"There is nothing to fear but fear itself" - FD Roosevelt This is the fifth post in the series about building our confidence. The good news we learned in Steps 1-4 is that our degree of confidence is neither predestined, nor permanent. It's a skill rooted in a set of behaviours we can learn, and … Continue reading Facing our fears

This is the fourth post in the series about building my confidence. The good news is that our degree of confidence is neither predestined, nor permanent. It's a skill rooted in a set of behaviours we can learn, and there are practical steps we can take to build habits which help us become progressively more … Continue reading Knowing our own strengths

This is the third post in the series about building my confidence. We’ve learnt that our degree of confidence is neither predestined, nor permanent. It’s a skill rooted in a set of behaviours which we can learn, and there are practical steps we can take to build habits which help us become progressively more confident. … Continue reading Being more assertive: speaking up in meetings

This is the second post in the series about building my confidence. We learned in the last post the good news that our degree of confidence is neither predestined, nor permanent. It’s a skill rooted in a set of ideas and behaviours which we can learn and apply. There are practical steps we can take … Continue reading Improving my public speaking

This is the first post in a series about how we can build our confidence: It can be a real eye-opener when we realise just how much success and happiness is based not on people’s talent or knowledge, but on the strange lightness of spirit we call confidence. We often lack confidence because deep down … Continue reading How confidence works