# @suesmeys47 on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddkc3xgsDNE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70793984-suesmeys47-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b265d0b401.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-22T00:30:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sue Smey (@suesmeys47) — https://gondola.cc/suesmeys47

## Caption

I didn’t wait until I was confident. I did it scared.

✈️ I learned to fly an airplane in my 50s.
🔥 At almost 60, I went on Survivor.

People see those moments and think, “She must be so confident.”

What they don’t see is the fear that came before them.

I was scared. I had doubts. I questioned whether I could actually do it.

But I took the step anyway.

And THAT is where confidence came from.

Confidence isn’t something you need before you do the scary thing.
Sometimes confidence is the proof you collect afterward that says:

“I was afraid… and I did it anyway.”

So if you’re waiting to feel ready, stop waiting.

Take the step afraid. ❤️

👇 Comment AFRAID if fear has been keeping you from your next step.

#TakeOffAfraid #Confidence #WomenOver50 #SelfBelief #ItsNeverTooLate

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,207
- **Likes:** 65
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- **Comments:** 4

## Tags

selfbelief, confidence, womenover50, takeoffafraid, itsnevertoolate

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