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How to Become the Most Confident Version of Yourself & Step Into Your Power
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Taking a Baby Dare: How to Begin Believing in Yourself
At 59:45 · chapter starts 59:20
Mel asks about daring to believe in yourself, and Sarah responds by rejecting the 'just take the leap' paradigm. When you've spent more years doubting yourself than believing in yourself, an overnight transformation is not just unlikely — it's unrealistic. What you can do is take a baby dare: introduce the new version of yourself incrementally, starting by giving it language. Sarah's own example is instructive — when a collaborator declined an international invitation on her behalf because 'she likes being at home,' Sarah circled back to correct the record: actually, she was open to it. [1] — Sarah Jakes Roberts "Sarah cringes at 'just take the leap' advice. When you've spent more time doubting yourself than believing in yourself, you can't switch ov…" 59:20 That single conversation was a down payment on who she was becoming. Small dares compound. Look up one day and you've transformed — not because you leapt, but because you kept making tiny adjustments that stretched your environment to make room for the person you were growing into.
Sarah cringes at 'just take the leap' advice. When you've spent more time doubting yourself than believing in yourself, you can't switch overnight. What you can do is take a baby dare — introduce the new version of yourself gradually, use your words to create space, and look up one day to find you've transformed.
All the podcasts, all the books — if it stays inside you, it drowns you. Sarah's breakthrough insight: speaking your dreams and your becoming out loud doesn't just share information. It empties space inside you for more, and creates room in your environment for the person you're growing into.
