Courage and Confidence

Courage and Confidence | Season 3 Half-Year Review: How's 2026 Going? This episode is a little different. Rather than a general chat, Michelle puts on her coaching hat and takes Lee through a real mid-year review session, live on the podcast: no prepared answers, no safety net, just honest reflection. The theme running through this episode is stopping rather than starting. Michelle shares tha...

Lee and Michelle sit down with Emily Massey , a London-based professional model and disability advocate with a story that goes far deeper than the camera. What starts as a warm catch-up about shoot locations, hiking trails, and the great "where should I move?" debate quickly becomes one of the most candid conversations the podcast has hosted. Emily is sharp, funny, and refreshingly direc...

Courage and Confidence Podcast – Season 3, Episode 5: "Fitting In" What happens when one photograph online sends your thoughts spiralling? In this wonderfully honest and personal episode, Lee shares how a single image from an event she'd chosen not to attend triggered a cascade of self-doubt — and asks the question so many of us quietly wrestle with but rarely say out loud: would I...

Courage and Confidence Podcast – Season 3, Episode 4: "When Opportunities Feel Like Hard Work" What if the opportunity that could change everything is right in front of you — but you can't see it because it looks too much like hard work? In this thought-provoking episode, Lee and Michelle explore one of the most quietly powerful ideas they've tackled yet, inspired by a quote fr...

Have you ever told yourself you'll do that scary thing once you feel more confident? In this episode, Lee and Michelle tackle one of the most common confidence myths head-on: that you need to feel confident before you act. The truth? Confidence comes after you do the thing, not before. As Michelle puts it, "confidence is a receipt: you get it after you've made the purchase." Dr...

Courage and Confidence Podcast – Season 3, Episode 2: Featuring Wayne Timbrell of Palmatum Coaching In this fascinating episode, hosts Lee Iggulden and Michelle Rogers welcome a very special guest, Wayne Timbrell , founder of Palmatum Coaching, for a wide-ranging, deeply personal conversation about neurodiversity, self-discovery, and what it really means to thrive. Wayne shares his experience as a...

Season three of Courage and Confidence kicks off with hosts Lee Iggulden and Michelle Rogers getting refreshingly real about why they've been off the air since January. Between snowstorms, illness, bereavements, and the general chaos of life, the duo share candid, heartfelt stories about what it truly means to keep going when everything seems to conspire against you. Michelle opens up about t...

While it’s true that any day is a good day to start afresh, there’s something special about New Year.  In this episode, Lee and Michelle take some time to talk about the past year and ponder the opportunities for 2026.   If you’d like to try this for yourself, you can find Michelle’s questions for reflection and planning here: A brand new year lies ahead of us: how will you fill it? The book Miche...

As small business owners, we don’t get a Christmas Party so we thought we’d have a Twixtmas Virtual Lunch. Join us as we talk turkey, traditions, and Twixtmas. Michelle’s long held hatred of jigsaws comes up yet again but she does reveal her favourite board game. Don’t worry, there’s no singing this episode!  Click to send us a message. Find Lee at: Website: https://welshotimaging.co.uk/ Instagram...

In conversation with Del Southall Del Southall loved her job as an Early Years teacher, so why did she give it all up to create The Little Reading Nest? Listen in to find out why, what she does, how she does it and the difference it makes. You can find Del here: Website: make sure to check out her blog and the courses she offers- https://www.thelittlereadingnest.co.uk Instagram: The Little Reading...

In conversation with Grace Farrimond Award-winning Chelsea medal-winning florist Grace Farrimond has led an interesting and at times challenging life. Today, we hear just a little about her personal and professional journey.  You can find Grace Farrimond here:  Website: https://youngblooms.co.uk/ Youtube: Young Blooms Florists Instagram:  Young Blooms Florists You can find the books by Grace’s hus...

In conversation with Michelle Newman. Michelle Newman created Flow Business Support to help entrepreneurs do what they do best while she takes care of the rest. Listen in to hear about her experiences, challenges and how what we see on the outside might not always be what someone feels on the inside. You can find Michelle Newman here:    Flow Business Support  Click to send us a message. Find Lee...

In this episode, Lee tells Michelle about a project she’s embarked upon as she heads into her sixties. The "60 at 60" project sees Lee stepping out from behind her desk and picking up her camera. Why? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out. If you’d like to see some of the images she’s captured so far, check out her Instagram: links below. Click to send us a message. Find Lee at: Websit...

Having the Courage and Confidence to change direction. Today, our guest, Gill Smith , was working in a senior teaching role when an unexpected life event caused her to stop, reflect, change direction, and work as a coach. A few years later, she changed direction again and is now a full-time reseller of gorgeous vintage décor and antique homewares, both online and in person at Harrison’s Antiques i...

Our guest today, Laura Robinson, runs Worditude: Smashingly effective online marketing mentoring - a business that she has created to 'comfortably squish in' around the rest of her life. We find out how and why she does that. I've helped hundreds of small business owners find their writing mojo, and confidently create clear, engaging web copy and marketing content.  Click to send us...

'September is the new January' feels like the kind of headline you'd see on a glossy magazine, but is there any truth in it? If so, how can we make the most of that?  You can read all about Lee's 60/60 project here: Money Where My Mouth Is...   Book recommendation: Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff Click to send us a message. Find Lee at: Website: https://welshotimaging.c...

Have you ever been hurt by someone you thought you could trust? Have you ever wanted to demonstrate your trustworthiness?  Today, Lee and Michelle look at the Trust Equation and see how this might help us. Take a look at the following link to understand how Trust, credibility, reliability, intimacy and self-orientation link together:  https://trustedadvisor.com/articles/the-trust-equation-a-primer...

From time to time, we all come across obstacles which hinder our progress – today, we’re chatting about how to deal with them effectively so we can be on our way again.  Click to send us a message. Find Lee at: Website: https://welshotimaging.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leeatwelshot/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lee.iggulden Find Michelle at: Web: https://www.thinkingspacecoa...

We hear a lot of talk about boundaries, but what are they, and how do we set them?  Useful links:  Boundaries by Dr Henry Cloud - https://www.drcloud.com/books/boundaries Michelle's blog - Our values make us different -  https://turningoverpebbles.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/our-values-make-us-different/ Click to send us a message. Find Lee at: Website: https://welshotimaging.co.uk/ Instagram: h...

Let's talk about overthinking (or is it overwhelm?'  We can all be prone to a little overthinking from time to time, but sometimes it can become a little too intrusive. In today's episode, Lee and Michelle debate what we mean by overthinking (and even that probably provides a good example of overthinking in action) and how we can tackle it. Click to send us a message. Find Lee at: W...

We're almost halfway through 2025, and in this episode, Michelle takes Lee through a six-month review, looking back at where she started the year and looking forward to where she'd like to be at the end of the year. If you'd like to do your review, here are the questions Michelle uses:  Have my priorities changed since the beginning of the year?  When I look back on the last six mon...

Episode 10: Fear of change  Our tenth episode and our first with a very special guest!  Today, we’re talking to Katie Teesdale-Ward about the courage and confidence she’s needed to weave her way through the twists and turns of her career. From starting Kudosity, stopping Kudosity, moving from employment to self-employment, and back to employment. We also hear from Lee about the evolution of her bu...

Episode 9: Motivation Have you ever struggled to get started? Have you ever wondered what’s stopping a friend or colleague from making the progress they said they wanted to make? Have you ever heard yourself say, ‘I just don’t have the motivation?’ If you answered ‘yes’ to any of those questions, this episode is for you.  Lee and Michelle will explore the components of motivation and how we can al...

Episode 8 – Comparison: does it spur us on to success or is it a thorn in our side? Someone (nobody is certain who) once said ‘Comparison is the thief of joy’ – is that your experience? We all fall prey to comparison from time to time: if that’s the case, how can we make better use of it? Listen in to find out more. Click to send us a message. Find Lee at: Website: https://welshotimaging.co.uk/ In...

Goal-setting and habits When we work towards being more courageous and confident, it’s great to set goals and build good habits. Today, we’re considering which goal-setting systems work best, asking ourselves whether we should share our goals or keep them to ourselves and how to use our habits to help us smash them. Click to send us a message. Find Lee at: Website: https://welshotimaging.co.uk/ In...