Confident At Work

Self-criticism is factor needs to be addressed if you want to grow your confidence but clients often worry that if they are not self-critical, they wont learn from their mistakes. This week I found out through experience that I didn't have to be self-critical in order to learn from my mistake, and you dont either. If you want to grow your professional confidence, places are available for private coaching with Anna, book a call here. On the call you will find out exactly why your confidence isn't a high as you want now, and the exact things we need to work on in order to improve it, book your call here. Get more support from me in your inbox each week here.

Resilience, our capacity to withstand or recover from difficulties. I am sharing my struggles with resilience so you can learn from my mistakes! Listen in to find out how I grew my resilience and pick up some ideas on how you can be more resilient too. Take The Quiz: Are You Stuck In A Low Confidence Cycle? ⁠⁠Book a call to speak with Anna about private confidence coaching⁠.

Ever heard someone say just speak up or use your voice? Me too. But it't not that easy is it? In this episode I am sharing the invisible things which might be making it a challenging for you to speak up, and what you can do to make it a little easier. Take The Quiz: Are You Stuck In A Low Confidence Cycle? https://www.yesyoucoaching.com/quiz

Anxiety that follows a promotion and why excitement often flips to worry. How new roles reveal old thinking patterns and the myth of needing instant mastery. Recognising transferable skills and trusting your expertise in unfamiliar situations. The pressure of increased visibility and why feedback gaps do not always mean failure.

A look at the inner supervisor we all carry and how it shapes career experiences. A discussion of common self-mismanagement patterns like relentless self-criticism. Exploration of how internal culture affects resilience, wellbeing and decisions. Practical prompts for redesigning how you lead and give feedback to yourself.

A frank look at accepting nerves and learning to handle them instead of trying to eliminate them. Scientific reasons behind fight-or-flight and why adrenaline can help you perform. Practical before‑event tactics like prep, distraction and movement. In-the-moment tips on narrowing focus, slowing speech and smiling. Aftercare advice on self-praise and avoiding rumination.

Meet Kate, a Cardiac Clinical Scientist in the NHS and a recently graduated coaching client. Kate shares her confidence struggles, the inner critic which got quiet, the self-doubt which grew into self-trust, re-framing her whole mindset around failing and creating her own rules to work by. She's grown her confidence in 12 weeks and she wants you to know that you can too. Join our next Grow Your Professional Confidence Masterclass in June 2023 here. ⁠⁠ Book a call to speak with Anna about private coaching.

Lara is a former client and coaching and mentoring advocate. In this episode Lara talks candidly about her career, navigating leadership, diversity and we chat about being on a charity Board and looking to move into Non-Executive roles.  Lara is the Joint Chair of Age UK Wandsworth and a former NHS professional who has been a, Programme Director, Chief of Staff and a Head of Operations, and has a background in health policy. You can connect with Lara on Linkedin,  check out the Female Executive Mentoring Programme we chat about in this episode and find out more about the work of Age UK Wandsworth.

If you are struggling with confidence stuff at work hear this; there is nothing wrong with you. It's a normal, but usually hidden, thing that lots of people experience and just dont talk about. Join our next Grow Your Professional Confidence Masterclass in June 2023 here. ⁠ ⁠Join our community of confidence growers here⁠

You've got double standards, and it's hurting your confidence! Listen on to find out what double standards you might have lurking inside and how they might be impacting your confidence and what you can do to change it. ⁠Join our next Grow Your Professional Confidence Masterclass here. ⁠ Book a call to speak to me about private confidence coaching ⁠here.