Twenty-five women. Three dead deer. A lot of sharp knives.
It might not sound like the beginning of a lesson about confidence, but that is exactly what it was. As I wrapped up demonstrating how to skin and quarter the first of our three deer, some women stepped closer, some stayed back, and a few were ready to grab a knife before I had even finished explaining what we were going to do!
Colleen Foehrenbacher: Turning ‘Can I?’ into ‘I can’ … and paying confidence forward
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