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This session zoom's in on confidence as the gateway to a deeply fun and fulfilling life. I’m not talking about performance confidence or any of us faking it until we make it. I’m talking about sustainable, unbreakable, embodied confidence that’s built from within.
To be more confident, we don't need a Harvard degree, we don't need to look like a supermodel, we don't need the mansion or Ferrari, although all those things are nice. We can cultivate confidence from within through what I call the five Ps. Kate Eckman is the author of “The Full Spirit Workout: A Ten-Step System to Shed Your Self-Doubt, Strengthen Your Spiritual Core, and Create a Fun and Fulfilling Life.” She is a broadcast journalist and TV personality who brings her expertise in communications, performance, and mindfulness to her practice as a success coach for business leaders and professional athletes. She earned a bachelor of arts in communications from Penn State, where she was an Academic All-American swimmer, and received her master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. She graduated from Columbia University’s executive and organizational coaching program and is a certified ICF coach and licensed NBI consultant. Passionate about mindfulness practices for both brain and body health, she is also a meditation teacher and course creator for Insight Timer, the world’s number one-ranked free meditation app. Visit her online at kateeckman.tv. and thefullspiritworkout.com. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx