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My Top 10 Favourite Books to Build your Self-Confidence at Work and in Life

My Top 10 Favourite Books to Build your Self-Confidence at Work and in Life

The single most beneficial thing you can do to show up as your best self in this lifetime is to develop self-confidence. I’ve carefully curated my top 10 favourite books to help you discover the best, most confident version of you. happy reading!

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How To Understand And Manage Your Emotions | Podcast Episode

How To Understand And Manage Your Emotions | Podcast Episode

When you’re feeling overwhelmed or the effects of performance anxiety nothing feels more soothing than having a simple and supportive emotional toolkit of mindfulness practices to choose from.

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Overcoming Job Interview Anxiety | Podcast Episode

Overcoming Job Interview Anxiety | Podcast Episode

Does the thought of speaking about yourself make your heart race and palms sweat? In this podcast episode, I speak to Emilie Aries, founder of BossedUp about how to develop public-speaking self-confidence. We talk about the power of visualization and why it’s so hard, the tendency to become self-focused when we are nervous, breathing techniques, and so much more.

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Actionable Steps to Prepare You for Your Next Job Interview

Actionable Steps to Prepare You for Your Next Job Interview

Dozens of studies, including my own, have shown that anxious candidates fare worse in the job interview process. There are many reasons why job candidates tend to receive lower performance scores. But for now we will focus on one factor that seems to improve your rating of interview performance when you’re nervous: PREPARATION.

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How to Feel Less Anxiety Before Presentations: Harvard Research Study

How to Feel Less Anxiety Before Presentations: Harvard Research Study

Research is beginning to show that we might have it all wrong - that if we want to help individuals who experience speech or performance anxiety, we shouldn’t be telling them to calm down.

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Strategies to Help You Conquer Your Public Speaking Anxiety

Strategies to Help You Conquer Your Public Speaking Anxiety

Fear is a normal part of life, but it becomes problematic when your fear turns into avoidance and begins to run your life. For those with public-speaking anxiety, we look for any excuse to avoid speaking in front of others. 

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