340 - You're booking great sessions, clients are loving their images, orders are strong — and somehow you're more anxious than ever. Heather Lahtinen breaks down the confidence paradox and why it's not a skill problem at all.
What to Listen For
Why more success can actually increase anxiety
The difference between self-trust and emotional certainty
What "anticipatory threat projection" means for photographers
Why your brain uses anxiety as a control strategy
How conditional confidence makes every shoot feel existential
Why unboxing artwork feels scarier after a string of wins
The shift from external to internal confidence
What to ask yourself when anxious thoughts spiral
Why the goal isn't to eliminate anxiety completely
How to build confidence that holds under uncertainty
Heather gives you a completely new way to think about confidence — one that doesn't depend on client reactions to stay intact. This one's worth a listen.
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