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The “hot shot rule” to help you become a better leader | Kat Cole

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4.111.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Confidence doesn’t come before action — it comes from taking action, says business leader Kat Cole, who worked her way up from waitress to CEO of a global health company. She presents a simple yet powerful practice called the “hot shot rule” to help you step into a leadership mindset, break free from inertia and take decisive action when it matters most.

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0:00.0

Hello, it's Liv Bentley here and my podcast, Private Parts, is currently sponsored by British Airways.

0:05.4

Nat, I'm just on my way to our production meeting and should be with you in about 10 minutes.

0:08.8

But while I remember, I need to book a holiday ASAP.

0:11.8

With over 100 European destinations to choose from, British Airways are making it too hard to resist.

0:16.8

I can book a return from Heathrow, Gatwick or London City so I can easily get to the studio to record private parts as soon as I land.

0:22.9

And because I signed up free to the British Airways Club,

0:25.6

I have Wi-Fi messaging, so we can still chat whilst I'm in the air.

0:28.6

So it's like you won't even know I'm gone.

0:31.0

To book, visit b.a.com.

0:33.3

See b.a.com for full T's and C's.

0:49.3

You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.

0:50.3

I'm your host, Elise Hugh.

0:52.0

Along with hosting this podcast, I'm also, or mainly, a journalist.

0:56.4

And these are two jobs where you need to be confident in front of the mic during an interview or at a live event.

1:03.9

I'm always looking for ways to hype myself up, but I'm confident, you get it, that a lot of people can relate.

1:11.7

Kat Cole, the CEO of AG1, has some tips.

1:15.4

In her 2024 talk, Kat shares techniques we can use to cut through the fears that hold us back

1:20.3

to become the most confident and greatest version of ourselves.

1:28.4

So when I think about confidence, I first ground myself in the definition.

1:33.5

Confidence is just the reliance or assurance that we believe in someone's abilities or qualities.

1:40.9

But how do we know someone's abilities or qualities? How does anyone believe in mine?

1:45.5

It's simply through actions.

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