The "hot shot rule" to help you become a better leader | Kat Cole (re-release)
4/29/202610 min
Confidence doesn’t come before action — it comes from taking action, says business leader Kat Cole, who worked her way up from waitress to CEO of a global health company. She presents a simple yet powerful practice called the “hot shot rule” to help you step into a leadership mindset, break free from inertia and take decisive action when it matters most.
This episode originally aired in 2025.
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First 90 secondsElise Hu· Host0:00
[intro music] You're listening to Ted Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hu. Confidence doesn't come before action. It comes from it, according to business leader Kat Cole.
Kat Cole· Soundbite0:17
It's action, just getting comfortable with it over time, doing more and better regularly. It's reps of action that drive confidence.
Elise Hu· Host0:25
In this talk we are re-sharing from twenty twenty-four, Kat, who worked her way up from waitress to CEO of AG1, a global health company, introduces something she calls the hotshot rule, a deceptively simple practice she's been using for more than fifteen years to help you step into a leadership mindset. It also helps you break free from inertia and take decisive action when it matters most.
Kat Cole· Soundbite0:48
So often there are people around us just waiting on us to take the action, to do the thing, to do the right thing.
Elise Hu· Host0:55
It all starts with one question, one person you admire, and twenty-four hours. It's coming up right after a short break. And now our Ted Talk of the day.
Kat Cole· Soundbite1:15
So when I think about confidence, I first ground myself in the definition. Confidence is just the reliance or assurance that we believe in someone's abilities or qualities. But how do we know