconsciously participating in it...
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Ep 19: Real Confidence- The Confidence to Be Your Own Boss with Special Guest Natalie Benamou

The Confidence to Be Your Own Boss with Natalie Benamou Some of us have always known we want to work for ourselves. Others fall into entrepreneurship by chance or necessity and still others step onto the...
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Ep 18: Real Confidence- Yay Me! But No One Cares

Yay, me! But No One Cares. Picture this: you’ve just done something hard. Remarkable. Personally or professionally meaningful. You nailed it and you want the world to know. You post it on your social media channels,...
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Ep 17: Real Confidence- People We’re Allergic To

People We’re Allergic To: Who brings out the worst in you?  Is it a family member, a frenemy, your boss, a colleague or a certain personality type?  What happens when you’re triggered by them, and your worst self...
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Ep 16: Real Confidence- How Degrees & Certifications Often Reduce Confidence - with Special Guest Jeanette Winters

I can’t even count the number of times I’ve talked to someone who thinks – and hopes – that the best way to gain more confidence is to pursue a degree, a certification - or several of each! But every one of these well...
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Ep 15: Real Confidence- When Your Confidence Boost Backfires

Has this ever happened to you? You sign up for a workshop, seminar or conference that promises to help you feel more confident, productive or otherwise improve an aspect of your life or yourself.  The speaker is...
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Ep 14: Real Confidence- The Confidence to Be Funny - with Special Guest Brooklyn Dicent

Get ready to giggle! This week’s guest is someone who came into my life when she became an ACI certified confidence coach and every time I talk to her, I feel so blessed.  Not only is she a stellar human being and one...
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Ep 13: Real Confidence- Why Net Neutral Should be the New Normal

Tell me if this sounds familiar. You send an email or text to a friend, loved one or colleague and don’t hear back. A few more days pass and nothing. They’re ghosting you – or so you think. Or maybe you do hear back,...
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Ep 12: Real Confidence- Presentation Confidence with Special Guest Karen Donaldson

How many people do you know – including yourself – who are terrified of giving presentations? We obsess over what people will think of us. We fear we might sound stupid or look unprepared in front our bosses, our...
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EP 11: Real Confidence- Making Pet Peeves Productive

I hate it when...  Whether it’s a friend who always cancels plans last minute, a partner who makes a hobby out of interrupting you or a boss who is consistently late for your 1:1s, these micro-disses don’t just annoy...
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EP 10: Real Confidence - How to Confidently Support Gender Identity & Change with Special Guest John Grosshandler

Confidently supporting gender identity & change  What’s the right way to support someone who is questioning or already in the process of changing their gender identity?  How do you best support their family? Their...
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EP 9: Real Confidence - So You’re Ready for a Career Change with Special Guest Cat Breet

So you’re ready for a career change… Maybe you’ve had it with that useless boss of yours.  Maybe you’re done languishing in a position that’s not giving back to you.  Or maybe you’re just plain bored.  Whatever the...
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