The Career Confidence Podcast

Welcome to the third episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career. In this episode, we are addressing the elephant in the room, money. I explore: How to understand your true relationship wi...

Welcome to the second episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career. In this episode, I'm talking about how to align your skills with who you really are. I explore: Why you've been looking a...

Welcome to this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". The next five episodes will guide you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career. Remember when you were a kid when you could answer that question without hesitation? Astronaut, doctor, professional footballer - no...

Happy 2025!!! In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share a treasure trove of resources that you can use to help build your career confidence in 2025. Regardless of the stage of your career or the dilemma you are facing, you'll find a treasure trove of resources to help you get career confident. About Nicola Semple I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their c...

Merry Christmas one and all!!! Santa has slipped an extra little something into your stocking this year.... a gift from me to you.... To get you thinking about how you are going to take control of your career in 2025, I am sharing with you the recording of the first chapter of my book, The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential. It's a great opportunity fo...

Ever caught yourself saying "I just got lucky" or "I probably don't deserve to be here"? You're not alone. In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share: Why downplaying your achievements isn't humility – it's a behaviour that could be costing you promotions and opportunities. Why we fall into the self-deprecation trap Practical strategies to break free from this unhelpful habit Whe...

In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking about the importance of gratitude, even when you hate your job. I know this might seem contradictory at first, why on earth should you be grateful for a job you hate? However, the counterintuitive truth that I have learned from my own personal journey and from coaching hundreds of professionals is that praticign gratitude, even when...

Have you ever been on the verge of a major career breakthrough, only to find yourself mysteriously getting in your own way? Maybe you've procrastinated on an important project, talked yourself out of applying for an amazing job opportunity, or even talked down your own success in subtle ways you didn't even realize at the time. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. In today's episode of The C...

Love it or hate it. Linked In is a powerful tool that you can use to develop your career brand. In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share the 7 types of Linked In posts you can create so that you can become recognised as thought leader in your industry. Episode Mentioned In This Podcast: How to Use Linked In to Build Your Personal Brand About Nicola Semple I help people to build th...

Human Design is a powerful tool that helps you develop self awareness. It goes beyond standard psychometric tests to consider energy dynamics and decision making processes. In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share how understanding your human design is a gamechanger that will help you to Align your career choices with your natural energy patterns Reduce resistance and frustratio...

My observation from hundreds of conversations with clients and potential clients is that too many people rely on their boss to come up with a plan for their career progression. Your boss will play an important role in how your career develops but you can’t rely on them to make it happen for them. In today's episode, I share how you can become the Master or Mistress of Your Own Destiny and tak...

Hopefully you are returning after the summer holiday period with a spring in your step, ready for the challenge ahead. The period of September to December can feel like a bit of a pressure cooker as people refocus their efforts to ensure they meet their objectives by the end of the calendar year. Today in The Career Confidence Podcast, I share how you can set boundaries at work so that you don’t b...

Welcome to our Second Chance Summer Sessions, during the month of August, I share with you some of the most popular episodes of the podcast. This gives you the chance to catch up on content that you might have previously missed and also lets me take a break from recording while I head off on my summer holidays.  Today’s episode how you can stop seeking external validation and own your own val...

Welcome to our Second Chance Summer Sessions, during the month of August, I share with you some of the most popular episodes of the podcast. This gives you the chance to catch up on content that you might have previously missed and also lets me take a break from recording while I head off on my summer holidays. Today’s episode is all about failure. Or more importantly how to get comfortable with f...

From time to time we all get that niggle and wonder whether it’s time to move on from our current role. But how do you know when it’s time to take action? In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share the telltale signs that tell you it's time to start your job hunt. About Nicola Semple I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals. You can book a fre...

Have you been considering getting some support to help you achieve your career goals? In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share some insights about: What coaching is What coaching is not Why and when you may want to work with a coach The questions to ask to find the right coach for you About Nicola Semple I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career go...

Do you find yourself overthinking career decisions? Perhaps you spend so much time deliberating what is the right thing to do that you don't actually do anything at all! In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share how you can stop overthinking and finally take control of your career. About Nicola Semple I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals....

So many people would rather stick a knitting needle in their eye rather than face up to conflict at work. But in any professional environment where people with diverse personalities, communication styles, and perspectives come together, conflict is inevitable. No matter what level you are in an organisation you must learn how to manage conflict with dignity and grace.  In this episode of...

Automation and artificial intelligence will undoubtedly impact jobs and the way we work. In fact, Elon Musk has been quoted as saying that ‘AI is going to make paid work redundant’. I'm not entirely convinced by this(!) however in today's episode I share with you the crucial activity you must undertake to futureproof your career in this ever-changing world. About Nicola Semple I help people to bui...

I am absolutely delighted to share that The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential is now available to purchase on Amazon. In today's bonus episode of the podcast, I share with you: Who the book is for What you can expect from the the Career Confidence Toolkit A sneaky peek at the opening chapter You can buy The Career Confidence Toolkit HERE . About Nicol...

Over the last few months I have been working hard on my upcoming book, The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential. We are now only days away from publication! As I have reached the end of the book writing process, I’ve been reflecting on my lessons learned. I'm sharing them today in The Career Confidence Podcast because they are also VERY relevant when it...

Would you feel excited if you were asked to stand up in front of your team tomorrow and present what you are currently working on? Or would you have a sleepless night, dreading what was to come the following day? In today's episode of the The Career Confidnece, I'm talking about presenting with confidence in meetings and formal presentations.  I share: How confidence isn't something you are b...

38% of Brits, or 20 million people, work from home at least some of the time. For many, it has provided the ability to improve productivity and achieve a better work/life balance.  However, one topic that rears it’s head time and time again with my clients is making sure that people that are out of sight are not out of mind. They are concerned about the impact working from home will have on t...

Hands up who likes to fail at things? I know I can’t see you, but I’d like to wager there’s not many of you with your hands up. I used to hate to fail. To be honest, I’m still not overly keen on it but I’m a lot better at it than I used to be. Today I want to share with you how you can keep your fear of failure under control so that it doesn’t hold you back and stop you from making the most of opp...

In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking about how to build your career support network. In this episode I share: How your career support network is different to but just as important as your professional network. Who you need in your career support network and why they are a vital part of your career success. What you can do to get the support you need in place (and how to th...