In this discussion, Sarah Burrows, an accredited Career and Business Coach and NLP practitioner, shares her insights on overcoming self-doubt and building confidence. She delves into how language influences our self-perception and the brain's response to anxiety. Sarah explains practical NLP techniques that can empower individuals to make meaningful career changes. She also highlights the role of support networks in fostering self-assurance and discusses how reframing fear can transform it into excitement for new opportunities.
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Brain Safety Mechanism
Our brains are wired to keep us safe by resisting uncertainty to avoid unknown dangers.
This safety mechanism can prevent career changes even when current situations are unhappy or unfulfilling.
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Evolutionary Fight or Flight Response
Our fight, flight, freeze response evolved for physical dangers but now triggers for social fears like presentations.
This mismatch causes anxiety in non-life-threatening situations, making confidence harder to build.
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Confidence Blocks Career Change
Lack of confidence keeps people in comfortable but unfulfilling careers due to fear of unknown outcomes.
Self-doubt continually blocks starting and sustaining the process of career change.
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#199: Sarah Burrows is an accredited Career and Business Coach who helps women lost in their careers discover a purpose-filled career or business. She explains how Neuro Linguistic Programming can improve your confidence, the power of language, and how to change the way you view yourself.
What you’ll learn
[01:42] What Neuro Linguistic Programming is.
[02:49] The power of the language you use to talk to yourself.
[03:33] Neuro Linguistic Programming skills that can make you feel confident.
[04:36] How Sarah became a coach and NLP practitioner.
[06:31] What’s happening in our brain when we feel anxious or trapped.
[07:43] How the brain has evolved to respond to danger.
[08:46] How lacking confidence stops people from making a career change.
[10:18] The danger of familiarity.
[11:30] The most common causes of self-doubt.
[14:15] Why we shouldn’t take other people's opinions at face value.
[17:20] Typical thought patterns of people who need to be more self-confident.
[21:00] How to know if it’s an excuse or a reason.
[24:22] How and why to challenge your assumptions about a career change.
[25:32] How to improve your self-confidence.
[27:36] How to change the way you view yourself.
[33:00] The self-fulfilling prophecy of self-talk.
[34:39] How to align your physical sensations with your mindset.
[37:15] How to reframe fear to excitement.
[37:57] How support networks can help you build confidence.
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