Stop faking confidence. Build the real thing.

Confidence isn’t something you’re born with, it’s built like a muscle. This week, we’re breaking down how to develop real confidence that doesn’t crack under pressure.

May 13, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Is confidence important?

Why you need to be confident:

Without confidence, nothing sticks.
You don’t speak up. You don’t start.
You second-guess everything.


But with it? You move different.
You walk into a room with presence.
You stop waiting for permission.
The world treats you how you treat yourself, so it’s time to raise your standard.

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

- Dale Carnegie
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THE TRUTH

My message:

A few years ago, I thought confidence meant talking louder than everyone else. I thought if I posted more, flexed harder, and acted like I didn’t care, I’d look confident.
Truth is, it just made me insecure.

Real confidence? It’s built in silence. In the small moments where no one’s watching.
It’s you, alone in your room, deciding to train instead of scroll. It’s choosing to work on your side hustle instead of wasting another night convincing people you’re already winning.

Confidence comes from knowing you’ve been through the fire, and didn’t fold.
It’s not about being fearless. It’s about knowing you can handle it, even if it’s uncomfortable.
You don’t need to fake it when you’ve earned it.

And the crazy part? Once you stop trying so hard to “look” confident… you finally start to feel it.
Because it’s real now. Not a performance. Not a mask.

It’s just who you are becoming.

Keep the promises you make to yourself.

If you say you’ll wake up at 7, wake up at 7.
If you say you’re hitting the gym, go.
If you say you’re done scrolling and you’ll work on your business, mean it.

Every time you follow through, you build trust with yourself.
And self-trust is the foundation of self-confidence.

Because once you prove to yourself that your word means something…

You stop doubting if you can handle things. You know you can.

SUMMARY

Confidence isn’t a personality trait, it’s a result. You earn it by doing what most people avoid. This week, stop performing and start building. Quiet progress turns into loud belief.

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NEXT WEEK’S TOPIC

“The 3 Skills Every Man Needs to Learn in 2025”
We’ll break down the skills that separate the broke and distracted from the focused and paid, and how to start learning them right now.

THANK YOU NOTE

Thank you for reading!
I appreciate you taking the time to be here, most people won’t. I hope this gave you something real to think about, and more importantly, something to act on.

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The name of this newsletter was changed from Visualizewealthh to The Weekly Growth.