Confident At Work

In this episode, Anna shares a simple but powerful skill for confidence: how to stop letting the voice in your head lead you at work.

Using a real story from before delivering a keynote to 200 people, Anna explains how self-doubt and overthinking show up — and how to respond without letting them take over.

You’ll learn:
​How to stop believing every anxious thought
​A smarter way to respond to your inner critic
​How to build confidence at work without pretending you feel confident all the time
​Practical examples of handling self-doubt in meetings, second-guessing emails and high-pressure situations

If you struggle with overthinking, imposter syndrome or confidence at work, this episode will help you lead yourself with more calm, authority and self-trust.

Key message: Confidence at work is not just about the absence of anxious thoughts.
Real workplace confidence comes from learning how to respond to self-doubt without letting it control your actions, communication, or decisions.

Want to be more Confident At Work?
​Start here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠take our free: Confidence Assessment ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
​Get private support to feel confident at work - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠book a call to explore private coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  
​Explore and join the Confident At Work Programme - https://www.yesyoucoaching.com/confident-at-work-programme

Cover art by Jacob McFadden
Theme song by Melissa Carter @ Making Audio Magic

In this episode, we explore the psychological cost of treating yourself like a “personal brand.”
The language of self-branding has become so normal that many people dont question it. But what happens when your work life starts feeling less like living — and more like managing perceptions?
This episode looks at:
why “personal branding” can quietly increase anxiety and self-consciousness
the exhausting habit of self-monitoring
how overthinking your image pulls you out of real conversations
why confidence often gets worse when you try too hard to manage how you’re perceived
an alternative built on presence, consistency, and genuine human connection
Rather than turning yourself into a polished identity project, this conversation argues for something simpler: being an actual person in real moments, without constantly watching yourself from the outside.
If you’ve ever felt trapped in overthinking, image management, authenticity culture, or the pressure to “build your brand,” this episode is for you.

Want to be more Confident At Work?
Start here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠take our free: Confidence Assessment ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Get private support to feel confident at work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠book a call to explore private coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  
Explore and join the Confident At Work Programme: https://www.yesyoucoaching.com/confident-at-work-programme

Cover art by Jacob McFadden
Theme song by Melissa Carter @ Making Audio Magic

If you know you’re capable but still struggle with self-doubt, overthinking, or second-guessing yourself, this episode explains why that happens - and what actually changes it.
In this episode, we explore why confidence doesn’t automatically come from logic, insight, or positive thinking alone — and why self-trust develops through emotional experience, not just thinking differently.
We discuss:
why you can know something logically but still not feel it in the moment
the difference between intellectual understanding and emotional knowing
why reassurance and overthinking rarely resolve self-doubt
how anxiety, fear, and uncertainty become learned nervous system responses
what actually helps build lasting confidence and self-trust
We also explore how this shows up in real life — like struggling to accept feedback, staying quiet in meetings despite knowing you belong there, or struggling to make decisions without reassurance.
Topics include self-doubt, confidence, anxiety, overthinking, nervous system regulation, emotional learning, reassurance seeking, fear responses, and the psychology of self-trust.

Want to be more Confident At Work?
Start here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠take our free: Confidence Assessment ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Get private support to feel confident at work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠book a call to explore private coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  
Explore and join the Confident At Work Programme: https://www.yesyoucoaching.com/confident-at-work-programme

Cover art by Jacob McFadden
Theme song by Melissa Carter @ Making Audio Magic

In this episode of Confident at Work, Anna challenges the idea that low confidence is simply part of your personality — and explores why believing that might be keeping you stuck.
If you’ve ever thought “this is just who I am” when it comes to self-doubt, overthinking, or anxiety at work, this episode invites you to question that assumption.
Anna explains how these patterns are shaped by our beliefs, how your brain looks for evidence to reinforce them, and why even small moments of confidence suggest something important: this might not be who you are at all.
If that’s true, it could change everything — from how you feel at work to what you believe is possible.

Want to be more Confident At Work?
Start here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠take our free: Confidence Assessment ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Get private support to feel confident at work - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠book a call to explore private coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  
Explore and join the Confident At Work Programme - https://www.yesyoucoaching.com/confident-at-work-programme

Cover art by Jacob McFadden
Theme song by Melissa Carter @ Making Audio Magic

Struggling with communication at work - hesitating in certain meetings, overthinking, or losing clarity under pressure?
This episode explores why most communication skills at work issues aren’t actually skill problems, but confidence issues showing up in real time.
If you can communicate clearly when you’re calm, your communication skills are not the problem.The challenge is what happens in the moment before you speak.
In this episode we break down:
Why communication tips try and solve the wrong problem and often don’t work under pressure
How overthinking affects communication at work
The confidence drop that changes how you speak in real time
What to focus on instead of “better communication skills”
If you're fine in some settings, and find yourself struggling to communicate in others - especially when pressure is high or you feel on the spot - this episode is for you.

Want to be more Confident At Work?
Start here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠take our free: Confidence Assessment ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Get private support to feel confident at work - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠book a call to explore private coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  
Explore and join the Confident At Work Programme

Cover art by Jacob McFadden
Theme song by Melissa Carter @ Making Audio Magic