Real Confidence

Real Confidence

Hosted by: Alyssa Dver

Real confidence isn't situational or temporary. It's a learned skill that anyone can master at any time. Join host Alyssa Dver, CEO of The American Confidence Institute, 7-time author, 2-time TEDx and empowering...

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EP 37: Real Confidence- A Little Less Fear and a Lot of Confidence with Special Guest Lino Martinez, Psy.D

You know, despite its ups and downs, even on the really shitty days, I love my life. But it wasn’t until I sat down with Lino Martinez, author of A Little Less Fear, that I fully got what it means to love LIFE. All...
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EP 36: Real Confidence- The Biggest Mistake I’ve Made

Raise your hand if you like making mistakes. Anyone? I didn’t think so. Whether we identify as perfectionists or not, no one wants to find themselves in error. Now, mistakes come in all sizes. Sometimes the...
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Ep 35: Real Confidence- How to Tell if You’re Toxic with Special Guest Aidan Millar

Back on Podcast 31, I was soaking up the many gems from my guest expert,  Aidan Miller about how to deal with a toxic boss. But towards the end, Aidan said something that literally stopped me in my own internal talk...
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Ep 34: Real Confidence- Confidence in the Face of Change

Big changes, small changes. Changes that you want and make, changes you don’t want, that happen to you. Changes that excite you, changes that turn your world upside down. Changes of heart, of scenery, of pace.  What...
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Ep 33: Real Confidence- Lights, Camera, Confidence Crisis with Special Guest Michele Moreno

Lights, Camera, Confidence Crisis with Michele Moreno I’m going to let you in on a little secret. When I signed on to be the Confidence Educator for L’Oreal and IT Cosmetics Confidence at Work campaign and was...
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Ep 32: Real Confidence- Everyday Emotional Murders

Everyday Emotional Murders Of all the ways our confidence can get kicked - failure, regret or rejection - it’s rejection that hits us the hardest. If we fail at something or make a decision that didn’t turn out...
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Ep 31: Real Confidence- How to Deal with a Toxic Boss with Special Guest Aidan Millar

How to Deal with a Toxic Boss with Aidan Millar Listen, I know this is a hot topic, but let’s get one thing out of the way: there’s no single, clear-cut definition of a toxic boss. The person who destroyed you may be...
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Ep 30: Real Confidence- The Confidence to Own Your Health with Special Guest Andy Storch

The Confidence to Own Your Health with Andy Storch If you’ve been hanging around in my orbit for a while, you probably know my confidence crusade origin story and how ACI came to be. It started when my older son was...
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Ep 29: Real Confidence- How to be Confidently Pissed Off

How to be Confidently Pissed Off It may not seem it on the outside but I am easily aggravated. And when I'm tired, or a lot of stuff is going on, I have to fight hard to stay ‘nice’ and not give someone a piece of...
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Ep 28: Real Confidence- Confident Sex Talk with Liz Dube

One of my all-time favorite TV shows is one from the UK called Sex Education. It’s got engaging and relatable characters, takes on controversial social issues with honesty and grace,  plus, it's often hilarious - an...
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Ep 27: Real Confidence- Can You Hack Confidence?

Can you hack confidence? Without fail, at every keynote or workshop I deliver, someone asks me, “What are the easiest, fastest confidence hacks?” It’s a natural question, right? Especially when I share the research...
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Ep 26: Real Confidence- Stop Looking for Purpose & Happiness at Work with Special Guest Bruna De Palo

Stop Looking for Purpose & Happiness at Work with Bruna De Palo Wait. What? Aren’t we supposed to aspire to do work that gives us purpose and makes us happy? Even if it’s not all the time, at least some of the...
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