Seedling Ep. 53 - How to get more comfortable with public speaking
If your palms got sweaty just reading the title of this podcast episode, it’s one for you! In this episode I share more about my own public speaking journey and share some techniques I use before, during and after speaking to help me feel more confident. So if you want to start putting yourself out there more, whether it’s being interviewed on podcasts, hosting your own workshops or speaking at…
Seedling Ep. 52 - How to feel more confident sharing your creative work
How do you feel about sharing your creative work? I know for a lot of us, it can feel… sticky. In today’s podcast I’m talking about why it’s so difficult, the benefits that come when we do share our work and a few tips to help you feel more confident when sharing your work. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links and further reading Episode 51 - creativity…
Seedling Ep. 51 - Creativity as a tool for confidence
The new season of the podcast is here! And I’m kicking it off on my Birthday hehe! I’m so excited for this season, to get us started I’ve shared a quick update on all things here at Blue Jay of Happiness including the direction I’m moving in with work. I also go into the power of creativity for confidence and share some prompts for you to try. Listen wherever you…
Seedling Ep 47. What it takes to build confidence
I’m really excited to share this episode with you, I got pretty fired up recording it… I’m sharing what I think are some key elements to building confidence, from acceptance to perspective. I discuss each one and explain why such magic happens when we combine our confidence with purpose. I also share details of my new e-book, Growth Spurt: vegetative & budding, which is all about building confidence and identifying…
Seedling Ep 42. Why are we so scared of taking risks?
Today’s episode of Seedling is all abut taking psychological risks - doing something for the first time, dong something your self-doubt tells you you can’t… those types of risks. I discuss why it’s so hard for us to take risks, how we can get better at taking risks and some journaling prompts to help you decide when to push through fear, and when not to. Listen wherever you get your…
Seedling Ep 41. Questioning societal expectations
Season four of the podcast is back! It feels really good to be back behind the microphone and chatting to you all. In today’s episode I’m catching you up on what’s been going on since the last episode, talking about what season four will be all about and discussing societal expectations and why we need to question them! I won’t lie, this episode is a bit of a rallying cry…
How to feel confident doing something new
When it comes to building confidence, a key ingredient is to gather evidence that you can do something and the only way to gather that evidence is to… do it. When we’ve done something a few times, we find it easier to feel confident. We can look back at the times we’ve done it before, we can delve into our evidence banks and remind ourselves how capable we are. But…
Seedling Ep 38. The power of self-expression
Self-expression is a topic I’ve mentioned in passing in the odd article, but I wanted to collate all my thoughts in one place - so that’s what I’m doing here. In this episode I talk about why self-expression is so important, how it breeds confidence and share some tips and activities to help if this is an area you struggle with. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: Links…
Navigating growing pain
As you may have noticed after reading last week’s blog on the impact of self-belief on my life, I’ve been feeling reflective recently. Maybe lockdown is encouraging more navel-gazing than usual, who knows, but it’s been interesting. For this week’s blog I wanted to talk about the fact that growth can be painful. It’s amazing of course, to develop, learn and grow as a person, but it can be uncomfortable.…
How self-belief has shaped my life
There’s a reason I go on about self-worth, self-belief and confidence so much. I’ve seen the impact developing these areas has had on my life. For context, and for those of you who may not know my story, any self-belief I had as a kid got knocked out of me in my early teens. As a young kid I was always pretty shy and quiet, but I did have self-belief.…