The Confidence Course September 2026

Category: Confidence & Self-Worth

defining-self-by-flaws

‘There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.’ Leonard Cohen I work with a young woman who’s been finding life tough lately. She’s clever, funny and...

happier work total balance

There’s nothing quite as disheartening as dragging yourself out of bed on a Monday morning to head into a workplace that makes you miserable. One of the most difficult things...

nothing afraid total balance

‘We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.’ Plato Fear is a strange...

failing total balance

‘I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.’ Thomas A. Edison Last Monday night, Elsa (our eldest daughter) and I went to an event at The...

improve relationships total balance

Yesterday I heard a friend speak about a recent scare she had with her partner. Out of the blue he had a panic attack that left him barely able to...

kind to yourself total balance

In one of the opening chapters of Russ Harris’ new book The Reality Slap he asks the following questions ‘Who is the one human being in your life who can...

Building-resilience total balance

Some of us are born resilient. I have a client who is lucky enough to be one of those people. She had an experience at work recently that reminded me...

decision making total balance

My husband would laugh if he knew I was writing this post. He thinks I’m not the greatest decision maker in the world. He’d probably ask me how I could...

emotional intelligence total balance

One of the best speakers at the recent Positive Pscyhology conference was Martyn Newman. He is a charismatic man to begin with and his use of interesting content, relevant anecdotes...