Posts Tagged:#confidence

“The paycheque at the end of the month is recognition enough.”

Last weekend, while I was out enjoying the sunshine, my 16-year-old was drumming up business for his new window-washing business. After spending weeks sourcing the right gear, honing his craft and researching sales techniques, he couldn’t wait to get stuck in. He door knocked for hours. 10 to be exact. And not a single bite.…

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“You’re the only one who feels like an imposter at times.”

Actually, this couldn’t be further from the truth – so many highly competent people feel unconfident at times. While I don’t personally love the term, I get asked about “imposter syndrome” so much that I thought I’d put together 7 tips you can try. This is not an exhaustive list, so feel free to add…

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“You need an outrageous amount of self-confidence to be successful.”

I used to experience a lot of performance anxiety when I very first started executive coaching. The narrator in my head was constantly evaluating and critiquing: “Was that the right question to ask?” “Am I doing this well?” “Are they finding this helpful?” Then I read an awesome book and came to a profound realisation:…

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