Anna and Brian
You have a voice in your head that says horrible stuff sometimes, right? Same. BUT, I've gone from the voice in my head being a...
- Jul 26
- 2 min
My Top 3 - Ways of Handling Self Doubt
Self doubt used to spin me and shut me down. And it still does, sometimes. But mostly I can crack on despite the self doubt. Here are my...
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- Jun 29
- 1 min
Making It Without Faking It
Spent a lot of your career trying to be more like this guy? Because this is what confidence looks like right?! Actually, thankfully,...
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- Apr 3
- 1 min
(Actually useful) algebra
Always thought X + X = Y the f*ck are we learning this? Read on.... Here's something I have learned from coaching, at this point, 100's...
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- Mar 31
- 3 min
Acting v. Being Yourself
A few year ago I was in a play cast as an old lady. I think the actual old lady who was meant to play the part had died, so enter stage...
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- Mar 17
- 2 min
Remember when we thought being a perfectionist was a good thing?
The living room was in darkness. I sat hunched over in the glow from the screen frantically tapping. The next morning I was being...
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- Mar 17
- 2 min
When your brain tells you to stay quiet
I find it's usually better to stay quiet in those meetings. I clutched my notepad a bit tighter and continued walking down the narrow...
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- Mar 15
- 2 min
Struggle public speaking?
This week I was coaching a client who was baffled as to why she was struggling so much with public speaking. I asked her if I could share...
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- Feb 16
- 2 min
You just need to be more confident is bad advice.
I took a climbing course last weekend. I failed. While my whole group was signed off to climb without supervision, the instructor...
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- Feb 10
- 1 min
Being mean to yourself isn't helping
I know you have a mean voice that lives in your head. So do I. Sometimes it is loud. I know it makes you think twice about putting...
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- Feb 1
- 2 min
Speaking up while shaking.
I was sitting on the third row of a packed out conference hall, notepad in hand listening to a speaker whose argument was clearly having...
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- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
My brain is full of shit.
My brain comes up with some very unhelpful thoughts. I would go as far as to say, it's full of shit. A little while ago I recorded...
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- Nov 28, 2021
- 1 min
No confidence? Try courage instead.
You want to feel confident and act like you know what you’re doing at all times right? Yep, me too. You’re also ambitious and go after...
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- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Your brain and the unknown
Even when there is no tiger in the corner of the conference room, your brain will either try to get you to avoid the unknown by...
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- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Anna, (DO NOT) be quiet.
When I was a kid I was too LOUD. The clothes I picked were LOUD. My voice was too LOUD. I was OUTSPOKEN. I was left under no illusion;...
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- Sep 28, 2021
- 3 min
Mrs Battams was right. 'Nice' is a rubbish word.
I often tell you to be nice to yourself. I may have been doing you a disservice. When I say be nice to yourself, I mean speak to yourself...
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- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
When personality tests go bad....
On my very first day as trainee solicitor I had a new grey suit. After throwing tea all over my Dad's bald head (due to my new shoes and...
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- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
What to do when your work-life looks good, but feels bad.
My client's are successful women. They have done well, been promoted and get good feedback. From the outside it all looks good, but,...
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- Feb 5, 2021
- 1 min
10 things I love about you.
I appropriated the title of a 90's chick flick to ask you this; what 10 things do you love about you? Bet you don't spend much time...
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- Jul 10, 2019
- 1 min
"I have your dream on hold, would you like to take the call?"
Hi, it's me again. The dream you’ve been ignoring for so long. I know you haven’t told anyone about us and that you’ve been ignoring my...
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