5 Ways To Stand Out In A Male Dominated Workplace
Is there never a queue for the women’s toilets in your workplace? Do you struggle to get your voice heard, often being interrupted or ignored? Perhaps you miss having a…
How To Overcome Perfectionism And Start Accepting Yourself
Are you someone who works really hard to ensure every detail on a project is 'right'? Do you hate making a mistake and see it as a failure? Maybe you…
The 10 Top Tips To Building Your Resilience
When I talk about resilience, people's reaction is often to think about the British stiff upper lip and 'pushing on through'. But that's not what resilience really is. To be…
Women Undervalue Their Abilities By 20%
When I present to organisations and companies about confidence I often question the attendees as to how confident they are in their abilities at work. I ask them to score…
4 Secrets To Taking Criticism Confidently
What's your childhood experience of taking criticism? Think back, do any of these sound like situations you were criticised in? Shouted at for breaking something or making a mess Laughed at…
What’s Your Communication Style? – Aggressive Anna, Doormat Dawn or Manipulative Mary?
When a client says "I need help with being more assertive" I'm always interested to find out about their current communication style. Because what I've found is that we generally fall…
3 Ways Women Sabotage Themselves At Work
Before I talk about the ways in which women sabotage themselves at work. I want to make it clear that there are multiple reasons why women are held back in…
4 Secrets To Having All The Self-Belief You’ll Ever Need
It may be controversial to say this, but I really believe, that right now you have all the self-belief you'll ever need. Self-belief is described as having confidence in your…
4 Secrets To Conquering A Fear Of Failure
I work with both career women and entrepreneurs and almost all of them tell me they have a fear of failure. The source of the fear does vary such as…
Is ‘Nice’ Girl Conditioning Holding You Back?
What do I mean by 'nice' girl conditioning? Well, it's the conditioning we get as children from our parental upbringing, schooling and societies stereotypes. Do you remember when you were small…