Lydia Fenet: Claiming Your Confidence

Sidebars

In this episode, we welcome Lydia Fenet, an auctioneer, bestselling author, podcast host, and globally recognized speaker as a Christie’s Ambassador. She has led auctions for more than 600 organizations, raising over a billion dollars for nonprofits.
A sought-after keynote speaker, Lydia travels the world on speaking engagements to empower women in the workplace. She has been named one of New York's most influential women, has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, and has appeared in numerous magazines, including Vogue and Vanity Fair.
Lydia is the author of the bestselling book The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You, which was optioned by Netflix. Her second book, published just this month, is titled Claim Your Confidence: Unlock Your Superpower and Create the Life You Want.
In this conversation, Lydia discusses the lessons she has learned in her lifelong quest to understand the ingredients that create true confidence. She shares why it is so critical for women to be more confident. Lydia also provides some shortcuts that any of us can adopt right now to tap into our already-existing reservoir of inner confidence and strength.
Highlights include:

• Equity as having the right to live your life without prejudice or bias against it
• Embracing discomfort as a path to confidence
• Speaking up when you’re the expert
• Success as an evolving concept
• Giving yourself grace
• A bathrobe over a cocktail dress
• The myth of a perfectly balanced life
• Do you know what your top priorities are right now?
• An obstacle turns into a valuable career differentiator
• Stepping into a new level of clout
• “Perception is the copilot of reality”
• Confident enough to wear bright pink
• Making time for joy
• Building confidence through travel
• Controlling the room in a charity auction… and at Goldman Sachs

Connect with Lydia:

• Listen and subscribe to Lydia's Claim Your Confidence podcast
• Follow her on Instagram at @lydiafenet
• Visit her website www.lydiafenet.com

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