You know that nagging voice that keeps telling you you’re not good enough, you’ll never make a go of it and are generally a bit useless. Well, we all have it. The good news is that you can not only learn how to manage it, but also use it as a source of wisdom. I… [Read more]
Why you should be as kind to yourself as you are to others (and how to do it)
Imagine a friend who’s having a hard time at work. His boss is always on his case, he can’t seem to do anything right and he’s thoroughly fed up. Or, if she runs her own business, she may be worried that she doesn’t have enough customers, or is working too hard and neglecting her family. … [Read more]
How to bounce back when things go wrong
Improving your resilience A key aspect of confidence is resilience, the ability to bounce back quickly when things go wrong. The American Psychological Society defines it as ‘the process of adapting well in the face of stress, trauma etc.’ But when we’re stressed, or have suffered a major setback, it can be difficult to know… [Read more]
Why you should ask for help more often
Last time I wrote about asking for what you want, and it occurred to me that sometimes we are also reluctant to ask for what we need: help. A couple of years ago I was having a rough time, nothing was going right, and I had a good old moan to Eleanor, my coach. She… [Read more]
How To Ask For What You Want
Asking for what we want is something many of us struggle with. If we run our own businesses, we may be reluctant to ask for a sale; hesitating at the vital moment after all the good work has been done. If we work in a large company, we may back away from asking for a… [Read more]