Reese Witherspoon just said what we all think during meetings

Reese Witherspoon just said what we all think during meetingsReese Witherspoon just said what we all think during meetingsReese Witherspoon may have started off as just an actress when she landed her first lead role in The Man in the Moon in 1991 but today she is a multi-hyphenate geschftlicher umgang mogul who can list film and television as well as CEO of her media company, Hello Sunshine (the force behind Big Little Lies, Wild, Gone Girl) and founder of lifestyle brand Draper James.She is also an Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner. In other words, the woman is a beast.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreAnd though she makes it all look so easy with an effortless smile and that never waning Southern charm, Witherspoon did once doubt herself as being capable of running a company.She told InStyle magazine this month, I never knew I could run a company the media firmHello Sunshine. I had to have people tell me I could do it. I had no idea I had this skill until about eight years ago. Witherspoon continued, My husband Quibi executive Jim Toth told me I could, and my agent echoed what he said. Then, when I was at a conference speaking about the importance of women in media, an executive from a major media platform came up to me.He goes, Why arent you running your own media company? Why are you working for someone else? Why dont you just do it yourself? I thought, Jeez, if the CEO of this company thinks I can do it, maybe I can.The Wild Wild WestBesides the outside reinforcement what really made her think she could launch and run her own media company was something many of us think but never say during meetings.When you start to realize that nobody knows what theyre doing, you go, Oh Nobody knows what theyre talking about in meetings. Its literally the Wild, Wild West, Witherspoon said. The movie business is not what it used to be streaming platforms are taking o ver. You have to flow with things and be awake, aware, and clued into the change.So, there you go. The secret to having confidence is realizing that most people are making it up as they go along they just look like they know what they are doing. But it helps if you are Reese Witherspoon.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people