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Jay Shetty PodcastThe Confidence Experts: 7 Proven Ways To Build Confidence & Self-Worth
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
How confidence grows: happiness, action, self-talk, love, and long-term resilience
- Jay Shetty frames confidence and self-worth as buildable skills rooted in how you see yourself, not just in achievements or external success.
- Kendall Jenner describes protecting happiness by setting boundaries, using self-affirmations, and ignoring outside narratives that don’t reflect who she and her close circle know her to be.
- A speaker recounts losing her identity after emotionally demanding work and rebuilding self-connection by taking a scary solo trip and engaging openly with strangers to stay present.
- Several speakers link confidence to relationships and self-care, including feeling affirmed by a partner, coping with body changes during pregnancy, and addressing stress that shows up physically.
- Lisa Bilyeu and Kobe Bryant emphasize process over results, arguing that action, competence, trial-and-error, and years of consistent improvement are what create lasting confidence.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasConfidence can grow by tuning out noise and reconnecting with what genuinely makes you happy.
She described being overwhelmed by competing suggestions (meditation, therapy, etc.) and instead choosing to slow down and prioritize what genuinely made her happy—like getting back into riding and buying a horse she loved.
Self-affirmation can counter public narratives and keep identity anchored internally.
She said she uses words of affirmation and mirror self-talk to remind herself of who she is, especially when confronted with “false narratives” online, anchoring to what she and close loved ones know to be true.
Doing something that scares you can help you evolve and rediscover yourself.
The speaker described losing her sense of self after emotionally intense acting work and choosing a solo yoga retreat because it scared her, finding it freeing and present-focused because she had to engage with strangers.
Feeling deeply loved can temporarily strengthen confidence, even if it’s not the ideal source.
She became emotional describing how being “unequivocally” loved by her partner made her believe positive things about herself, while also acknowledging people may not like that answer and that it’s not a prescription.
Stress can manifest physically, making peace-building rituals part of confidence and self-worth.
She connected long-term skin struggles and anxiety to stress, saying her body physically reacted and that learning what creates peace (and removing toxic energies and overcommitment) became central to her healing and “soul care” practices.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesIf your happiness depends on the actions of others, you know, you're at mercy of things that you can't control.
— Kendall Jenner
My personal body physically reacts to stress.
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So the truth is the confidence is the byproduct of taking action.
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It's just constant improvement, constant curiosity, constantly getting better. The results don't really matter. Uh, it's the figuring out that matters.
— Kobe Bryant
My fears are only going to continue to show me what I'm capable of. The more that I face my fears, the more that I feel I'm gaining strength and gaining wisdom, and I just wanna keep doing that
— Meghan Trainor
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SPEAKERS
Jay Shetty
hostHost of the podcast On Purpose and former monk focused on mindfulness and personal growth.
Kendall Jenner
cameoModel and media personality known for her work in fashion and public life.
Lisa Bilyeu
cameoEntrepreneur and self-development speaker, co-founder of Quest Nutrition and host of Women of Impact.
Meghan Trainor
cameoGrammy-winning singer-songwriter known for pop hits including 'All About That Bass'.
Meghan Trainor
cameoGrammy-winning singer-songwriter and pop artist.
Kobe Bryant
cameoNBA legend and longtime Los Angeles Lakers star known for his 'Mamba Mentality' approach to training and growth.
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