📢 What Isaac Newton can teach us about confidence.

Isaac Newton is, without a doubt, the greatest scientific mind to ever live.

Working alone he discovered the laws of optic, the laws of motion and the law of gravity. To explain the motion of planets around the sun he sat down and INVENTED calculus.

Oh, he does all this, then he turns 26.

He was also an introvert and very shy.

He was too anxious to publish his discovery of gravity. The greatest scientific discovery in history would have collected dust if Isaac's friend Edmund Halley hadn't convinced him to publish.

He almost always struggled to talk to people. Almost.

His assistant wrote about how socially detached Newton was. Until he started talking about science. While discussing or teaching mathematics and physics, Isaac became focused, animated, and articulate. 

When it came to science, he commanded the attention of the entire room without anxiety.

What gave him this sudden confidence?

It's because this is what he was good at. He always had the words to say when it came to physics. Hell, he invented the words to say. He knew he could defend his arguments. He knew he was valuable.

Competence is the source of confidence.

Competence is a stack of proof proving you can handle yourself. Proving you will be ok no matter the outcome.

If you want to build confidence your goal should be to build a stack of proof of your competence.

There are 2 types of proof.

1. External proof.

This is the way you present yourself to the world. 

The same way the act of smiling can make you happier. Looking like a competent person can make you feel more competent and thus more confident.

This includes:

• The way you dress and personal hygiene

• Your health (your weight and strength)

• Your body language

By looking like you're competent, people treat you like you're competent making you feel competent.

2. Internal proof.

This is the deeper psychological competence.

Your self-esteem and your character. This can be alot to unpack and hard to put into practice. But they're what develop the deepest form of competence and confidence.

This includes:

• Self Esteem

• Skills

• Honesty

I’m going to be unpacking all of these next

Starting with the easiest to create: External Competence.

By the end, you’ll know what you need to do to build rock-solid confidence everywhere you go.

Don’t worry, you won’t have to invent a new form of math.

Knowing confidence comes through competence.

The easiest way to become a confident conversationalist is to become a competent conversationalist. The best way is the join the Charisma Gym.

It's like a gym for your social skills with free online calls every week where we practice our conversation skills.

Including:

• Starting conversations

• Keeping them going

• Making them interesting

• Using humour

• Going deeper

It's free for the first 100 members and then it becomes paid

Join HERE before all the spots are taken

That’s a wrap!

— Justus Bosch

P.S. When you invent attraction but can’t attract anyone… (this one is sad but true)