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Woman of a Certain Age – I have never been more uncertain in my life!
I have noticed over the last 12 months or so that I have joined a new club. Its called the "women of a certain age" club. I dont know how I joined it, have no idea what the criteria was to join and to be honest I have no idea what age "a certain age" is !! The irony...
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Building Confidence- Everyone has a role to play
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...
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Joke telling – lessons for confident communicators
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...
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International Women’s Day – Finding Your Role Model
100 years from when (some) women in the UK got the vote, and in the week of International Womens Day it seems only appropriate to think about the importance of role models. A role model is someone who inspires you and exhibits the behaviours, values and abilities you...
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A Valentines Week Challenge – Share the love
This week its Valentines day, the shops are full of things to overspend on, newspapers full of offers for "the one you love" and the price of flowers will go up! Sorry to be a cynic but is that really what Love is all about? I was going to write a blog about loving...
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Finding confidence to speak in public
When it comes to finding confidence, speaking in public seems to be an area that people ask me about a lot! As a trainer you would think this is something I am comfortable doing. But working with groups of participants in a training room and speaking to large...
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Learn from mistakes – 5 steps to a brighter future
As the year end draws in it is often a time for reflection. I like to take time thinking about what has worked and not during the year. It is also important to learn from mistakes so that the next year is better and brighter. We all make mistakes Its good to know that...
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How are you?
How are you ? How are you today? How are you this moment - right now? When we have a busy day, rushing around, balancing priorities, we rarely take the time to stop and think how we are. We get home at the end of the day and when we are asked "how was your day?" we...
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Wobbly Confidence and what you can do about it
If you are a certain age you will remember the advert “Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down”. Weebles are still around today, the egg shaped toys with the wide bases which means that no matter how much they were pushed they may move around but they will always...
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The Confidence to Help Others
At a women’s networking event a few months ago we were having a round table discussion about what prevents women from getting to the highest levels within organisations? A young woman spoke up and said that she felt the other women in her department saw her as...
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Is it ok to put myself first?
Today I am going to put myself first! The moment I say that it sounds selfish in my head. What about everyone else who "needs" me, how can I ignore them? What normally happens is that whilst I may start my day with the intention of doing what matters to me, but within...
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Who am I ? Finding your Authentic Self
Someone once gave me a mirror which said - who are you going to be today? I loved it because of who gave it to me, but at the same time I was confused. I am Alison surely? What does this mean?? On reflection (no pun intended!) I realized even that wasn't true. I was...
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