Today’s word is confidence, something we often speak of lightly or as if it doesn’t take a lot of work to create and experience. But in reality, confidence is an incredibly important topic that your girl Stacy is on her own journey embracing.  So tune in as Stacy reflects on the difference between confidence, ego, and self-awareness, and what it actually means to reside in a confident existence as a confident person.  KEY POINTS: What does it mean to be truly confident? Ego versus self-confidence Do you have a good relationship with the unknown? How to embrace, love, and be confident in your own story  Why confidence is earned through clarity QUOTABLES: “My ability to learn, my ability to apologize, my ability to be wrong, my ability to try again, my ability to unlearn and relearn - that is where I built my confidence.” “Confidence is earned. It's not just given. Ego is given. Ego feels like entitlement, but confidence is earned in the moments that we have the courage to try again.” Like what you’re hearing? Subscribe, rate, leave a review, and while you're at it, share this with someone you love or just someone you like! human2humanseries.com  stacyike.com  Stay connected between episodes and follow Stacy Ike on social media! IG | @human2humanwithstacyike IG | @onetakestace Youtube | youtube.com/onetakestace TikTok | @human2humanpod  Human2Human is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices