Erin McGoff: How to be Instantly More Confident at Work
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Who is Erin McGoff and what makes her an expert in workplace communication?
There is one place that is probably more important in your life than any other place, and it's the place that you spend the most time, the workplace. Today, I've brought you somebody who knows the workplace like nobody else. She's the most followed content creator in specifically career and workplace strategies, and I want to talk to her today, Erin McGough. Erin, thank you so much for coming.
Jefferson, thank you so much for having me. It's so great to get to talk in person after exchanging so many DMs.
Yeah, I know. We were encouraging each other along the way as we were each growing. I know you have over 6 million followers across all your platforms, which is incredible. And it's been really fun to cheer each other on along the way. So congratulations with everything.
Oh my gosh, congratulations to you. Your book is fantastic. It's on my bookshelf. And I have to say real quick, my mom is your biggest fan ever. And she loves your content so much. So shout out to mom.
Shout out to mom. What's mom's name?
Claire. She's the one from Texas from the Panhandle.
Oh, that's right. That's right. Claire, love that you're from Texas. Thanks for following me. That's awesome. This is one of my favorite kind of conversations when I can talk to other creators who are similar in space because it could be a very lonely space when you're getting into it. And this is a question that I ask just about every one of my guests that I have. And this is the first question. Specifically with communication, Erin, how does Erin McGough talk to herself? Like, I want you to share with people the, how do you encourage yourself? What's the self-talk like before we start talking about how to engage with everybody else?
Oh, so important. The way that you communicate with yourself is the most important person you will ever communicate with is yourself. I always say like my key to confidence is just being your own best friend, you know, talking to yourself the way that you would talk to a best friend. So, you know, if I look in the mirror and I hear that thought of, oh, I don't look very good today. I imagine if my friend was saying that and what I would say to her and I'd be like, you're ridiculous. Like, it's OK. Just go take a shower. You know, so I like to keep it real with myself, but also give myself so much empathy and compassion because we're oftentimes our worst critics. So be your own best friend. I'm my own best friend.
Be your own best friend. Do you hear that, everybody? I love that. I think that's wonderful. And do you say it like in the mirror or when you're driving to yourself or do you imagine a duplicate of yourself when you're thinking this?
Yeah, I probably sound a little bit crazy. But yeah, I mean, after a while, it just became a habit. Like, you look in the mirror or, you know, you hear those critical thoughts of yourself where, oh, I sounded bad in that meeting. Oh, those people didn't like me. And then you just respond to yourself and you're like... those people probably liked you. There's no indicator that they didn't like you. And then after a while, that just becomes one singular voice. I know it sounds kind of split personality-ish, but I truly, I noticed it the other day. I'm like, wow, I'm actually really kind to myself. I keep it real. You can't just be worshiping yourself all the time. You have to keep it real with yourself, but you would keep it real with a best friend. You don't just worship a best friend and constantly... you know, boost them up and up and up, but you need to be real with them sometimes. So that's why I like that kind of saying, be your own best friend.
I like that, and I think it's a healthy balance, too. You can hype them up. At the same time, you have to be like, hey, listen, I know you think you're great. I need to give you the truth.
Get your butt to the gym, yeah.
Yeah, exactly. You got to get going. Get out of bed. Get going. Erin is the most followed career advice content creator out there. Before we talk about some strategies, I understand you're the youngest of six kids.
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