by Alison Burgess | Aug 19, 2019 | Assertiveness, Confidence, Self Belief |
When it comes to talking about confident communication my favorite behavioural model is one which talks about balancing two things. Consideration for the wants and needs of others and the Courage to express your own wants and needs. Courage seems to be a very apt word...
by Alison Burgess | Jul 22, 2019 | Confidence, Personal Growth, Self Belief, Self Esteem |
Over the last 3 months I have been on a stand up comedy course every Monday evening at the Midlands Arts Centre. Why on earth I hear you ask? Because the idea of doing a stand up routine in front of a group of people terrified me. To be “Limitless” I know...
by Alison Burgess | Jun 24, 2019 | Confidence, Personal Growth, Self Belief |
In my last blog I explored the idea that at different times in our lives, our levels of confidence can vary. Creating confidence is all about harnessing the best parts of you, so that no matter what age you are you are able to convey a confident and limitless...
by Alison Burgess | Jun 17, 2019 | Confidence, Self Belief, Value Yourself |
People will often ask me about confidence and age. Does confidence develop with time, is there a point that our confidence starts to decline? Confidence may vary with age but growth certainly isn’t a straight line. There are some well publicised and quite worrying...
by Alison Burgess | May 8, 2018 | Confidence, Self Belief, Value Yourself |
Watching the new last night I was shocked that in the space of 5 minutes, two separate news stories highlighted to me how important it is to value others, building confidence in those around us. In a story about mistakes being made in breast screening, a woman in her...
by Alison Burgess | Mar 26, 2018 | Assertiveness, Confidence, Self Belief |
I was driving to work today, pining for the comedy course I have just completed. It was fun, the group were amazing and it was great to have a reason to laugh on a daily basis. But what I realised this morning was how much I had learned from writing jokes that could...
