Hi ,

 I just finished reading an awesome book called "The Confidence Code", by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. Although the book is aimed towards women, there's a lot in there that can help both genders and I wanted to share a key takeaway that I got from it. 

 You should know that every person on the planet struggles with confidence (to different degrees).  They give examples of highly-accomplished people who still don't have 100% confidence, even after all of their achievements!  The authors list three things that kill confidence:

1) Over-thinking 

2) People-pleasing 

3) The inability to let go of past defeats 

 Have a close look at the list and see if you're falling into any of those traps! 

 While I have you, here are the guests who are coming up on Natural Born Coaches this week:

Monday, August 24th -> Jared Tendler: Jared is the leading expert in the mental game of poker. He’s coached over 400 poker players hailing from 40 countries, including several of the top players in the world. He is the author of two best selling books and host of the popular podcast “The Mental Game”, which has over three million downloads.

Tuesday, August 25th -> Meredith Bell: Meredith is the Co-Founder and President of Performance Support Systems (PSS), based in Virginia. She is an informal mentor and coach to coaches, consultants and HR professionals. The company has created the “Ultimate Virtual Coaching System”, ProStar Coach.

Wednesday, August 26th -> Tripp Lanier: Tripp is the host of the popular “The New Man Podcast: Beyond the Macho Jerk and The New Age Wimp.” He coaches entrepreneurs around the world to redefine success, create offerings that actually make a difference, and do the thing they were put on this Earth to do.

Thursday, August 27th -> Jessica Rhodes: Jessica is the Founder/CEO of Interview Connections, the premier source for booking outstanding podcast guests. The company also represents dozens of highly qualified guest experts to connect them with podcast hosts for interviews. She has a weekly web TV show (Interview Connections TV) and host of “Rhodes to Success” podcast.

Friday, August 28th -> Angela Powers: Angela Powers is a coach and course developer, who has over 12 years experience in course creation with a wide variety of clients!