by Su Birch | October 28, 2025 | Communications, Confidence, Emotions, Goals, Leadership, Management, Winning, Work
Putting up your hand – the art of self-promotion My parents were from Scotland and had been brought up as Calvinists and so, although not particularly religious, they were big into humility. We were taught never to boast and got very little praise for any of our...
by Su Birch | December 2, 2021 | Communication, Confidence, Emotions, Leadership, Management, Meaning, Relationships, Work
“Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.” Sigmund Freud My parents used to tell me “Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never harm you.” What nonsense! It’s words we remember,...
by Su Birch | February 4, 2021 | Confidence, Leadership, Management, Winning, Work
I’m sure there isn’t a person anywhere who hasn’t at some stage thought ”I shouldn’t be here. They going to find out I don’t know what I’m doing”. Feeling like a fraud is common and for some people it is almost impossible to shake it off, no matter the situation. The...
by Su Birch | March 7, 2019 | Confidence, Goals, Leadership, Management, Personality, Winning, Work
Last month I went to this fascinating talk by Pieter van Kets who has completed a heap of crazy adventures including rowing across the Atlantic single-handed and finishing the Centenary Race to the South Pole. I can’t stop thinking about how impossible these feats...
by Su Birch | November 18, 2018 | Confidence, Goals, Leadership, Management, Personality, Winning, Work
In my coaching I often find confidence, or rather the lack of it, is a major factor in preventing my clients from achieving their goals. By confidence I mean the belief in one’s ability to succeed. Confidence isn’t the same as self-esteem which refers to the general...
by Su Birch | July 16, 2018 | Communications, Family, Leadership, Management, Relationships
My 6 year grandson was tugging at his dad’s sleeve “Daddy”, Daddy, Daddy” and Daddy was paying no attention as he scrolled through his messages. Finally a frustrated “Daddy, just because I am little, doesn’t mean you don’t have to listen to me”. And he’s right....
