If you want people to join you on your journey of building something new, confidence is what inspires great action. Not the know-it-all type, but the unbreakable belief—the knowing that you will figure it out—in pursuit of a vision that inspires, conveyed with confidence.
We are inclined to think competence beats confidence, but that is not true. Competence without deep confidence in the new, the bold, the unknown will only find local maxima on the current curve of possibility. Strong confidence paired with competence pushes the curve of possibility outward, approximating the global maxima. This is where magic happens, where asymmetric returns occur, and where we create a brighter future for us all.
As a founder, doer, maker, you need to establish this deep-seated confidence in your vision and work. It doesn't come from outside but from within. Only you can undergo the inner process of discovering that authentic confidence—that unbreakable belief in the potential you are realizing, the dent you are making in the world.