While you may think of confidence as being a state of mind, it’s useful to also consider how it is emanated and communicated by the body.
If you took a moment in observation, you would notice that confidence is communicated by physicality.
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Quietening the mind is an access point to confidence.
When you feel the absence of anxiousness, fogginess and separateness and the presence of calmness, clarity and connection you will feel more confident.
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Stretching yourself is how you grow.
It’s by nudging the edges of your comfort zone that you experience something new.
Over time, expanding yourself in this way provides an accumulation of evidence that you can do, say or be more than you otherwise thought possible.
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Decision making is critical to creating the life you want.
Making informed choices is all about YOU taking responsibility for your life.
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Being true to yourself is important - and it takes effort. One of the ways to nudge toward it is to spend more time thinking about, and doing, what you want.
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Thinking for yourself is a skill that requires cultivation and practise.
That’s because it’s likely you’ve never been taught how to do it. However, the mental exertion is worth the effort.
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To speak up, create ease to share more of yourself and to get more of what you want and need, confidence is key.
Knowing you can rely on yourself means feeling more certain and with that, you become more stimulated to take action. This is the first blog is a series of 12 Access Points to Confidence.
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As 2023 draws to a close, this final blog post for the year is a reflective look back at the key messages shared in the various posts distributed and shared with you.
I've pulled out ten key messages and summarised them.
Read on for more.
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Women's voices have been muffled for centuries.
Consider the nymph Echo who, in Greek mythology, had her voice manipulated as punishment for talking too much. All she could do was repeat the last few words spoken by somebody else.
And consider also....the story of Eliza Turner
In an online session last week I noticed the presenter speaking very quickly - fast enough that within the first 5 minutes, someone was asking for clarification as they had already become lost in the content.
You can probably relate.
Listening to someone speak quickly requires a great deal more focus and concentration than listening to someone speak at a more moderate pace.
Conversation domination is a common way your voice, and self expression, are silenced.
When someone talks on and on without stopping for breath, or to acknowledge you might have something to say, it's like they're over-stuffing a suitcase.
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Dealing with Unhelpful Inner Narratives
We all know critical self talk drags you down and holds you back.
It gets in the way of performing at your best, trying new things and is a major contributor to self-silencing - the withdrawal that happens when you’re unsure, uncertain, fearful and doubtful.
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Stepping into Your Power
Knowing you have choice is one of the most powerful thoughts you can have.
The moment you believe everything you're experiencing is the result of a choice you've made, is the moment you take radical responsibility for your life. You stop being a victim of the circumstances, environment and people around you, and start creating the experiences you want.
Embracing Enough-ness
Last weekend, along with thousands of others, I took myself to see the Barbie movie.
I'd received many recommendations to go - and it didn't disappoint. There were many truths, eye rolling moments and humorous cultural reflections.
Being yourself is the difference
A few years ago I was invited to speak at a global conference in Milan. At the time, it was a dream come true. The conference represented everything I was interested in and the opportunity to be part of the program had me super-excited.
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How to shift from constriction to expansion
Whenever I've felt a desire to say something but have held back, I've noticed it's been accompanied by a physical sensation of constriction in my body.
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You can't change what you can't see
I was speaking with a client recently who was sharing feelings of frustration connected to her personal journey of change.
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The pathway to authenticity
I recently saw the movie Finding the Voice, a documentary about legendary Australian singer John Farnham.
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Liberate yourself from old beliefs
One of the most embarrassing moments I remember as a teenager was walking up the street with my mother and her noticing a young couple kissing on the other side of the road.
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Holding space and staying in your power
I recently joined a new yoga studio. It's a beautiful space with high ceilings, majestic wooden doors and graceful teachers who are all well versed in the philosophy of yoga.
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