Confident At Work

📌 ⁠⁠ Join us: Don’t miss the Confident At Work 2026 Masterclass at the end of January ⁠⁠ Receiving negative feedback or constructive criticism can feel deeply personal - even when you’re doing well and most feedback is positive. If you’ve ever struggled with feed criticism at work, felt knocked by feedback, or wondered “why do I take feedback so personally?” , this episode is for you. In this epi...

📌 ⁠ Join us: Don’t miss the Confident At Work 2026 Masterclass at the end of January ⁠ - your chance to explore these insights and step into the year with greater clarity and self-awareness. Looking to understand the confidence challenges that high-performing professionals face at work? In this episode, we review the biggest struggles reported by clients and listeners in 2025 - from overthinking...

Sign up here : ⁠Confident At Work 2026 Masterclass, January 2026⁠ Ready to step into the new year with more confidence at work? In this episode, we explore 5 things to leave behind in 2025 that might be holding you back: ​ Judgment - Stop judging yourself too harshly around your confidence. ​ Embarrassment - Let go of feeling bad about feeling bad! ​ Thinking it’s a personality flaw - Confidence i...

Sign up now to join the Confident At Work 2026 Masterclass Do you struggle with self-doubt, overthinking, or fear at work? Confidence isn’t something you either have or don’t - it’s something you can develop by mastering a set of key skills . In this episode, I break down the 7 essential skills that take you from low to high confidence at work . You’ll learn all about skills you need to master inc...

In this episode, we're talking about one of the core skills you need to build real confidence at work: tolerating mistakes . Right now, the strategy you’re probably using to feel more confident is getting everything perfect - getting everything right. In this episode, I’ll show you why ultimately, that doesn’t work and what you need to do differently if you want to feel genuinely confident at work...

Ever had panic, fear, or worry hijack your brain at work? In this episode, I’m sharing three real before-and-after client stories where big emotions once took over - and how each person learned to calm things down and stay grounded. You’ll hear: How a public-speaking freak-out became manageable nerves How someone stopped shrinking and stayed online when challenged in a meeting How a big meeting we...

In this episode of Confident at Work , Anna opens up a powerful conversation about who confidence is really for - and why it’s time we stop treating it like something only a privileged few get to have. Drawing on years of coaching, personal experience, and the patterns she sees across workplaces, Anna explores why so many competent professionals still feel like confidence is out of reach. She digs...

If you’ve been trying to feel confident by overdoing everything this episode is your wake-up call! So many competent professionals fall into the same pattern of overdoing ; overworking, over-preparing, over-delivering, over-checking, and overthinking. And while it works - for a while! In this episode, Anna Manning explores why so many of us rely on overdoing and why that strategy eventually stops...

In this episode of Confident at Work, Anna Manning explores a powerful mindset tool for building genuine confidence - deciding ahead of time. Confidence at work isn’t built in the easy moments; it’s built in how you handle the hard ones - after a mistake, failure, or embarrassing moment. Anna explains why waiting until you’re in those situations to decide how to respond often leads to harsh self-c...

We’ve all got one - that mortifying work moment we still think about at 3 a.m. The awkward presentation. The email that went to the wrong person. The interview that turned into a monologue. In this episode, we’re taking those moments that made you cringe… and turning them into comedy. Because being able to re-tell your old stories is a powerful way to loosen their grip, reduce their impact, and ha...

In this final episode of How to Feel More Confident Public Speaking , we’re going deeper than surface-level tips. Because confidence isn’t just about managing nerves, it’s about changing the patterns that create them. We’ll explore the three key areas of change work that make a lasting difference: 💭 Changing low-confidence cycle habits - the subtle thought and behaviour loops that keep you stuck....

We all want that one silver bullet - the quick fix that will make us feel more confident at work. But as Anna shares in this episode, building confidence isn’t something you can reduce to a single tip or trick. And yet… there is one thing she stands by - though you might not want to hear it! In this short but powerful episode, Anna reveals the one shift that truly changes how you experience confid...

In episode 1 we looked at the foundations you need to build public speaking confidence, this episode is about helping you to figure out what’s actually tripping you up now - the surface patterns and the unconscious stories buried underneath. Spotting these patterns is the essential first step to changing them, so i'm inviting you to play detective! In this episode you’ll hear: ​A quick reminder of...

Public speaking. Presenting. Walking to the podium. Joining a panel. Delivering training. These are the moments that don’t just require you to do your job well - they ask you to be visible . In this first episode of my three-part mini-series, How to Feel More Confident Public Speaking , we’re starting with the foundations you need to get in place if you're going to feel more confident public speak...

We’ve all thought it: “I can’t say that (I need to be nice)”. But what do we really mean by nice, and how does it impact us at work? “Nice” often shows up as: ​not giving direct feedback, ​not setting boundaries, ​not stating expectations clearly; or ​avoiding “disappointing” people. In this episode, I’ll walk you through: ​Why “nice” holds us back at work, ​How childhood messages, cultural norms,...

Confidence is a lot like a building. It can look solid on the outside, but if the foundations underneath it aren’t strong, sooner or later the cracks will start to show! In this episode, Anna shares: ​Why strong foundations matter for your confidence and long-term career growth ​The difference between strong and weak foundations ​How to stress-test your confidence against real workplace “storms” ​...

You know what you should be doing at work, whether it's speaking up, having the tough conversation or letting go of over-perfecting things. But actually doing it? Sometimes that’s a different story. In this episode of Confident at Work , I talk about the gap between knowing what you need to do and actually doing it. We’ll explore those behaviour’s which seem to stubbornly refuse to change despite...

Before you dive into your tasks for the day, ask yourself this: Who do I want to be while I’m doing all this? In this episode, I share why your ‘To Be’ list is more important than your to-do list - especially if you’re someone who often overthinks, overworks, or over-prepares. You'll learn how to bring intention to your day by choosing how you want to show up, not just what you get done. We’ll als...

You’ve heard the quotes - failure is feedback , fail fast , celebrate your mistakes! But if you’re a professional, failure doesn’t feel like a growth opportunity. It feels risky. Maybe even dangerous. In this episode, we look at the disconnect between what gets said about failure and what it actually feels like in our professional lives - especially in environments where you’re trained to get it r...

⁠ Click here to join us for the Confident At Work Foundations Masterclass happening 17 September 2025! ⁠ Psychological safety is a hot topic in workplaces - but there’s a crucial layer we’re not talking about: internal psychological safety. In this episode, Anna explores what it means to feel safe with yourself , not just within your team. You'll learn why confidence isn't only built in su...

Ever spiralled after a perfectly normal email? Yeah, same :-) In this episode, we’re separating fact from fiction and calling out the brain drama that wrecks your confidence. You’ll learn how to spot when your mind’s making stuff up (spoiler: it’s often) and how to get back to solid ground. I’ll walk you through: A super simple fact-vs-drama check-in tool Three common scenarios where our minds go...

You’re performing. You’re delivering. Great - but what’s actually driving you day to day? Many high performers are secretly powering their success with a unsustainable fuel source - fear: 🔁 Fear of not being good enough 🔁 Fear of falling behind; and 🔁 Fear of being found out In this episode, we explore whether you're using the equivalent of fossil fuels to power your career. Sure they work - bu...

It’s one thing to feel unconfident - but it’s another thing entirely to fear and focus on the fact that others can see it . That fear can spiral fast: you’re no longer just doing the thing… you’re managing how you look doing it. In this episode, we explore: ​Why this fear runs so deep — especially for high-achievers and leaders ​How worrying about being seen as nervous fuels more nerves ​The truth...

⁠ Click here to join us for the Confident At Work Foundations Masterclass happening 17 September 2025! ⁠ When confidence is low, connection gets lost. In this episode, we explore how self-doubt pulls your attention away from the moment - making it harder to connect with yourself, your work, your team, and the people around you. From one-to-one conversations to big presentations, in this episode An...

Confident at Work Turns 3: The Journey So Far This week marks three years of the podcast — and I’m celebrating by taking you behind the scenes. In this episode, I’m sharing the story of how Confident at Work began, why I started it, and how my winding career path - from law to coaching, brought me here. You’ll hear about the doubts, the pivots, and the moments that shaped both my work and this pod...