A lot of people come into my office waiting to feel confident. They want to feel confident before they apply for the promotion, before they have the hard conversation, before they go back to the sport, before they start dating again, before they trust themselves after something terrible happened. The initial plan is always the same. First I feel ready, then I act. I understand the appeal. I've wanted it that way myself. It just rarely works in that order, in my office or in m