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b'The Nitty-Gritty:\\n\\n\\n\\n* How Hillary Rea, founder of Tell Me A Story, discovered her love of rich and nuanced storytelling* What she does to help new storytellers find more confidence in themselves and their ability to perform* What triggered a recent crisis of confidence and how its helping her move forward with growing her company* Why she\\u2019s channeling the confidence she feels in other aspects of life to provide the support she needs\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nI shared my own crisis of confidence a few months back on Instagram.\\n\\n\\n\\nI wrote about how I felt at a loss with how to share our product with the people who needed it most. I\\u2019d spent 2 years trying to figure it out and I didn\\u2019t feel any closer to a solution.\\n\\n\\n\\nI was feeling stuck and inadequate.\\n\\n\\n\\nMy friend Lou Blaser commented, \\u201cI had thought this was going to be a different post. Because Tara McMullin & \\u2018crisis of confidence\\u2019 didn\\u2019t compute in my brain!\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nJust last week, someone else told me that they loved my interview with Claire Pelletreau from Get Paid because it can seem like people like me have it all figured out. And I share in that interview how much I do not have figured out yet.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe truth is that any entrepreneur can suffer from a crisis of confidence.\\n\\n\\n\\nAny small business owner can find themselves riding high one minute and feeling lost the next.\\n\\n\\n\\nAny smart and ambitious founder can have all the right answers\\u2026 until the next question gets asked.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis month, we\\u2019re examining confidence. Specifically, we\\u2019re looking at how small business owners find the confidence to take a big step forward.\\n\\n\\n\\nSo let me say it again: any entrepreneur can suffer from a crisis of confidence\\u2026\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2026even an entrepreneur who is totally comfortable hopping on a stage in front of hundreds or thousands of people and sharing intimate personal stories.\\n\\n\\n\\nMy guest today is just one such entrepreneur. Her name is Hillary Rea and she\\u2019s the founder of Tell Me A Story, a company that trains entrepreneurs, start-up leaders, and those looking to leave a bigger footprint on the world, how to find their voice and share their unique story with honesty and passion.\\n\\n\\n\\nShe\\u2019s also the creator of a long-standing live storytelling show by the same name.\\n\\n\\n\\nRight before we recorded this conversation, Hillary posted a vulnerable reflection on her blog looking back at her time producing this live show and how it\\u2019s matured.\\n\\n\\n\\nIn it, she shares her inner monologue about the doubt and even embarrassment she felt preparing for a big anniversary show. She wondered why the show hadn\\u2019t grown more. She wondered whether people took her seriously. She wondered if it was time to throw in the towel.\\n\\n\\n\\nSo while Hillary originally came on the show to talk about how she sources her confidence from showing up and being visible, we also talk about this very real crisis of confidence and how it\\u2019s impacting her business moving forward.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis candid conversation with Hillary is part of a whole series we\\u2019re doing here at What Works on confidence. We want to shed light on how small business owners continue to find confidence,'