So you have an ambition. You really want to achieve it. You know you’d be great at it. All you need is … for someone to just find you, realise how good you are, pluck you from obscurity and helicopter you right into the middle of your dream, where you work happily ever … all you need to do is keep plugging away and someone … Continue reading Avoiding Disney Princess syndrome at work
If you still need convincing that confidence is super important, here is a little story. Imagine you need to buy a new wurtscriggle. A quick search reveals two companies that sell this product. You check out each of their websites in turn. The first homepage reads: The second homepage reads: The first company sounds unenthused; it doesn’t sound like they think they’re unique or worthwhile, … Continue reading The Confidence Manifesto [BONUS]
Background: confidence is an invisible skill, but a large part of success in any domain. I haven’t always been particularly confident myself and didn’t quite realise how important it was until I saw its fruits in my own life. Learning to be confident is one of the most useful things I have done since leaving university and one of the best things that has happened … Continue reading The Confidence Manifesto [Part 3]
Background: confidence is an invisible skill, but a large part of success in any domain. I haven’t always been particularly confident myself and didn’t quite realise how important it was until I saw its fruits in my own life. Learning to be confident is one of the most useful things I have done since leaving university and one of the best things that has happened … Continue reading The Confidence Manifesto [Part 2]
Today I want to talk about confidence! Confidence is a large part of success in any domain, and success in the right domain is part of fulfilling every person’s potential – so it’s important. It’s not something careers advisors say much about, but it’s crucial for a successful career; it’s not something employers ask for, […]
This post has been a long time coming and I have been hinting at it for a while. Last month, I left my very decent job to become a Philosophy student. To some people, perhaps this will seem crazy. Quitting a job with good prospects, a salary, the opportunity to travel, throwing away the social capital of liking and trust I’d made efforts to build, … Continue reading [Life updates from me]
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