We Develop and Grow When It Feels Safe To Fail
Confidence grows when we feel safe to fail and make mistakes. Sports people typically attribute confidence to believing they can beat anyone. So I was…
Tag: Confidence
2023 | Is It Safe To Fail?
This month we’ve been exploring how confidence grows when we are able to build life on foundations of authentic safety and trust. Where it’s OK…
Can We Grow Without Grimacing At Our Past Self?
“If you’re not grimacing every time you look at old work, then you aren’t growing.” I was haunted by this tweet from 2021. It suggests…
Is Survivorship Bias Making You Feel Bad About Yourself?
Survivorship bias occurs when we only focus on successful outcomes and ignore those things that didn’t make it “to the other side”. It can lead…
Finding Belonging Through Our Ordinary Weirdness
“Blessed are the weird people: poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters, and troubadours, for they teach us to see the world through different eyes.” – Jacob…
Fear of Success – Why Desired Change Can Be Hard To Implement
Perfectionism and a fear of failure can hold us back from doing what matters to us. But what about fear of success? In this episode…
Do You Find It Unsettling To Feel “Seen” By Others?
I don’t know about you, but I find it strangely unsettling when I feel seen by the world around me. Have you ever had one…
2022 | You Can’t Bottle Confidence
What does the word ‘confidence’ bring to mind for you? Maybe it’s something you wish you had more of. Perhaps a certain person or type…
Confidence Grows Slowly (With Kendra Patterson)
What does the word ‘confidence’ bring to mind for you? Maybe it’s something you wish you had more of. Perhaps a certain person or type…
You Don’t Owe Anyone… (With Caroline Garnet-McGraw)
In 2015 Caroline Garnet McGraw’s wrote an article for the Huffington Post. It was called “You Don’t Owe Anyone an Interaction”. It soon went viral.…