Issue #19: Three lessons I’ve learnt about confidence (& some news)

As Gloria Steinem wrote, 'Self esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it.' My best advice on building yours, plus the books, podcasts & practices that can help.

Every Monday evening, I take a Spanish lesson online. Language learning, as an adult, has taught me many non-linguistic things: a crucial one being that confidence is, essentially, everything.

A few weeks ago, my Monday was punctuated by work disappointments – the final blow landing minutes before my lesson time. I logged on, deflated, with the conversa…