Confident At Work

We all know workplace culture can impact confidence, wellbeing and productivity, but this week we dig into an ever-present topic which goes totally unnoticed in our workplaces; our own internal culture. Join Anna Collins, Divisional Nurse Director and I for a conversation about workplace culture, external and internal and the impact both cultures have on our working lives. Take The Quiz: Are You S...

Lots of work around confidence is actually aimed at helping you mask low confidence by mimicking confidence; wearing a power suit, speaking in the right kind of way, focusing on 'executive presence'. I am not up for helping you mask low confidence with presentation 'tricks'. I am here to help you look behind the mask, find out why you dont feel as confident as you deserve and work...

Exploring a pitfall of perfectionism - my client wanted to coaching because he was feeling a lack of confidence around leading a particular task at work. During the call we identified some interesting things, that he was beating himself up for not handling it to the appropriate standard, and that the standard could not, in fact, ever be met. An extract from his coaching call is shared in this week...

Lots of people feel nervous networking. This week I am sharing 3 tips from my experience of coaching professionals to help you feel more confident and calmer while networking. ⁠⁠Take The Quiz: Are You Stuck In A Low Confidence Cycle⁠?

If you are taking things personally at work and its impacting your confidence, this episode is for you! We explore peroanl and client examples of why we take things personally, what happens when we do and what you can do about it. ⁠Take The Quiz: Are You Stuck In A Low Confidence Cycle Book a call to explore private confidence coaching Buy Confident at Work, digital confidence course Check out the...

You’re in the job, you got the promotion, no one is complaining...but you have a sneaky little thought in your mind which is creating overworking, over-stressing and overthinking and over-checking…. I need to prove myself. In this week's episode we explore what happens when you think you need to prove yourself and what you can do if you are believing the thought I need to prove myself. ⁠Take T...

If I am a senior leader I am supposed to be totally confident, know everything and have it all together at all times, right? These are just some of the beliefs which can create havoc for more senior leaders confidence. Listen in to this episode to find out four confidence challenges leaders face when they become more senior and how they can be overcome. Click here to book your place in October&#39...

Anna chats with her Life Coach, Jess Leroux about how having a coach supports her life, getting a tattoo, daring to work from abroad and being a more outspoken feminist on behalf of her clients! Contact Jess if you need a life coach, she comes highly recommended by Anna: heckyescoachjess@gmail.com Take The Confidence Assessment - Free Resource!

Doing new things at work can be hard. You might want to take that new opportunity, help with that new project or say yes to a piece of work, but what if you dont feel confident doing it? Listen to this week's episode to find out why you might be feeling less than confident when it comes to doing new things at work, and how you can think differently in order to feel more confident, and try it!...

Does your brain go blank at work sometimes? Mine does. It's actually pretty common. Listen into this week's episode for what you can do to support yourself when your brain goes blank and how to reduce the chances of it happening in the first place. ⁠Take The Quiz: Are You Stuck In A Low Confidence Cycle?⁠ Book a call to talk with Anna about private confidence coaching here.

Beating yourself up in order to 'improve yourself' and ensure that you do your best at work? It is a very common tactic, but does it work? In this episode we look into whether beating yourself up is an effective form of self-management including finding out what the research says! Check out Confident at Work, the on demand digital course for professionals who want to build their confidence...

Do you want to feel more confident at work? Are you  technically  good at your job but find you privately lack the self-belief and confidence which should come with it? You've found the right place. Every client I worked with was good at their job, but they still didn't feel as confident as they wanted. And they didn't really understand why. After analysing data gathered over 100's...

⁠Take The Quiz: Are You Stuck In A Low Confidence Cycle?⁠ Book your free place on the Grow Your Professional Confidence Masterclass. Book a call to explore confidence coaching with Anna.

I want everything to be easy and neat...not messy and difficult. And yet, I choose to do things again and again which are hard. Which test my capability and develop me.   When I reflected on this idea later and I realised I am the same. I want a life that's easy and neat. I want to win all the time but without being exposed to failure and I want to make waves in the world without the potential for...

Anna was interviewed Zoë Haydn Jones for the Jobs for Women Podcast and we are sharing that interview here! Join us to dive into all things confidence in professional spaces. Anna shares her career pathway and choices, my moments of self-doubt, victories, and passion for helping others improve their own confidence and we delve into many issues faced by many professionals today. From women grapplin...

Lots of people feel uncomfortable talking about themselves, the work that they have done and the success they have had. But there’s times when it’s necessary and times when it’s helpful to you and your career. This episode will help you discover why you find it difficult and what you can do to make it a little bit easier. ⁠Take The Quiz: Are You Stuck In A Low Confidence Cycle?⁠

All leaders and managers have to give feedback at work, and sometimes it feels difficult. In this episode we dig into why it can be difficult to give feedback, I share examples from coaching leaders on giving difficult feedback and share some ideas for you can develop your ability to give difficult feedback. ⁠Take The Quiz: Are You Stuck In A Low Confidence Cycle?⁠ Book a call with Anna to explore...

I hear this a lot I know logically I am good at my job or I know deep down that I am good at my job, but.... What do you do when, even when you know logically you are good at your job, some part of you doesn't believe it, doubts it, or questions it? It can erode your confidence and exhaust you. But it can change. If you know logically or deep down that you are good at your job, but you dont fe...

Meet Daniela, a Senior Healthcare Scientist in the NHS and graduate of the Confident at Work Programme. This week we hear what has changed for Daniela in the two years since she joined the Confident at Work programme. She shares her fear of making presentations, over-preparing, struggles with speaking up in meetings, saying no and how things have changed at work and at home, now her confidence has...

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 priva...

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

Every year I coach people who are excited to have got a promotion, but somewhere along the line the excitement turns to worry, doubt and fear. Will I be able to do the job? What happens if I get something wrong! I need to know everything (and I dont) are common thinking errors which I see creating a lot of worry and fear before, or, when taking on a new role. Join me to find out what is going on b...

Whether you lead people or not, you are always supervising, managing and leading someone; you. In this episode I explain how we can, inadvertently be leading ourselves badly the impact that can have on you and your people, and how that can change. I share my own story of how I used to supervise, manage and lead myself, and how that has changed. ⁠Take The Quiz; Are You Stuck In A Low Confidence Cyc...

I get nervous. Always have done. Probably always will do. But I have learned how to handle myself when I get nervous - a vital skill for anyone who puts themselves out of their comfort zone! In this episode I share a recent example of an event where I felt nervous, and I share how I handled myself before, during and after the event for maximum confidence. Join our next Grow Your Professional Confi...