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Confidence doesn’t come from ‘fake it til you make it’.

Confidence doesn’t come from ‘fake it til you make it’.

by Rachael Roberts | Mar 16, 2021 | Business, Career, Happiness, Personal Development

Some people teach that developing self confidence is about learning to pretend to be self confident until eventually you are. ‘Fake it ‘til you make it’. While I think there can be a benefit in acting ‘as if’- in other words choosing to do things before you feel...
How to ask for what you want, say no when you need to, and live more authentically.

How to ask for what you want, say no when you need to, and live more authentically.

by Rachael Roberts | Feb 23, 2021 | Burnout, Business, Negativity, Overwhelm, Stress

People sometimes confuse being aggressive with being assertive, and worry that in speaking up about things that make them unhappy, saying no, or asking for what they want or need, they will stop being likeable. In fact, the two things are very different. Assertiveness...
Annual review of my business 2020

Annual review of my business 2020

by Rachael Roberts | Jan 5, 2021 | Business, Career, Habits, Overwhelm, Stress

I think most of us are glad to see the back of 2020, but before I shake the dust from my feet (and there was a lot of dust), I wanted to share my annual review for 2020. Ever since I started working with a business coach, I’ve been carrying out monthly, 90 day, annual...
Taking on too much responsibility?

Taking on too much responsibility?

by Rachael Roberts | Nov 19, 2019 | Burnout, Business, ELT business, Freelance, Overwhelm, Relationships, Saying no

Many of my clients went freelance so they could have more control over their workload and working hours….. And yet they so often end up feeling overloaded and overwhelmed. If that sounds like you, it could be because you’ve taken on too much work. When you’re...
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