The Confidence Shortcut

The Confidence Shortcut 🛠️The Confidence Shortcut is a proven system to build confidence fast by turning FEAR into FUEL for GROWTH and SUCCESS so you can become UNFORGETTABLE!

Niki Sterner is an actor, comedian, writer, and award-winning director known for her bubbly charm, raw vulnerability, and unfiltered humor. In 2024, she performed on over 50 stages, blending stand-up, storytelling, and improv while embarking on a Courage Quest—facing fears like holding snakes and riding motorcycles to prove that fear, when embraced, becomes fuel for growth. As creator of The Bigge

r Life Community, she helps ambitious creatives transform fear into a turbo boost for bold action, pushing creative boundaries both on stage and in life. Niki is currently writing The Confidence Shortcut, a book to share her proven system for helping performers use the power in fear to step into the spotlight. She is also releasing the Confidence Shortcut podcast in May of 2025, to have conversations that share tools and takeaways to live the life you were meant for.

06/24/2025

🔥 Episode #6 is LIVE: Raising Kids While Rising Myself 🔥

I burned my limiting beliefs in front of my kids — and something amazing happened…

They started burning theirs too.

When we evolve and bring our loved ones with us, everyone rises.
Balancing motherhood with big dreams isn’t easy — but it’s worth it.

✨ Quality over quantity has become my mantra.
✨ Courage is contagious.
✨ And sometimes, the first step is lighting a match.

🎧 Ready to create your own burning ceremony? Ready to make major progress on something you've been hesitant to start or feel stuck on? Join us for the (FREE this time!) 8 Week Courage Quest. Link to sign up:

https://nikisterner.myflodesk.com/couragequest

Thank you to Micah Caldwell, my talented friend and conversation partner, whose podcast episode will be coming out next week! Yay!!

Episode #6 of The Confidence Shortcut is out now.
Let’s talk motherhood, mindset, and moving forward — together.

06/17/2025

💥 Cold showers daily? It’s not about the water—it’s about doing something uncomfortable every day. 💥

In Episode #5 of The Confidence Shortcut podcast, Jump First, Opportunities Will Follow, we dive into why small daily discomforts could be your fastest path to building unshakable confidence. 🚀 It’s not about waiting to feel ready—it’s about jumping in, feeling the fear, and still taking action.

What uncomfortable thing will you try tomorrow? 💪

👉 Want to start building that unshakable confidence with us? Join the FIRST EVER 8-week Courage Quest bootcamp starting July 1st! And guess what? It’s FREE this time! 🎉 Click the Link to join us! 💥

https://nikisterner.myflodesk.com/couragequest

06/11/2025

🎙 EPISODE 4 JUST DROPPED!
"From Fixed Mindset to Growth"

When was the last time fear of failure stopped you from going after something that deeply mattered?

From Stuck to Start: this episode is a raw and powerful look at how a fixed mindset can keep us stuck for years—and how to finally break free.

✨ You'll learn:
🌟 The 3 magical lists that reconnect you to your childhood dreams and natural talents
🔥 A wild mindset trick (yes, involving a snowstorm!) that turns anxiety into excitement
💪 How to build the courage muscle by doing the uncomfortable thing on purpose
💖 And why cheering on other women and creatives is the most radical, freeing move we can make

This conversation is full of honest stories, practical tools, and uplifting truths to help you stop waiting until you feel "ready."

💫 Ready to stop overthinking and start moving?
💌 Grab your FREE Confidence Kickstart Morning Routine in the show notes!

👉 If this episode speaks to your soul, like + follow the show and leave a quick review—it helps more people find the courage to take their own leap. Thank you to those who have already left a review!

✨ I didn’t wait until I felt confident. I trained for it. ✨When fear used to run my life, I missed out on so many opport...
06/06/2025

✨ I didn’t wait until I felt confident. I trained for it. ✨

When fear used to run my life, I missed out on so many opportunities.

I thought confidence had to come first. But then I found the shortcut…
👉 You take action before you feel ready.
👉 You train your brain for courage.
👉 You do scary things… on purpose.
And confidence follows.

This is the secret I share in my new podcast, The Confidence Shortcut — and it’s the mission behind my free group Courage Quest, starting July 1st.

If you’ve been:
😩 Overthinking your dreams
😓 Waiting for the “right time”
🔥 Longing to feel ALIVE again…

Then this group is for you.

We’re rewiring fear.
We’re saying YES before we feel ready.
We’re building unstoppable momentum.

👀 Slide through to see how I trained my brain and transformed my life.

📩 Want in on Courage Quest? Sign up at the Linktree in bio.

Let’s build your courage muscle together.
Your confidence is waiting.

Today I had the absolute joy of sitting down with my good friend Micah Caldwell as my conversation partner for the Confi...
05/13/2025

Today I had the absolute joy of sitting down with my good friend Micah Caldwell as my conversation partner for the Confidence Shortcut Podcast!

We’re releasing the first five bonus episodes on Memorial Day — May 26 — a date that means so much to me. It marks one year since I interviewed for a Survivor-style TV show and made a bold decision: to start training for it. That leap kicked off my Courage Quest… and ultimately led me to discover the Confidence Shortcut.

Now here I go again — diving into my next big project. It feels messy. Imperfect. Like I don’t know what I’m doing. Failing forward… which is exactly what The Confidence Shortcut stands for. So of course, it makes perfect sense.

Micah will also be joining me as a guest in Season One of the podcast — she’s a wildly talented voiceover artist and stand-up comedian who brings heart, humor, and honesty to everything she does. You’re going to love her.

Can’t wait to share these episodes with you. They’re real, raw, and for anyone who’s ready to stop playing small and finally say YES to their bigger life.


🗓️ Mark your calendars—The Confidence Shortcut podcast launches on May 26! Memorial Day ❤️I chose May 26 because it mark...
05/09/2025

🗓️ Mark your calendars—The Confidence Shortcut podcast launches on May 26! Memorial Day ❤️

I chose May 26 because it marks one year since I interviewed for a reality show “like Survivor”—an experience that became the catalyst for my Courage Quest and pushed me to start training myself to be brave, take risks, and do the things that scared me.

🎤 The trailer is already live on Apple Podcasts, so you can head there now to subscribe and get a sneak peek of what’s coming. Trust me, you’re not going to want to miss this.

Tired of overthinking everything and waiting for the “perfect” moment that never comes?

Same. That’s why I started The Confidence Shortcut—this Facebook group for recovering perfectionists who are DONE feeling stuck and READY to take bold, messy action toward their bigger, louder, way-more-fun life.

✅ Click the link-tree in my bio to join our newsletter and get confident—fast. No perfection required.

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