1. Confidence: Every Girl’s LBD
Susan A. Marshall
Founder, Backbone Institute, LLC

2. Little Black Dress
• Foxy
• Classy
• Elegant
• Sophisticated
• Sassy
• Sexy
• Dangerous

3. LBD 20 years later…
• Little black dress?
• Not my style…

4. Confidence
Positive expectation for a Favorable outcome
• Get it
• Keep it
• Use it

8. “Automatic Questions”
• What did I do?
• What’s wrong with me?
• What happened?
• How can I fix this (or make it go away)?

9. A Different Perspective
• What can I learn?
• What do I want to improve?
• What is going on?
• What outcome do I want?

10. Confident Women Are…
• Better listeners • Calmer
• Better thinkers • More patient
• Better problem solvers • More energetic
• Better decision makers • More fun
• Better partners • More at peace

11. Confidence In Action
• Show up
• Pay attention
• Take notes
• Decide what you want to say
• Speak up
• Follow up

12. Confidence: Your LBD
• Start today
• Keep track
• Have fun
• Be foxy, sophisticated, sassy, elegant…
• Be YOU!