Every single job is a challenge. You are walking into a new set, a new character, creating a world and trying to get comfortable to do your best work.
See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I've always had fast cars. It's not that. It's the fear that you're past your best. It's the fear that the stuff you've done in the past is your best work.
Some of the things I'm most proud of, it isn't because I think it's my best work; it's because of something that it's taught me.
The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you do best.
Confidence and empowerment are cousins in my opinion. Empowerment comes from within and typically it's stemmed and fostered by self-assurance. To feel empowered is to feel free and that's when people do their best work. You can't fake confidence or empowerment.