The Science of Confidence

Brad Hankins

Cutting edge science, and life insights from today’s best minds with interviews of highly confident individuals to uncover secrets to exceptional confidence. Ever wondered why you go through peaks and troughs of confidence? And how your confidence changes? Or why some people are consistently confident? What if there is a science to it? What if there are proven ways to be more consistently at or near peak confidence...Tune in, and let’s find out together. read less
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Confidence & The Importance Of Knowledge
Apr 25 2022
Confidence & The Importance Of Knowledge
In this episode I dive deeper into our confidence framework and explore the role of knowledge affecting thoughts and confidence. And in reference to knowledge, this is your knowledge of your own ability, your environment, how to minimise downside and maximise upside risks for your confidence.

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Confidence & The Importance Of Knowledge
Apr 25 2022
Confidence & The Importance Of Knowledge
In this episode I dive deeper into our confidence framework and explore the role of knowledge affecting thoughts and confidence. And in reference to knowledge, this is your knowledge of your own ability, your environment, how to minimise downside and maximise upside risks for your confidence.
Confidence & Our Actions, Thoughts, Conscious Mind And Subconscious Mind
Apr 4 2022
Confidence & Our Actions, Thoughts, Conscious Mind And Subconscious Mind
In this episode, I explore the connections between actions, thoughts, conscious beliefs and subconscious beliefs and how they influence each other. You will learn how your confidence is influenced by your actions almost as much as it is by your thoughts.
Three Strategic Approaches To Build Your Confidence
Mar 6 2022
Three Strategic Approaches To Build Your Confidence
In this episode, I share the three strategic approaches for how to build your confidence for an upcoming situation and go into detail with a range of examples. You will learn how different situations require different approaches to developing your confidence to maximise your longer term success.
The Impact Of Situational Elements On Confidence - And Three Strategies To Improve Your Confidence
Feb 23 2022
The Impact Of Situational Elements On Confidence - And Three Strategies To Improve Your Confidence
In this episode, I share how each of the four confidence types are impacted by a range of elements in any situation you are facing; from scientific laws, to engineered solutions, to animal behaviour, and human behaviour and performance. I also share the three master strategies to improve your confidence for any given situation.
The Four Types Of Confidence
Feb 15 2022
The Four Types Of Confidence
In this episode, I share the four types of confidence that we all experience from time to time throughout our lives and for various activities. If you have ever wondered why you had more confidence when you were younger, or why some professionals ooze confidence while others don’t, or why you have very high confidence in some specific tasks and not in others this episode will start to reveal the reasons.
Thoughts, Actions, & Feedback - The Confidence Framework
Feb 6 2022
Thoughts, Actions, & Feedback - The Confidence Framework
In this episode, I build on the learnings from the prior episode where we defined what confidence is. I share a framework for how to strengthen your beliefs in order to strengthen your confidence, in a way that is strategic and long lasting. In learning about the key elements of the framework you may discover areas in your own life that you want to focus on to further improve your confidence.
What Exactly Is Confidence?
Jan 30 2022
What Exactly Is Confidence?
In this episode, I explore how we as humankind define what confidence is, and identify the common elements and basic themes. I share insights into how we might go about improving our confidence at a conceptual level based on the definitions of confidence we have.