IN CONFIDENCE: EPISODE 40
You're Not Bluffing Big Enough with Jennifer Shahade
Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life
Essential life lessons from the world of chess—from making smarter choices to building focus and confidence—from a former U.S. champion.
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What does it take to trust your instincts when the odds are stacked against you?
How do you balance strategy, intuition, and risk without letting self-doubt creep in?
How do we celebrate our wins in an authentic way?
Jennifer Shahade is a three-time US Women’s Chess Champion, professional poker player, and author. She brings world-class lessons from chess and poker to everyday life, showing how to merge confidence and calculation so you can make better choices under pressure.
What we cover in this episode:
* Why if you’re never caught bluffing, you may not be going big enough in poker, in work, or in life.
* How chess teaches presence, empathy, and better decision making by widening your options.
* This week’s micromoment, Micro-Brag: practical ways to name wins, build a “confidence primer,” and share accomplishments with authenticity.
Make smarter decisions, have stronger self-trust, and handle uncertainty with real strategies in work and life.
00:31 - Intro
01:45 - Meet Jennifer Shahade
06:05 - Be Comfortable with Risk
07:39 - Lesson #1 from Poker: Bluff Bigger
10:42 - Lesson #2 from Poker: Balance and the Quality of Your Decisions
14:26 - Lesson #1 from Chess: Seeing Possibilities and Staying Present
19:09 - Lesson #2 from Chess: Time and Decision-Making
22:50 - Thinking Sideways and Applying Game Strategy to Life
31:22 - Confidence is Dynamic, Not Fixed
36:58 - Micro-Moment of the Week: Microbrag
42:27 - When Jennifer Doesn’t Win a Game
45:12 - How to Choose What to Microbrag About
54:03 - Jennifer’s Advice on Microbragging
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