Confidence: between Shrinking & Showing Off

Brenda Bauer

Published on: 17/10/2025

Confidence can be just as distorted by insecurity as by arrogance. In this article, Brenda Bauer unpacks how fear and overcompensation both keep us from grounded courage. Drawing on Positive Intelligence and her coaching work, she shows how to spot when your inner saboteur is hiding as humility—or when pride is covering self-doubt. You’ll learn a mindset shift that brings you back to steady, unshakable confidence.