Articles under ‘Confidence’

When I first became a professional IT consultant many years ago, I had no idea that I was on a collision course with sales. I obviously didn’t think it through as, back in those days, I would rather have had my fingernails removed with pliers than get involved in sales!
Yet I was ambitious and wanted [...]

There is a little experiment I would like you to try. Stand up with both arms by your side. Now try and lift up your right arm but at the same time try and resist. You should be able to feel the force of your arm trying to lift up and yet, at the same [...]

Imagine you are on a walking holiday and want to take in the spectacular views. You are walking along a path surrounded by beautiful trees. The sun is shining down on you, you hear birds chirping and you feel a warm cooling breeze brush your across face. After a short while you reach a fork [...]

When I first got into business networking I felt very awkward and did not say much until someone came and spoke to me. I realised that this would limit the number of people I would meet so I decided that I would learn how to feel more confident about networking. I asked a few [...]