Self Confidence for Women

I want to share this John O’Donoghue poem with you. For all those stepping into new places… For a New Beginning In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never think to wander, This beginning has been quietly forming, Waiting until you were ready to emerge.

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the most commonly mentioned challenge is that of self confidence. Most of the women directly mentioned wanting more self confidence. Four spoke of finding it hard to sell themselves. Three women spoke of a new role which was scary. Two more spoke of the challenge of being themselves at work, without compromise.

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It isn’t always the big steps that get us where we want to go, it is the consistent daily action, a succession of baby steps that build amazing outcomes. Daily action builds habits.

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I spent three and a half months in South America in 2003. I travelled south from Rio to the tip of Argentina at Ushuaia, then back up the other side through Bolivia and Peru to Quito in Ecuador. One of the best quarter years of my life. We saw glaciers, icebergs, rainforest, beach, waterfalls, fjords, [...]

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Last Easter I made a big leap. Physically. Off a (small) cliff and into a deep blue river by a waterfall. In hot hot Cuban sunshine. Well, maybe it was just a ledge. But I am scared of heights, so it was a big deal. A big leap, in fact.

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I have met people who do not admit they are fearful. Yet something is holding them back from the life they truly want.

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Those of you reading this in the UK know that we have had more rain this summer than the last 150 years. Or is it since records began? A long time anyway! Friends have talked of frustration or even anger at the ‘bad’ weather. They haven’t been able to plan outdoor activities and go for [...]

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I am someone who plans. I like to know what my social arrangements are for the next week or three. I like to book up to see plays at the theatre months in advance. I like to have lunch plans, brunch plans, going to see friends plans. I even like to plan when I am [...]

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