An | Focused + On Fire

Is confidence an innate talent or a skill that can be learned?

by An | Confidence Booster, Failure, Worrying Too Much About What Others Think

Some people just seem to have it – that oozing confidence in themselves + what they’re capable of, right? And that might lead us to believe that some people just have it, and some people don’t. But oozing confidence is not innate. Confidence is...

This is what all the greats do.

by An | Confidence Booster, Failure

A few weeks ago, I asked this question in my weekly newsletter: What ONE thing would you LOVE to have changed or accomplished 90 days from now, if you didn’t care about what others would think about that? And I got some amazing answers back! And one of the...

The Fosbury Flop, or how building on your strengths + accepting your weaknesses can change the world.

by An | Curated Content

Dick Fosbury won the 1968 Olympics high jump competition, not because he was the best. But because he accepted what he wasn’t good at, used his (seemingly unrelated engineering) strengths, dared to think outside of the box, and was willing to be seen as “weird and...

A quick-and-neat end of month review for creating what you want in life.

by An | Confidence Booster, Goal Getters Club

May is already upon us + that means it’s time for a quick-and-neat end of month review! Because looking back is so important. Not do dwell on what happened, but to 1) celebrate successes AND screw-ups (= because that was you showing up + taking action!) ...

Susan Cain on being who you are, because that’s where your strength is.

by An | Curated Content

In her popular TED Talk, Susan Cain brilliantly talks about the power of introverts. But to me, underlying that, what she’s really advocating, is to be who you are – be it a quiet introvert, an outgoing extrovert or an… outgoing introvert. Be your unique...

Shit happens, so here’s 4 powerful reframes for confidently dealing with mistakes + failures.

by An | Confidence Booster, Failure

I’ve been talking about failures a lot lately. Here’s 4 powerful reframes I wanna offer you at the beginning of this brand new week. Try them on when you screw up or make a mistake this week. And see how those reframes impact how you feel + how you...