The Anxious Achiever Morra x Fixable: How to feel less awkward, stay strong during a job search, and build your team's confidence
Oct 9, 2025
Morra Aarons-Mele, author and host focused on workplace anxiety, joins Anne and Frances to explore the surprising connection between anxiety and confidence. They discuss how feeling awkward is a natural part of work life and share tips for rebuilding in-person confidence after remote work. Listeners learn to view anxiety as a growth signal and discover practical strategies like the 'Snack Week' experiment for fostering connection. The conversation also offers advice on maintaining confidence during job rejections, turning setbacks into strengths.
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Anxiety Signals Growth, Not Weakness
- Anxiety is not the opposite of confidence; it often signals that you are pushing your growth edge.
- Treat anxiety as a source of wisdom and a normal part of high performance.
Rebuild In-Person Confidence By Practicing
- Give yourself grace and recognize showing up in an office is a learnable skill you may not have practiced.
- Practice with Toastmasters, friends, or recording videos and take small social risks like asking someone to lunch.
Use 'Snack Week' To Practice Office Moments
- Break office social moments into buckets (meetings, snack room, lunch) and practice one category per week.
- Make it a group experiment and share learnings to make re-entry light and social.
