Are you a confident person?
A lot of people ‘fake’ being confident but sometimes their language can give them away. An interesting article by Bernard Marr highlighting the language of less confident people. It has received a lot of interest.
10 Phrases truly confident people don’t use by Bernard Marr
While I agree with Bernard Marr, I have also noticed that people who are very direct sometimes use this style of language to try to soften their messages. What have you found?
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Alison is married with five grown-up children. Many of the techniques in her ‘leading yourself’ coaching and courses are based on her life experiences in her professional and family life. She retains a calmness and clarity enabling her to assess the right things to do.
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Rest and relaxation reduces our cortisol level. Some will have achieved this in the long festive break, but the question is;
The aim of the break is to slow the mind, for calmness to arrive which then allows the body to relax. 15 minutes is all it takes. Try to decide where and how in your day you would get the most value from it.
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Needing some ideas? I recommend you read Karen Newell’s article on