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338. The Confidence Sessions: The Two Beliefs That Drive Action

Confident Business English··21 August 2026·16 min

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What actually makes you take action when you feel confident? In this Confidence Session, I continue breaking down how confidence works by looking at two important beliefs: “I can do it” and “it can happen.” We’ll explore what happens when one of those is missing, why feeling nervous doesn’t necessarily mean you lack confidence, and what this could look like in your meetings, presentations and career.  Enjoy! Book Source: Ian Roberston, How Confidence Works. The New Science of Self Belief (Not an ad, resource I use on a daily basis!) Come and Say HelloLinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn.The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday.Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode.Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My favourite songs for when I need a little confidence boost. No guarantees, but you might like them too.Anna, What Books Should I Read? My tried-and-tested Confident Business English reading list.Work With MeInterested in Working Together? I only work with a small number of 1:1 clients at a time so I can keep the coaching highly personalised. Places are limited and often fully booked, but you can join the interest list to be the first to hear when a space opens up.Fancy Buying Me a Coffee?Buy Me a Coffee If Confident Business English is helping you communicate more confidently at work, you can buy me a coffee and support the time, work and caffeine that go into keeping the podcast going.