In a conversation on my podcast, the Swiss designer Tina Roth Eisenberg shared an amazing nugget of wisdom I’ll never forget: Enthusiasm is more powerful—and ultimately more valuable—than confidence. Confidence is all about yourself—you develop it by repeatedly orchestrating successful outcomes. As you complete and share your work, your confidence grows even if the work doesn’t become outwardly successful. You learn that you have agency and that you can complete what you start. This is obviously an important and helpful trait to possess. Enthusiasm inspires confidence and energy in others. Its
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