364. How to Build Confidence From the Inside Out

Lesley Logan hosts Simone Knego for an in-depth discussion on the often-overlooked impact of societal pressures on self-esteem and how to counteract these negative influences. She delves into the importance of embracing failures as growth opportunities, utilizing positive affirmations to bolster self-worth and the crucial practice of loving oneself. Simone also highlights the importance of regularly questioning personal desires to truly understand one's needs, offering strategies for listeners to build a resilient, confident identity amidst external expectations.

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In this episode you will learn about:

• How to view failures not as setbacks but as essential growth opportunities.
• Strategies for shifting your mindset to overcome negative talk and self-doubt.
• The role of positive affirmations in strengthening self-esteem and confidence.
• Simone’s 3 tools that can help build and sustain inner confidence every day.
• How respecting your own reflections can enhance self-awareness and acceptance. 

Episode References/Links:

• Simone Knego Instagram
• Simone Knego Website
• Daughter Dearest Podcast
• The Extraordinary Unordinary You
• Chelsea Peitz Instagram

Guest Bio:

Simone Knego is an international speaker and award-winning author of the best-selling book, "The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You." She is a two-time TEDx Speaker, and her work has been featured on ABC, NBC, and CBS and in Entrepreneur Magazine and Yahoo News. Her literary contributions have been honored by the National Indie Excellence Award and the NYC Big Book Award. Simone has not only summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, but she is also the heart of a bustling household with six children, three dogs, and one husband of 30 years. As the creator of the REAL Method, Simone continues to inspire and impact teams, fostering growth, and promoting self-discovery. 

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Episode Transcript:

Simone Knego 0:00  

I think people who are confident from the inside out, they are able to compromise, they are able to see when they've made mistakes. They're able to admit when they've made mistakes. They celebrate their victories but they also celebrate when they figured out that they did something wrong and they can fix it. 

Lesley Logan 0:22  

Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.

All right, Be It Babe. Hello, welcome back. Thank you for being here. Thank you for being awesome. My goodness, I can't believe how long we've been doing this podcast and the time of recording this intro I just recently saw several of you listeners in real life. And I got to hear your favorite takeaways in person. Also, like the quotes you were saying. And some of you have listened to the episodes two times, and I just want to say like that means so much to me. When I started this podcast, because I really wanted to help women really, truly understand how amazing you already are. And for you to find that inner confidence. And so what I'm so excited about with today's guest is she really is going to help you tap into your bold confidence. And she hasn't the most interesting take on it that I have not heard. And so her name is Simone Knego. I happen to know her in real life. And she's just amazing. And when I, when I am with her in person, like there's just something about her that like you're drawn to listening to her. She's so thoughtful and insightful. As you will listen to her on this podcast, I think you will also get that as well. She's got some amazing tips for helping you find your inner confidence, which is like the true confidence. Talk about like, confidence on the outside, confidence on the inside. And I just think this is gonna be a really wonderful conversation for you to listen to, and probably save it and listen to it again. So Simone, thank you for being here. Y'all, here she is. And I can't wait to hear your favorite takeaways. 

All right, Be It babe. I'm so excited because I have a wonderful woman here. I remember, when I first met her, we actually hadn't met yet. I heard her introduce herself. I was like, this woman is a badass, she is doing amazing things. And I really was excited to get to know her more. And I've been lucky enough to see her in person a couple of times and also be on her amazing podcast. Simone Knego, thank you so much for being here. Can you tell everyone who you are and what you rock at?

Simone Knego 3:07  

Absolutely. First, thank you so much for having me here today. I'm excited to be here. And same thing I when I first heard you speak, I was like, okay, this woman is amazing. Want to get to know her better. First and foremost, I'm a mom of six. I have been married to my husband for almost 31 years. I am a keynote speaker, author and podcast host and I love what I'm doing.

Lesley Logan 3:22  

Oh my gosh, 30 years of marriage and six kids and a podcast host, and I mean, you've also like climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, you've written books like you've been on TEDx twice. So we can go a lot of different ways, I guess. I'd love to hear like, what got you started in doing what you're doing to do always work for yourself? Are you always interested in helping people? Or did you do something before this and it kind of led to what you're doing now?

Simone Knego 3:51  

So I'm a big believer that it's okay to change your mind. I have tried many things over my life. I started out as a certified public accountant. That was what I got my degree in. And the reason I got an accounting degree, I have a Bachelor's and Master's in accounting was because I failed organic chemistry and then got us D at the second time, and that was the end of like med school. So I had to move on and so.

Lesley Logan 4:18  

Med school drop out to CPA. 

Simone Knego 4:21  

Yes. And I really wanted to act. But the words of my dad were while you live under my roof and I'm paying for your education, you're gonna get a real education, which means you're going to be an accountant because you're really good at math. Okay, great. Thank you. And realized quickly that I did not love accounting, so worked at it for a couple of years, had a horse farm, taught horseback riding lessons were at a summer camp, I did all kinds of stuff. And then I had kids. I went back to school to be a teacher because I figured I have six kids. I kind of have my own classroom might as well, put it to work in the real world. And unfortunately, as we know, teachers don't