Day 29 - Confidence #DailyGratitude
Oct 29, 2025
A reflection on how confidence is built through small risks, repetition, and faith, not from knowing, but from doing, learning, and growing along the way.
Every weekday morning, Zak goes live on his community, Take Action Daily, to chat with members about the daily word of gratitude and the key question. Enjoy reading today's summary from the live call below.
Today’s live call was all about confidence, a word that seems simple on the surface, but the more we explored it, the deeper it became.
One of our community members shared honestly about rebuilding confidence in his professional practice, balancing the desire for more knowledge with the reality that confidence only comes through action, mistakes, and experience. That idea became the thread running through the call: confidence doesn’t come from knowing, it comes from doing.
I reflected on this while painting at my grandad’s house. On the first day, I avoided the tricky parts I wasn’t confident in. By day two, I started asking questions, made mistakes, and by the end, I was actually enjoying it. The growth didn’t come from perfection, it came from repetition.
We also spoke about faith, and how courage and confidence are deeply connected. True confidence, we agreed, isn’t loud or forceful. It’s quiet, built through reflection, small risks, and the support of those around you.
Key takeaways:
• Reflection helps you see your progress, but practice builds it.
• Asking for help isn’t weakness; it’s how confidence compounds.
• Take action daily, inaction breeds fear, action builds trust.
• Confidence often arrives after the moment, not before it.
Have a great day
Zak Sylvester
Today’s live call was all about confidence, a word that seems simple on the surface, but the more we explored it, the deeper it became.
One of our community members shared honestly about rebuilding confidence in his professional practice, balancing the desire for more knowledge with the reality that confidence only comes through action, mistakes, and experience. That idea became the thread running through the call: confidence doesn’t come from knowing, it comes from doing.
I reflected on this while painting at my grandad’s house. On the first day, I avoided the tricky parts I wasn’t confident in. By day two, I started asking questions, made mistakes, and by the end, I was actually enjoying it. The growth didn’t come from perfection, it came from repetition.
We also spoke about faith, and how courage and confidence are deeply connected. True confidence, we agreed, isn’t loud or forceful. It’s quiet, built through reflection, small risks, and the support of those around you.
Key takeaways:
• Reflection helps you see your progress, but practice builds it.
• Asking for help isn’t weakness; it’s how confidence compounds.
• Take action daily, inaction breeds fear, action builds trust.
• Confidence often arrives after the moment, not before it.
Have a great day
Zak Sylvester
Today’s live call was all about confidence, a word that seems simple on the surface, but the more we explored it, the deeper it became.
One of our community members shared honestly about rebuilding confidence in his professional practice, balancing the desire for more knowledge with the reality that confidence only comes through action, mistakes, and experience. That idea became the thread running through the call: confidence doesn’t come from knowing, it comes from doing.
I reflected on this while painting at my grandad’s house. On the first day, I avoided the tricky parts I wasn’t confident in. By day two, I started asking questions, made mistakes, and by the end, I was actually enjoying it. The growth didn’t come from perfection, it came from repetition.
We also spoke about faith, and how courage and confidence are deeply connected. True confidence, we agreed, isn’t loud or forceful. It’s quiet, built through reflection, small risks, and the support of those around you.
Key takeaways:
• Reflection helps you see your progress, but practice builds it.
• Asking for help isn’t weakness; it’s how confidence compounds.
• Take action daily, inaction breeds fear, action builds trust.
• Confidence often arrives after the moment, not before it.
Have a great day
Zak Sylvester
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