If you have ever looked successful on the outside while quietly second-guessing yourself on the inside, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.
In this powerful conversation on Lead with Spark, Lynsey sits down with international speaker, USA Today bestselling author, and empowerment coach Simone Knego to unpack one of the biggest hidden struggles women in leadership face: self-doubt.
If you have ever looked successful on the outside while quietly second-guessing yourself on the inside, this episode will feel like a deep exhale. Simone shares how confidence is not a personality trait you either have or do not have. It is a skill you build. Together, Lynsey and Simone talk about the pressure women feel to appear polished, the exhausting habit of performing confidence instead of living it, and the quiet damage caused by the toxic relationship many women have with themselves.
You will hear Simone’s practical framework for building REAL confidence, the mindset shift behind her Control Alt Delete reset, and the honest truth that leadership is shaped in messy moments, not just polished ones. This episode is especially relevant for ambitious women leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, and high-achieving professionals who want to lead with more truth, courage, and alignment.
Together we will talk about:
- why high-achieving women still wrestle with self-doubt
- why confidence is a skill and how to build it in real life
- how negative self-talk quietly chips away at leadership presence
- the danger of performing confidence instead of living it
- how women can stop comparing, stop waiting, and start taking action
- Simone’s REAL Method: Respect yourself, Embrace your failures, Ask yourself what you want, Live without limits
- why modeling matters more than managing
- how authenticity, boundaries, and self-respect change the way you lead
One line to take away with you:
“You do not need to become someone else to lead powerfully. You need to change the way you see yourself.”
Connect with Simone:
- Website: https://simoneknego.com
- Real Confidence Book: https://realconfidencebook.com/
- Free Audiobook: https://extraordinary.simoneknego.com/book
- Facebook: @SepakerSimoneKnego
- LinkedIn: @SimoneKnego
- Her Unshakable Confidence Podcast
Connect with Lynsey:
- Website: LynseyMulder.com
- Facebook: @LynseySMulder
- LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
- Instagram: @LynseyMulder
If this episode stirred something in you, the next step is simple. Listen to the full episode, share it with a woman leader who needs it, and connect with Lynsey at lynseymulder.com to schedule time to chat, explore coaching, or talk about your upcoming event.
