Presence beats Perfection

You’re super prepared for ‘that thing.’

The interview, the meeting, the presentation.

You wrote the notes.
Rehearsed your points.
Anticipated every challenge.

You walked in, ready to go.

But then something happened.

You hesitated.
You played it safe.
You didn’t say the things that mattered. (‘Shall I, shan’t I?’ on repeat.
Your brain shut down.

Afterwards?

You’re frustrated.
You knew what you wanted to say.
But somehow, the version of you in the room wasn’t the version you wanted to be.

Quite simply, you weren’t grounded in who you truly are.

Why is this?

Because you focused on the ‘task’ at the expense of finding your grounded presence.

What we ‘think’ we need is often not what we truly need.

You don’t need more notes.

You need to trust yourself in the moment.

Connecting to your confident core, not your slide deck.

Breathing through the nerves, not battling them.

Ditching perfectionism for connection to your core.

We often focus on ‘the task’ at the expense of ‘the leader within.’

Do, do, do and keep doing more.

Quiet confidence is not about flawless preparation.

It’s about knowing you’ll have your own back – whatever is thrown at you.

To your success, as always.