I am a big fan of the dynamic Lydia Fenet, who has written not one but two books we are talking about on the show today: The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You: Command an Audience and Sell Your Way to Success, which came out in 2019, and Claim Your Confidence: Unlock Your Superpower and Create the Life You Want, which came out last year. Lydia is the CEO and founder of the Lydia Fenet Agency, has raised over a billion dollars for nonprofits globally as the world’s leading charity auctioneer, hosts a podcast I love and subscribe to called “Claim Your Confidence,” is a globally recognized speaker, and is a wife and mom. She grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which we talk about in today’s episode, and rose to become Global Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships for Christie’s Auction House. Today on the show Lydia talks to us about confidence, and her belief that, in her words, “you already have everything it takes to be confident” and that “confidence and power comes from within.” She talks about her worst-case scenario moment, what confidence means to a life, why the journey is more important than the destination, why fear is our “greatest learning tool,” what her Southern upbringing taught her, and about the car accident that nearly took her life. Lydia has made a career built on empowering others, and you’ll no doubt leave this conversation feeling just that—empowered. Enjoy!   Both by Lydia Fenet: The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You: Command an Audience and Sell Your Way to Success Claim Your Confidence: Unlock Your Superpower and Create the Life You Want