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5 things you're saying that's killing your confidence | I'm hiring for a Program Manager intern!
Jean Kang
November 13, 2023
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๐ฅย Iโm hiring for a remote Program Manager intern!
Iโm looking for a creative, self-starter with experience in graphic design, social media strategy, content creation, and operations. Exciting projects include:
Building scalable digital courses from zero to 1
Running weekly newsletter operations
Refining my coaching programย
And more!ย
Looking for an aspiring program manager based in the US or Canada and passionate about helping others thrive in their career plus interested in joining the creator economy.
This is a big opportunity to get 1-1 mentorship from me as well :)ย
โ ย To apply, please respond to this email with your resume, a quick blurb on why youโre interested and a portfolio.
Want to know a bad habit of mine? Itโs apologizing for no reason at all.
โHey Jean, you forgot to add me to the cal inviteโ
Me: Oops, sorry about that! Let me fix that immediately.
Saying "sorry" is not a bad thing but it can be overused, unnecessary and diminish your confidence.
Here are 5 phrases to replace with and my recent LinkedIn post.
Letโs dive in.
5 phrases to unlearn (and boost your confidence)
1. Sorry for being late โ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ!
2. Sorry for missing that โ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ต. ๐๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ฅ โ
3. Sorry for not understanding โ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ?
4. Sorry for asking โ ๐'๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต.
5. Sorry to schedule a meeting โ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐. ๐๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ก ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ 30 ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ?
Do you see the difference?
Reframing can help you build your confidence and influence.
Habits are hard to break but with time and effort you will make progress.
PS I found this great article It's Time to Stop Saying I'm Sorry. Itโs from the Oprah Daily. Letโs all channel our inner Oprah with this reminder:
So if you truly owe someone a mea culpa? Apologize away. But being confidently yourself? That's something you should never have to apologize for.
Oprah Daily
By the way, I had no clue this topic resonated with so many others! Here are some insightful comments from the community.
This comedy skit was so cringe and true (check out the link below)
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