One of the most inspiring things to know about confidence is that it’s not a personality trait, it’s a skill you build. There are so many ways you can learn to become more confident and strengthen that muscle, and many of the tools we go through in the Women Rising program are designed to do just that. One of the strategies that many of our program participants find transformative is to focus on your strengths.

When it comes to building confidence, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, authors of the New York Times best-selling book The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance, lay out a helpful roadmap: be more authentic, think less, and take action. The first part of that roadmap is to be more authentic, which is where focusing on your strengths comes into the picture.

Your strengths, when used in the right way, can supercharge your confidence and success. When you’re using your strengths, you are wired to thrive. It’s important to note here that your strengths aren’t just things you’re good at, they’re also things you enjoy doing, which take you into a flow state and leave you feeling energised. You might have particular skills that........

© Psychology Today