From Outside In to Inside Out: Owning Your Success"

In today’s high-performing environments, many individuals meet all the external definitions of success - degrees, careers, family, and yet still struggle to feel successful. This talk explores the psychological gap between how we appear on the outside and how we feel on the inside. Drawing on research in cognitive science and leadership psychology, we’ll uncover the hidden mechanisms, like perfectionism, comparison culture, survival-driven thinking, and the social taboo around self-recognition, that cause even the most accomplished people to minimize their achievements. Blending personal story with practical insights, this session offers a new lens on what success truly means, and how to develop the internal muscle that lets us own it. With tools from coaching, psychology, and real-life management experience, we’ll walk through concrete ways to build internal confidence, recognize progress, and change the way we define success, not just for ourselves, but for the people we lead.

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