In the most basic terms, what we need to do is start acting and risking and failing, and stop mumbling and apologizing and prevaricating.

Confidence, ultimately, is the characteristic that distinguishes those who imagine from those who do.

These neurological findings could help you build confidence

You read that right. Failing can be the key to success.

They’re still friends.

Surf’s up and so is my confidence.

Though women are just as qualified as men to hold high-powered positions in the workplace, they still struggle with confidence and self-assuredness. Katty Kay and Claire Shipman interviewed successful women in a variety of fields–from WNBA players to government officials–to get to the core of the confidence gap. Their book The Confidence Code explains why so many women struggle, and how they can overcome that anxiety.