Confidence Conversations with Idara. Episode 13: A'isha Umar

09/02/2024 38 min Episodio 13

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Episode Synopsis


A'isha Umar is the founder of No Common Measure, a growing practice that started with a focus on professional and personal development with podcast and lecture events as which is evolving as part of A'isha's next bold move.
In this conversation, part of the focus is on taking action when life requires transition. As a veteran of the United States Army, with a background in Petroleum engineering, who took a career segue into financial analysis before returning to data science and then entrepreneurship, A'isha shares about transitions and the confidence to embrace the unknown.

Links:
NoCommonMeasure.com - A'isha's website and links to all things "No Common Measure"
https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-isha-umar-a223a2224 - A'isha's LinkedIn profile
TheConfidenceTalk.com - Main page for Idara's book

00:00 Opening
00:10 Introduction
04:30 Defining Confidence - this was a robust discussion. Reference is to cache not cachet.
10:55 How confidence has made a difference in A'isha's career
13:15 On being open and willing to learn
14:35 Taking action when it's time for transitions (the power of pausing)
17:37 More actions (goals - clear yet flexible)
19:10 On resilience and learning resilience
26:50 How A'isha boosts her confidence
31:30 A'isha's next bold move (Mindset matters, embracing the unknown)
33:55 The power of Confidence (When what you're doing causes you to ask questions)

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