How to Build Confidence, Leadership, and Sales Skills Fast | Fuel Your Drive Podcast
5/12/20268 min
In this episode of Fuel Your Drive, I break down how to build confidence, leadership, and sales skills fast by doing what most people avoid: getting uncomfortable. Confidence isn’t something you’re born with—it’s built through repetition, awkward conversations, taking action before you feel ready, and putting yourself in situations that force you to grow. I share real stories from my early days in business, from struggling to talk to people to intentionally putting myself in uncomfortable situations just to sharpen my communication and leadership skills. We also dive into why leadership is a lifelong process, why avoiding difficult conversations keeps you stuck, and how the fastest way to grow in business and life is to stop waiting and just do it. If you want to become a stronger entrepreneur, better leader, and more confident closer, this episode is for you.
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First 90 secondsJosh York· Host0:00
[rap music] My name is fire, fury, power. My name is legend. Welcome to Fuel Your Drive. [rap music] Do you know my name? Guys, what's going on? Welcome to Fuel Your Drive. I'm your host, Josh York. We have another amazing episode in store for you today. Before we get started, as you know, please like, share, subscribe, tell a friend. I wanna continue to keep growing this podcast, and I cannot do it without the help from you. So thank you all very much. So guys, let's get into it today. By the way, uh, I think next two episodes are gonna be, I believe the next two or maybe it's the, the next, not, after the next one, the next two after that. I, I gotta double-check, but I got some guests coming on, as you asked, you wanna hear some more interviews, so I got some guests coming on. But today I wanna talk about being more uncomfortable. I don't think a lot of people really understand the definition of being uncomfortable and doing things that are uncomfortable. I mean, like uncomfortable where you actually feel, like, really awkward. You don't feel right. That's being uncomfortable, and you need to do more of that every single day in your business. And I have shared this before, but it's been quite a while since I've shared this, so I'm gonna share it again because I think it's very, very important for you to hear. When I started business, I used to have a very difficult time talking to people, okay? And [clears throat] as good as I am at sales today, it took a very long time to become very good at sales. But, uh, you know, one thing I would highly advise