Are you missing speaking opportunities? Success means public speaking, and public speaking amplifies your success. If you are an executive, business owner or technical specialist, you will be required to step up into the world of public speaking as you achieve more. This can be board presentations, technical conferences, industry events, award ceremonies […]
Which of the two men pictured is more likely to be an alcoholic? Is it the scruffy man in dirty clothes staggering along the street late at night? That’s certainly a stereotype. However, a recent NHS report shows that adults in the highest 20% income bracket are more than twice as likely to drink heavily
How was 2017 for you? Take a moment to think about your year. Were there a lot of changes or were things steady? If you set goals at the beginning of the year, how did you measure up? Write down three significant moments or events. Now ask yourself how you feel about your year. Do
When you start your own business, you know there will be challenges along the way. You can anticipate some with thorough planning and analysis. Others can take you by surprise. Imposter Syndrome is one such challenge that takes many people by surprise. It is the secret feeling of being a fraud and the fear of
Imposter Syndrome: where high-achieving individuals are marked by an inability to internalise their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a “fraud.” Imposter Syndrome was first identified in the late 1970’s as an experience that affects over 70% of highly successful people at some point in their lives. It’s characterised by feeling like
Do you want things to be flawless? Or maybe a better question is; how much do you need things to be flawless? Perfectionists often say that they just have high standards, and they want things to go well. It sounds very reasonable, after all, who doesn’t want to do well? However the difference between high
Imposter Syndrome – secretly feeling like a fraud and fearing being found out – affects 70% of high-achieving professionals at some point in their careers. Some experience it as a constant anxiety and a major stress in the working lives, other suffer only occasionally when certain conditions arise. Who does it affect? This applies to
People are the key to your business success, and none more so than your executive team. When your team is working at their greatest potential, it feels like there’s nothing you can’t achieve. As their leader, you look for areas to improve and try to spot issues before they become a big problem. But there
We put off doing things until the last minute for many different reasons. You might get frustrated with yourself for procrastinating, but ultimately there’s a payoff for doing so. You wouldn’t do it otherwise. In the case of Imposter Syndrome – the secret feeling of being a fraud and the fear of being
