James Garrett

Is there a difference between courage and confidence? The answer may surprise you... And don't forget to join our upcoming Confidence Challenge, Sept 15th - 19th. brainbydesign.com/the-confidence… We're going to grow your courage muscle. And that courage will transform into genuine…

You don't need a 6-Pack. You need a 3-Pack. There's a science to building confidence... And it begins with The Confidence 3 Pack. You gotta get... 1) Your Habits Right 2) Your Head Right 3) Your Healing Right You see, brains have an exquisitely fine-tuned BS detector.…

Procrastination is deadly. But so is overpreparing. Each trap is a mirror of the other... And both suggest that there may be something deeper going on... If you've ever found yourself putting something off... Or going over and over something again and again... Unmute below…

Sometimes building confidence is easier than we make it. Whether it's keeping a "3 Wins Journal"... Saying, "Thank you, I appreciate that"... Or banishing "Upspeak" once and for all... Click below to unlock these three brain hacks to instantly boost your confidence! And…

Ready to put rocket fuel in your confidence? Try a dose of self-compassion. This is perhaps one of the most counterintuitive strategies I've seen. But the science shows that it works. And the reason it works is not what you expect. Click below to discover why self-compassion…

There's one skill set... That will unlock the life you want. Most people think it's something you're born with. It's not. It's something you develop. And there's rock-solid science for how to grow it. Unmute below to find out why "discomfort tolerance" is turning personal…

When it comes to confidence, we get it exactly backward. (Click Link to join "The Confidence Challenge" starting June 9th! - us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…) We wait to feel confident before we take action. But the science of confidence has shown... That the only way to feel more…

Confidence is born in overcoming discomfort. Anxiety is born in avoiding discomfort. When you look across the thousands of articles that have been published over the last 45 years on anxiety... There is one clear message: With anxiety, the only way out is through. In other…

Brains are exquisitely good... at getting us out of uncomfortable situations. The problem is that without discomfort, there is no growth... Without growth, there is no confidence... And -- as the famed scientist Dr. Richard Petty says -- "Confidence is the stuff that turns…

Habits are the back door to confidence. Like a secret code that no one told you about. But not just any kind of confidence. A special kind of confidence that scientists call self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is the belief in your ability to influence an outcome. So whatever you…

You don’t need more confidence. You need to stop waiting for it. Because confidence isn’t a feeling—it’s a behavior. It’s what happens when you act before you feel ready. When you move through fear, not around it. When you trust yourself to handle whatever comes. That’s how…

One of the biggest headaches I hear constantly from leaders is about turnover...churn...attrition... People who they've invested months and even years into... Just up and leaving the company. It's so much time and money wasted on talent that doesn't stay. So how do you get…

Brains are surprisingly good simulators. But that doesn't mean they're good truth tellers. In fact, the main thing your brain is up to is not reacting to what happens... It's reacting to what it thinks is about to happen. In other words, your brain is a giant "prediction…

Limiting beliefs are surprisingly sticky. And this is where it gets confusing. Why would something that isn't true come back to haunt us again and again? If you want to understand why limiting beliefs feel true (even though they're not), you've gotta understand…

Every good leader wants to know their blindspots. But not every leader knows where to look for them. When it comes to managing teams... We often believe that everyone feels the way we do. But therein lies the trap. Unmute the video below to learn how to leverage the…

Speaking up matters. But a more interesting question is...why don't we speak up? Emotions have a way of taking control of the decision-making steering wheel inside of us. When that happens, we lose our agency... We lose our choice... And in some important respect, we lose…

Stress is eating us alive. It's the #1 thing people come to me to help them manage better. It's also more manageable than people think.  That doesn't mean it's easy... But it does mean there is an inner skill set that you can develop to help give you some…

One of the most pernicious lies we tell ourselves is that self-care is selfish.  I've coached hundreds of people who feel guilty about taking time for themselves... Who feel like it's selfish to take time away from their kids... Who think that the only way to be a good…

People think fun is a "nice-to-have." But it's absolutely a "have-to-have." At least when it comes to change. The thing is...we all want to change something. Whether it's starting an exercise routine... Becoming more comfortable giving or receiving feedback... Or being more…