Building Confidence

Self concept and self belief are very simillar but what differs is that self concept is the facts. End of story. the facts about what we know, where we are in life and where we want to go. when we get clear on the facts then self belief is easy. In this episode I go into how to create and define your self concept!  If you are a tradeswoman or tradesperson who would like to feel less anxious and mo...

The person you spend the most time with is yourself, and the words we use are powerful, but when we get stuck in a negative or useful thought habit it can be hard to get ourselves out.  For me "thinking positively" didn't work but using a thought ladder did. in this episode i go through what a thought ladder is and when i have used it in my life! If you would like help or support with this process...

Creating safety within ourselves is one of the most powerful things we can do. When panic, anxiety, stress or catastrophising hit us our brain goes into fight, flight or freeze to protect us. If we can show our brain that it is physically safe then, we can turn our logical brain back on to keep moving through the challenge we are facing. If you would like help or support with this process or you a...

In todays episode I answer a frequently asked question - What do tradeswomen get coaching on. In my experience I can put them into two main categories - Societies programing internally and societies programing externally. Have a listen to the episode to find out more.  If you would like help or support with this process, you can join my free Facebook community, tradeswomen owning their power, or i...

Sometimes we find ourselves doing things over and over and over again. This is not always a bad thing, sometimes it is an important part of our learning process. In this episode, I go through why doing the reps is important, how to tell if it is helping with your learning and how to make it fun! If you are a tradeswoman or tradesperson who would like to feel less anxious and more confident, don't...

When we are not being treated well at work its important that we have our own back and cover ourselves, getting things in writing allows us to have in writing different arrangements, agreements and directions. This is important if we are in a situation when someone is trying to twist our words or to make us be seen in a bad light with no evidence. In this episode, I go through different scenarios...

In this episode I talk about our inner voice, who is our inner voice? Over time, we may take on the other peoples thoughts and opinions about us and if we are not careful they can become our own inner voice! If you would like help or support with this process or you are a business wanting to make the workplace better for tradeswomen and minorities, you can inquire through my website, louiseazzopar...

Life can get mundane, repetitive. In these times it is important that we notice the little things. One of the little things we can notice are our small everyday wins. In this weeks episode I go through some ideas on things we can do ‘micro reflections’ on to keep us going and feel accomplished! If you would like help or support with this process, you can join my free Facebook community, tradeswome...

Always feel like its your fault for being bullied? Let me tell you, it's not you, its them! If you are a tradeswoman or tradesperson who would like to feel less anxious and more confident, don't hesitate to contact me through my website, Louiseazzopardi.com, and we can schedule a coaching consultation! Shewear proudly supports this episode. She Wear safety work boots that women have designed to fi...

Ever find yourself double, triple and quadruple checking things and still feeling the self doubt that you've done it wrong? In this episode I go trough tools that can help you confidently double check once! If you would like help or support with this process, you can join my free Facebook community, tradeswomen owning their power, or if you would like 1:1 support or you are a business wanting to m...

Do you find yourself going to the worst case scenario and feeling stuck there? I do, I used to be stuck there for days or weeks sometimes, but now the thoughts come up and I can move through them pretty quickly. In this episode, I go through how I move through catastrophizing thoughts. 4 days to nominate for the 2025.5 Tradeswomen Owning Their Power Coaching Scholarships! This 6 month career-build...

When making decisions, big and small, there are a lot of things to consider and we can sometimes find ourselves overwhelmed and confused. When we separate our feelings and our facts and give them the air time they both need we are able to make a decision from a clear mind. In this episode I break down the process of decision making. Applications are now open for the 2025.5 Tradeswomen Owning Their...

Sometimes advice is useful, it shoots us ahead in our lives, careers or gives us clarity, sometimes it makes us feel overwhelmed, like taking it would go against our values. In this episode, I go through how to sort through advice and see if it could be useful now, later or not at all. If you would like help or support with these please contact us through louiseazzopardi.com  This episode is proud...

When I first heard the phrase "Depression can sometimes be repressed anger", it was like the stars aligned. I couldn't unsee the things I was angry about, but often I was told that "that's just how it is" or that there are bigger problems or that it wasn't actually a problem so I would then try not to be angry and would then find myself on the slippery slope down to feeling like there was no hope....

Sometimes when you ask someone a question that they don't know the answer to then it can trigger them to be defensive. Rather than say, sorry I don't know ask so and so they may call you stupid or say that you should know and work it out for yourself in an aggressive way. In this episode I go through what to do if you find yourself in this situation.  If you are a tradeswoman who would like to fee...

This episode is about unsubscribing from things we "have to do" or "should do". Society has these low-lying annoyance things that we have been told we must do, but do we really have to do them? some maybe, but most definitely not all of them. If you are a tradeswoman who would like to feel less anxious and more confident, don't hesitate to contact me through my website, Louiseazzopardi.com, and we...

Unfortunently in the trades industry some apprentices find themselves being used as cheap labour, you are not the first person to be in this position and you wont be the last. In this episode I go through some tips and tricks to get yourself out of these sitiautions.  If you would like help or support with this process or you are a business wanting to make the workplace better for tradeswomen and...

Often, when we interact with someone, their emotional state is left over from their last interaction or from earlier in the day and is not about you (which is often the path our brain goes down). In this episode, I go through some tips and tricks on how to separate yourself from other people's emotions because, honestly, they most likely are not about you. If you would like help or support with th...

In this episode, I flip the script on the lovely "making mountains out of molehills" saying because sometimes we do the opposite. If you would like help or support with these please contact us through louiseazzopardi.com  This episode is proudly supported by the Diesel Dirt and Turf expo,, which will be held on the 16th, 17th and 18th of May at the Sydney Dragway – Ferrers Rd, Eastern Creek NSW 27...

When you walk into a workplace that has its values written on the wall and one of them is "flexibility" you would imagine that you would be able to ask for some adjustments in your work hours and be respected and treated equally while taking those adjustments, but that is not always the case. In my experience, about half the companies that preach flexibility actually give it and the other half use...

I have overworked myself, so this is a short description because I am exhausted xx

Over time, we learn things, some on purpose, some when we are in survival mode, some through society's programming and some from our families and teachers. Some of this stuff is useful, some of it is useful at the time we learn it, and some is taught to us to take advantage of us. When we work out something isnt useful but it is engrained into our personality (like overworking) it can be hard to b...

The shock of being told "you should know this" after being told over and over again that no question is a silly question can hit you pretty hard and can send you spiralling down the "I'm not good enough path" In this episode, I share 4 steps to go from being a question asker to a problem solver.  If you are a tradeswoman who would like to feel less anxious and more confident, don't hesitate to con...

Going from having no idea to being an expert in something can feel like a long, almost impossible process, but it is actually just four steps. I go through the four steps in this episode you can feel confident that you know what to do when you come across something you have no idea about!  If you would like help or support with this process, you can join my free Facebook community, tradeswomen own...

We have a name change! We are moving from Anxious Tradeswoman to Building Confidence! After 83 episodes under the anxious tradeswoman name, we have decided to grow into our next chapter with a new mantra—we are building confidence. In this episode, I discuss the power of having believable thoughts that make us feel more positive and support us along our journey!   If you would like help or support...