We use this phrase all the time. It might mean ‘I’m sorry I have to tell you that…’ or ‘I’m scared that will happen’. Sometimes we’re afraid of real dangers or disappointments, and sometimes we’re not. Anxiety is the clinical…

“I wish I was confident!” I recently did a Facebook bootcamp about online visibility for my business. There were nearly 11,000 people participating – almost all women – from all over the world. They all run their own businesses from…

One of my first clients came to me with a self-confidence problem. She had a good job with plenty of prospects, but she didn’t dare speak up in meetings and she felt that was holding her back. Our early sessions…

A friend recently shared a video with me of Brene Brown talking about this subject.  I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Brene Brown, but on this topic I think she was spot on. A lot of my…

The other day I asked a friend if she wanted to come to an event with me. She replied ‘No, thank you’. That was it. No excuse, no prevarications, no ‘I’ll seeif I’m available’. Just a simple, unequivocal refusal. I…

Why is it that people are so quick to criticise? You see it most on social media, of course, where the disinhibition effect allows people to be a lot more… shall we say, unfiltered than they often are in real…

Not all people who suffer a loss or bereavement need counselling, but those who do usually say this at some point in the process; usually very early on. In fact it’s the feeling that they should be ‘over it’ by…

You may have noticed that people like to complain and criticise when they’re online. I mean, they like to complain and criticise in real life too, but they do it more, and more viciously, online. And it isn’t just complaining,…