On the global stage, Canadians are known for being peacemakers, polite and humble. “The world needs more Canada” Obama said, what more could we ask for? There’s no better complement and that should feed our belief in ourselves, however we continue to come up short on, confidence, which has a greater impact. When a person lacks self-confidence, the impact can be significant, restricting their ability to be all they can be, and as a ripple effect, this could impede our economy by preventing entrepreneurship. Our uncertain behaviour is known to permeate corporate boardrooms, American business leaders have described Canadian colleagues as “hard-to-read”, “risk resistant” and “hesitant decision-makers”, possible we’re playing a good boardroom game but unlikely. For Canada’s economic future to be a success, we need more entrepreneurs, they are critical, and we should be molding an environment where this is nurtured. It would serve us well to shed our insecurities, cultivate accessible creative thinking education an