The Confidence Code: Self-Esteem and Empathy w/ Palmer Jones

Embrace courage to enter uncertain spaces, then choose confidence and commit to acting. Practice confidence by focusing on courage and using exercises for speech, body language, and group settings.

Balance the vocal chakra to enhance communication and avoid aggression or hesitation by shaping voice from the body. Learn exercises grounding speech in a low belly, illustrated by Scarlett Johansson.

Practice two vocal mastery exercises that use belly breathing and playful voice variation to shift from a high, people-pleasing tone to a deep, confident, low voice, supported by posture.

Learn how posture shapes confidence and energy, with open shoulders and chest, contrasting introverted and extroverted postures, and practice awareness exercises to balance energy and engagement.

Practice the power position exercise to boost confidence and relaxation, alternating between closed and open postures and noting how each makes you feel, especially before speaking to a group.

Master eye contact and active listening to engage others and build confidence, while developing empathy and emotional intelligence through facing fears and practicing staring contests.

Develop empathy and emotional intelligence by using exercises to understand a character's perspective beyond your viewpoint, with a foggy day metaphor and three exercises to empathize and become another character.

Shapeless characters reveal how people defy fixed labels, exposing insecurities and inner tension. Learn to leverage power and guidance in interview dynamics to move situations forward.

Explore how journaling builds empathy by revealing a character's fear and defining moments, using Alice and Maleficent as examples. Reflect on your own defining moments to understand a character's perspective.

Play the James Bond game by reverse engineering his early life, exploring how a detached, noncommittal youth shaped his science- and technology-minded, logical detective persona.

Explore three practical journaling exercises to deepen character empathy: a slice-of-life diary, a relationship letter, and a creative list. Discover how defining moments influence behavior.

Practice perspective switching by role-playing as interviewer to understand customers, bosses, and peers, boosting empathy, self-esteem, and workplace communication for smoother collaboration and results.