{"id":3270,"date":"2026-04-01T08:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migmatit.se\/?post_type=podcastepisode&p=3270"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:33:13","slug":"49","status":"publish","type":"podcastepisode","link":"https:\/\/migmatit.se\/en\/podcastepisode\/49\/","title":{"rendered":"#49 Why Trying to Fit In Drains Your Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this episode of the podcast Confident Leadership. In Colour.<\/em> Leadership coach Hanna Zaxmy reflects on why the attempt to fit in can sometimes drain our confidence \u2013 and how authentic leadership instead begins with self-leadership and identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever felt that you\u2019re trying to fit into a role or environment that isn\u2019t really shaped for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using a simple metaphor from a children\u2019s shape-sorting toy \u2013 square, triangle and circle \u2013 Hanna explores what happens when we try to force ourselves into a shape that does not quite fit. In working life, it can sometimes feel as if those around us are trying to place us into a role, behaviour or expectation that does not truly align with who we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This episode also explors how expectations, norms and unspoken rules<\/strong> sometimes function like a kind of armour \u2013 something we wear to fit in, but which at the same time can make our leadership heavier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the episode shows that confidence in leadership rarely comes from becoming someone else<\/strong>, but rather about gradually daring to stand more firmly in who you already are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you stand in your own expression and in your own colours, the focus shifts. Your energy no longer goes into wondering whether you fit in \u2013 but into what you actually want to contribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is often where authentic leadership<\/strong> starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key insights from the episode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n