Struggling with comparison, self-doubt, or feeling like you should be further along in life? Project Confidence is a weekly podcast for adults who want to break free from the comparison trap and become confidently content. In short 10-15 minute episodes, we explore how comparison impacts self-worth, relationships, and joy, and how to move beyond it using the SOAR method. Learn to replace comparison with appreciation, inspiration, and self-recognition. New Episodes drop every Thursday.
What if one sentence could change the direction of someone’s life?
When I was in seventh grade, my teacher, Mr. Cracroft, told me something I didn’t yet believe about myself: I was a good writer. Those few words came at a pivotal moment, and I had no idea they would stay with me for decades.
Years later, when I was afraid to submit my first children’s book, I remembered his belief in me, and borrowed it until I was ready to believe in myself.
In this episode, we’re talking about borrowed belief: how someone else’s encouragement can become the confidence we need to take our next step. And how we can become that person for someone else.
Who believed in you before you believed in yourself? And who might need your belief today?
Because you never know whose future is waiting on your words.
3 Sept 2026
#70 - Maybe the Kids Know Something We Don't
Some of the best advice about confidence, kindness, hard work, and happiness came from a group of teenagers. I recently attended a celebration honoring graduating seniors of the Onve Voice Children's Choir. As they shared the lessons they had learned and their advice for the younger kids, I found myself taking notes. They were reminders we all could use.
Don't get so focused on the solo that you miss the song. Believe you have potential. Tell someone they're amazing. And so many more beautiful truths that left me feeling inspired.
Tune in to this episode, filled with wisdom from the rising generation. You may be surprised by how much you needed to hear it, too.
20 Aug 2026
#69 - Teaching Kids to Catch Comparison Before It Takes Over
Back-to-school season brings excitement, nerves—and plenty of comparison. In this episode, Kathie shares a simple way parents, teachers, and caring adults can help kids recognize comparison and work through it using the SOAR Method: State it, Observe it, Acknowledge it, and Replace it.
You'll learn how to respond when kids say things like, “I wish I were more like her,” and help them move out of the better/worse mindset and toward confidence, appreciation, inspiration, and recognition.
Because confidence isn't believing you're better than everyone else. It's knowing your worth was never meant to be measured against theirs.
Download the free SOAR resources at kathiegwilliam.com (https://www.kathiegwilliam.com/post/how-to-help-kids-stop-comparing-themselves-at-school).
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