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EP 42: Real Confidence- The Joy of Cutting Others Down with Special Guest Doug Garland
You wouldn’t think so, but that bit of pleasure we experience when we knock someone down a few pegs? It’s a confidence sweet spot.
And it doesn’t matter if we do it in an obvious way or a passive aggressive way, the...
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EP 41: Real Confidence- Having a Confident Money Mindset with Special Guest Leah Ellis
If money keeps you up at night, you’re not alone. In fact, I’m keeping you company! Most of us have an origin story around money and not all those stories are good. Some of them are downright the stuff of nightmares,...
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EP 40: Real Confidence- I’d Rather Drink Poison than be Popular
Let’s get one thing straight: I'm not actually against being popular. I’m against how the lure of popularity seduces our brains into saying or doing things that aren’t actually in line with our authentic values, needs...
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EP 39: Real Confidence- We Love You, Now Please Leave. with Special Guest Maureen Cidzik
The layoff headlines just keep on coming. My LinkedIn feed is filled with posts from people who have been let go or offering help to people who have been let go, whether it’s offers to make introductions, provide...
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EP 38: Real Confidence- Perfection is Relative…Unless You’re Related
I go on about perfectionism a lot, I know. Someone out there is probably rolling their eyes and thinking, “Alyssa, you gotta get over this.”
My relationship with perfectionism and competition, well, it’s partly how I...
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EP 37: Real Confidence- A Little Less Fear and a Lot of Confidence with Special Guest Lino Martinez, Psy.D
You know, despite its ups and downs, even on the really shitty days, I love my life. But it wasn’t until I sat down with Lino Martinez, author of A Little Less Fear, that I fully got what it means to love LIFE. All...
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EP 36: Real Confidence- The Biggest Mistake I’ve Made
Raise your hand if you like making mistakes. Anyone? I didn’t think so. Whether we identify as perfectionists or not, no one wants to find themselves in error.
Now, mistakes come in all sizes. Sometimes the...
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Ep 35: Real Confidence- How to Tell if You’re Toxic with Special Guest Aidan Millar
Back on Podcast 31, I was soaking up the many gems from my guest expert, Aidan Miller about how to deal with a toxic boss. But towards the end, Aidan said something that literally stopped me in my own internal talk...
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Ep 34: Real Confidence- Confidence in the Face of Change
Big changes, small changes. Changes that you want and make, changes you don’t want, that happen to you. Changes that excite you, changes that turn your world upside down. Changes of heart, of scenery, of pace.
What...
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Ep 33: Real Confidence- Lights, Camera, Confidence Crisis with Special Guest Michele Moreno
Lights, Camera, Confidence Crisis with Michele Moreno
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. When I signed on to be the Confidence Educator for L’Oreal and IT Cosmetics Confidence at Work campaign and was...
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Ep 32: Real Confidence- Everyday Emotional Murders
Everyday Emotional Murders
Of all the ways our confidence can get kicked - failure, regret or rejection - it’s rejection that hits us the hardest. If we fail at something or make a decision that didn’t turn out...
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Ep 31: Real Confidence- How to Deal with a Toxic Boss with Special Guest Aidan Millar
How to Deal with a Toxic Boss with Aidan Millar
Listen, I know this is a hot topic, but let’s get one thing out of the way: there’s no single, clear-cut definition of a toxic boss. The person who destroyed you may be...
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