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1. Mic Check Course Introduction: What's up, y'all. I'm N, AKA Nada emropper and welcome to Mike Check the three
day Confidence Challenge. Listen, this ain't your
typical confidence challenge. We're not about
the stiff robotic, believing yourself advice. N we're here to flip
the confidence switch on and get you to shoring up
like you was born for this. And let me be very clear. This isn't just for public
speakers or professionals. This is for you if you
are tired of shrinking yourself in conversations,
dodging opportunities, and just want to feel more confident in your everyday life, whether it's recording content, walking into a new space, or speaking up for yourself. Confidence is key,
and guess what? Class is officially in session. Let's go. Before we dive in, let me introduce myself. I'm Nate AKA the Gem dropper. And if I don't
know nothing else, I know how to help
people show up as their most confident
and powerful self. I've spent years
behind the camera as a video director,
confidence coach, and an execution strategist,
working with entrepreneurs, speakers, and creatives who need help on their presence
on and off screen. And let's be real
Confidence isn't just about being on
camera or on stage. It's about how you show
up in your everyday life, whether you're walking
into a meeting, recording content or just
being more assertive in your conversations, confidence
changes everything.
2. What is Confidence: Confidence isn't about being the loudest person in the room or having it figured all out. It's about trusting
yourself enough to take action even when you
don't feel 100% ready. Most people think that it's something that you're either
born with or you're not. But that's a myth. Confidence
isn't a personality trait. It's a skill that can be built and trained and
strengthened over time. So, what exactly makes
someone confident? It comes down to two things. Number one, how do
you see yourself, your self perception,
beliefs, and inner dialogue. Number two, how do
you present yourself, your energy, your body language, and the way you engage
with the world? When these two things align,
confidence flows naturally. But if you are out of sync, for example, if you see
yourself as capable, but you don't show up that way, or if you look to par, but you don't
believe in yourself, that's when doubt
starts to creep in. But the good news is confidence isn't about
waiting to feel ready. It's about taking action
despite of the doubt. And that's exactly
what we're going to do in this challenge.
3. Hack #1 – The Alter Ego Activation: Of the biggest secrets
to confidence, you don't have to always be you. The best performers
in the world step into an alter ego when
it's time to show up. Beyonce had Sasha Fears. Kobe Bryant had
the Black mumble. Who's your confident alter ego? Let's build it right now. Here's how this works. Your mind, it attaches
to identities. When you shift into
your alter ego, you're not stepping
into your fears, your doubts or
your overthinking. You're stepping into power. Do you hear what I'm saying? Think about the most fearless, unstoppable version of you. How do they walk?
How do they speak? How do they own the room?
4. The Alter Ego Activation - Exercise 1 : Kudos to you. You made it
through the first lesson. Now it's time to apply
what you've learned. Listen, this doesn't work if you don't do the assignments. So I'm encouraging you
to do the assignments. And don't just do
it to get it done. Actually put forth
some real effort so you can see the
results, alright? Exercise number one,
activate your alter ego. Name your alter ego, write down three
characteristics they embody and create
a trigger action. This might mean
putting on shades, striking a pose, whatever you
need to do to activate it. Do it. Listen, when I go get
my hair cut or when I put on my for doa and
don't let it be a sunny day outside and I
get to wear my sunglasses. Listen, I go from
being just low key and laid back to A, yo, what do? Like, I'll be ready to get
it. You see what I'm saying? This is your opportunity to activate your alter
ego. Let's go.
5. Hack #2 – The 10-Second Power Surge: Notice how superheroes
transform instantly, like, their stance change,
their energy change. They step into a whole new
different level of power. That's exactly what
you're about to do. The ten second power surge is your instant
confidence reset. If nervousness hits,
if doubts creep in, if you start second
guessing yourself, you've got 10 seconds to
take your control back. When it comes to this
ten second power surge, you really got to stand on
business when it comes to you. You ever notice when
Superman go from Clark Kent to Superman,
he literally starts, like here, and it's
like Literally, chest up, shoulders
back, head held high. Like, you're walking in
the room with confidence. Like, even if you
don't own the spot, they don't have to know that you don't own it. You
see what I'm saying? You literally get 10 seconds to just breathe and let them
know you're about to own it. You about to take your place. You about to take the stage. You're about to own
the conversation. You about to own the room. You are about to
own your presence. And remember, confidence
isn't about just for speakers or entrepreneurs
or content creators. Confidence is something
that everybody needs in order to be the most best
better version of themselves, the most successful
version of themselves. You have to be confident
in all that you do. You have to believe that
you were meant to be here.
6. The 10 Second Power Surge - Exercise 2 : Alright, now it's
time for you to practice your ten
second power surge. Listen, find a mirror,
strike a pose, take a deep breath and say
your power phrase out loud. What I want you to do is
record a short before and after video to compare the difference in
your energy, right? Listen, do your assignments. This is going to help you.
This is going to help it become second nature to
you. I'm rooting for you.
7. Hack #3 – Walk In Like You Own It: Listen, let me tell you about
walking in and owning it. When you walk in, confidence doesn't start when
you open your mouth. It's the way you
enter into a room, the way you hold yourself, the way your energy projects. A person can literally tell
if you're confident in yourself within the first
5 minutes or I'm sorry, the first 5 seconds of even seeing you. You see
what I'm saying? When you walk into a room, make direct eye contact. Hey, how are you doing?
Speak. Let people know. Some people, they
have this habit of just walking with
their head down. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. When you look straight ahead, you're looking at your future. You see what I'm saying? When
you look straight ahead, you're walking with confidence. You're making eye contact. You're not being awkward.
You see what I'm saying? And even if nobody
speaks to you, just know that the whole purpose and goal of life is
to move forward, is to look forward. How can you truly
walk forward or look forward if you're constantly
looking down when you walk? Raise your head. Yeah, come on. Be proud of who you are. It doesn't matter
about your yesterday. What matters is
today and tomorrow. And gratefully, only
thing you have to do is focus on today. You
see what I'm saying? Tomorrow is sufficient
for tomorrow. You see what I'm saying? Focus
on owning the day today.
8. Walk in Like You Own It - Exercise 3 : Made it through the
lesson. Now it's time for you to practice. I want you to practice
walking in like you own it. Walk into a public
place with purpose, whether it's a cafe, store, event, it does not matter. Use the present formula, posture, pace, eye contact, and observe how people respond differently when you
walk in with confidence. This is going to blow your mind. This is gonna even
shift your energy. You're gonna go from feeling maybe nervous about it at first. So once you start really walking in and walking
it like you own it, y'all know the Migo song. Walk it like I talk it. Walk it like I talk it. Hey, listen, put
that in your mind, and you better give
it to him. Let's go.
9. Apply What You've Learned - Final Exercise : You've officially made it
to your last assignment. Congratulations. Now it's time for you to apply all
three hacks, okay? Now, for your final assignment, what you're going
to do is record a short video of yourself, applying all three techniques in a real world scenario, okay? Compare it to the
video that you made earlier and watch
your new results. Listen. This is going to
become second nature to you. Do the assignments and
remember to record the videos. Use it as a video diary, okay? Even if you don't show anybody, use it as a video diary
so that you can see the transformation happen in real time for yourself, right? Congratulations. I'm
rooting for you. And I can't wait to
see your assignments.
10. Mic Check - Wrapped: Ah, guess what? You made
it to the final day. Listen, I am so proud of you. Let me just honor
you for showing up. Let me just honor you for taking a moment to just
recognize. You know what? I lack confidence, and I need help. You know
what I'm saying? Let me recognize you.
Let me honor you for taking the time to
actually invest in yourself. Sometimes, when we recognize that we need to work on things, sometimes that's hard for
us to accept and deal with. And here you are
making a change within yourself because you want more and you want
better for yourself. I'm absolutely proud of you. You've learned the hacks, and now it's time to apply them. Confidence isn't something that you get once and keep forever. No, it's a skill, a habit, a way of life. The more you practice it, the more it becomes
natural to you. So all the hacks that you just learned thus
far, literally, I want you to go to
the final assignment, the final exercise
and do your homework. Yes. Listen, this does not work if you don't do
the exercises, okay? Do the exercises. Even
if you need to go back, this is a self paced course. You can go back. You
have access to it. Go back, join the community. You see what I'm saying?
Post the content and let me know
how you're doing. If you want to
schedule a one on one, let me know, but I'm proud of
you for making it thus far. And if you want more, if you want a full
confidence course, that's around the corner. All you got to do is click the link that's coming up next. If you want the full
confidence course, if you feel like you was
able to master this one, and you're ready to
go to the next level, the next course is going
to blow your mind. If not, and you feel like this is as far
as we go, listen. I'm happy that you took the time out to invest in yourself and to help make yourself better than you was yesterday
and the day before. Continue to run it up, continue
to believe in yourself, and continue to keep showing
up with confidence, right? I'm e Liggins until next time, continue to set it up and run
it up per usual. I'm gone.
Naye Liggines, Author | Speaker | Execution Strategist
