017 Client Stories Part One - Confidence in the Workplace

Today’s episode is a celebratory one. As well as catching you up on my news, I have a big birthday this week and want to share some of my favourite life lessons as I hit the big 50! I also have a really big announcement about the podcast so make sure you listen to the end.

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We’re celebrating reaching 60 episodes with a round up of useful resources and advice to help inspire confidence and joyful living. Helping us to believe in ourselves and live with intention so that we make the most of the opportunities that life presents us with.

In this episode I share:

• two books that I’ve found really helpful over the last couple of months,
• a podcast I really enjoy and think you’ll find thought provoking too
• and some of my top tips for staying confident, intentional and enjoying life.

Books:

• Know your worth: How to build your self-esteem, grow in confidence and worry less about what people think by Anna Mathur
• Ice Cream for Breakfast: How rediscovering your inner child can make you calmer, happier, and solve your B***S*** adult problems by Laura Jane Williams

Podcast:

• Don’t Ignore the Elephant – Dr Liz O’Riordan

This podcast:

• Episode 42 Let’s Slow Down this Summer – The Importance and Benefits of Slowing Down

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In this episode I’m opening up a conversation around menopause and confidence. It’s a topic that I’ve been speaking about a lot in my personal life and work but we haven’t touched on here. I asked myself why? Why have I not talked about something that has coloured my daily life for the last 18 months and is still causing me daily difficulties?  It’s complicated is the short answer. Unless you’ve had your head in the sand over the last couple of years you will have heard the wider conversation that is finally taking place about menopause. And if finally dawned on me – or rather I had a bit of a light bulb moment when I realised that I don’t need to be an expert in hormones or women’s health to be part of that conversation. I need to bring my expertise as a coach and my lived experience to the table. My lived experience combined with the conversations I’ve been party to and the expertise I have in helping women with their confidence.

In this episode you will learn:

• The difference between perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause
• The physical and mental symptoms
• Ways of tackling both the physical and mental symptoms if you can’t or don’t want to take HRT
• Ways you can boost and support your confidence during this period

Resources mentioned:

• Menopause cafes – www.menopausecafe.net
• Book - The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control –by Professor Trisha Greenhalgh and Dr Liz O’Riordan

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This episode explores the very common experience of having a huge confidence wobble when we start a new role. It’s one of those things that is really common but when it’s happening to us we feel like we’re the only one going through it and if we’re not careful we’re undermining and second guessing ourselves at every step.

In this episode we’ll explore why this happens and what we can do to get us through this new starter stage feeling so it’s as painless as possible and you don’t end up feeling like an imposter. I share ten practical tips for getting through this confidence rollercoaster.

Other episodes you may find useful:

• Episode 5 What would happen if you were kind to yourself? Taming your inner critic.
• Episode 12 How good are you at accepting compliments?
• Episode 39 What’s stopping you? Replacing limiting beliefs with more empowering ones.
• Episode 56 Overcoming imposter syndrome: Strategies and stories

My calendar has spaces for Confidence Jump-starts. If you are struggling at the moment this is your opportunity to access one-to-one coaching and support.  We'll have a really powerful 90 minutes of coaching identifying the mindset shifts and changes that will create the change you so desire. You'll finish the session with your unique action plan and have two weeks of unlimited email support to help keep you accountable and on track before we meet for a 30 minute session to see how far you've got and work out next steps!

So as many women as possible get to experience the power of believing in themselves and taking action towards the life they truly desire I have priced this at just £189.
https://bit.ly/Confidencejumpstart 

This episode, I delve into the topic of introversion, which is often misunderstood. Being an introvert myself, I can relate to the confusion surrounding this trait, and I've noticed that many of my clients also identify as introverts. Unfortunately, society tends to view introversion negatively and often implies that extroversion is the only path to success and happiness. In this episode, I would like to dispel some of these misconceptions and showcase the superpowers that introverts possess.

This episode we'll cover:

• What introversion truly means and doesn't mean
• Ways to support yourself and the introverts in your life
• How to harness your introvert superpowers to your advantage.

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Today’s topic is something that comes up regularly in my work with women and is a very real cause of lack of self-confidence and self-belief – imposter syndrome.

In this episode we explore:

• What imposter syndrome is
• The different ways it manifests and affects us
• Five ways we can deal with it effectively

My lovely client whose story I share booked herself a Confidence Jump-start because of her imposter syndrome. My calendar is open for these mini but powerful coaching packages. We have a 90-minute session where we deep dive into what is going on for you and you finish with your unique action plan to move yourself forward and create the change you want to see in your life. This is followed by two weeks of unlimited email support to help you keep on track and accountable. Then we have a further 30-minute coaching call to reflect on how far you’ve come and to work out your next steps.

Book your Confidence Jump-start here https://mailchi.mp/clarewalshcoaching/jump-start 

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This episode we’re considering whether or not we’re surrounding ourselves with the right people to support us in having the happy and fulfilling life we desire.

In this episode we’ll consider

• Why it matters so much
• What we mean by the right people
• How to deal with the wrong people and
• What we can do to make sure that we surround ourselves with the right people

Womanifest  It’s no boring conference or exhibition – it’s a full-on FESTIVAL! – it’s all about women having fun, learning how to put themselves first, get what they want, surround themselves with other fantastic women and have access to a huge range of learning and expertise that can help them to make changes in their life and feel inspired and empowered.

Taking place on the 15th & 16th July at Lady Heyes Park in Cheshire, it’s about bringing everything a woman needs to live the happy, fulfilling and successful life she deserves into one place for an epic weekend of liberating experiences!

Last year as well as talks there was a fashion show, a silent disco, a gong bath, a pamper tent, lots of female owned businesses selling their products. The list goes on and on. This year an amazing Little Mix tribute band has been booked for for the brand new entertainment area. There’s also going to be a burlesque class, jewellery making workshops, wim hof ice dipping is back, nude body painting, body positive sessions, confidence classes, loads of different types of yoga & meditations, Fit Camp, gong baths and soooo much more! That really is just a little taste to whet your appetite.

I’ll be on the stage in the life lessons tent the morning of Saturday 15th  July and I couldn’t be more honoured or excited to be part of such an amazing event

Get your tickets here:  https://buytickets.at/womanifest?ref=clare-w

Work with me:

Book a Confidence Jump-start – an hour of powerful coaching followed by a week of support to help you start taking action and create the life you desire. https://mailchi.mp/clarewalshcoaching.com/jump-start-hour 

https://clarewalshcoaching.com/work-with-me 

This episode goes live the day after International Women’s Day and as a coach specialising in helping women with their confidence I wanted to focus particularly on women this episode. The theme for this year’s celebration of International Women’s day is embracing equality by, amongst other things, celebrating women forging change, by elevating the visibility of women creatives and by building workplaces where women thrive. 

This episode we’re going to explore some of the issues around how we treat each other, especially in the world of work and look at ways that we can make things better – starting with us. Because the only person any of us can truly change is ourselves! I will share five ways we can embrace equality and break the bias against women.

Articles mentioned:

https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Missions/18471/Race-to-the-top-Women-face-limited-window-of-opportunity-to-reach-leadership-roles

Womanifest It’s no boring conference or exhibition – it’s a full-on FESTIVAL! – it’s all about women having fun, learning how to put themselves first, get what they want, surround themselves with other fantastic women and have access to a huge range of learning and expertise that can help them to make changes in their life and feel inspired and empowered.

Taking place on the 15th & 16th July at Lady Heyes Park in Cheshire, it’s about bringing everything a woman needs to live the happy, fulfilling and successful life she deserves into one place for an epic weekend of liberating experiences!

Last year as well as talks there was a fashion show, a silent disco, a gong bath, a pamper tent, lots of female owned businesses selling their products. The list goes on and on. This year an amazing Little Mix tribute band has been booked for for the brand new entertainment area. There’s also going to be a burlesque class, jewellery making workshops, wim hof ice dipping is back, nude body painting, body positive sessions, confidence classes, loads of different types of yoga & meditations, Fit Camp, gong baths and soooo much more! That really is just a little taste to whet your appetite.

I’ll be on the stage in the life lessons tent the morning of Saturday 15th July and I couldn’t be more honoured or excited to be part of such an amazing event

Get your tickets here: https://buytickets.at/womanifest?ref=clare-w

Work with me:

Book a Confidence Jump-start – an hour of powerful coaching followed by a week of support to help you start taking action and create the life you desire. https://mailchi.mp/clarewalshcoaching.com/jump-start-hour

https://clarewalshcoaching.com/work-with-me

Over the last fifty plus episodes we’ve covered lots of topics to help us lead happier, more confident lives so it surprised me when I realised that we have never talked about today’s topic – self-worth. We’ve covered topics related to it but never looked at it on its own so that’s what we’re going to do today. Why? Because in my work with a counsellor after I finished cancer treatment it became apparent that I had a real issue with my self-worth. Embarrassing to admit as a confidence coach but also unsurprising giving what I’d just lived through. It’s also something that comes up regularly in my one-to-one work with clients.

In this episode we will examine 

• What self-worth is
• How most of us measure it
• How we should actually measure it
• How we spot that our self-worth is low and
• What we can do when our self-worth needs a boost

Episodes mentioned:

• Episode 5 – What would happen if you were kind to yourself? http://bit.ly/3kU9kJ6
  
• Articles mentioned:
  • https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/self-esteem/why-self-worth-matters-and-how-to-improve-it/
  • https://positivepsychology.com/self-worth/

Work with me:

Book a Confidence Jump-start – an hour of powerful coaching followed by a week of support to help you start taking action and create the life you desire. https://mailchi.mp/clarewalshcoaching.com/jump-start-hour

https://clarewalshcoaching.com/work-with-me

This episode we are focusing on the importance of fun to a happy and healthy life. I was recently asked to consider how I could bring more fun into my life and realised that I was slightly stumped by the question. I struggled to identify how and when I allow myself to have fun. And as usual that got me thinking and noticing, and here we are with an episode devoted to the importance of having fun. 

In this episode we are going to explore:

• what fun is;
  
• why it’s so important – what it does for us;
• the three elements essential for fun;
  
• and how we can have more fun.

Previous episode mentioned:

• Episode 47 – The power of play to light you up https://bit.ly/3QvQrrz
• Book - Play: How it shapes the brain, Opens the imagination and invigorates the soul by Stuart Brown https://bit.ly/3GZaBHd
• TED talk: Catherine Price – Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life https://bit.ly/3XsIJRl 

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