A lot of people  - and we are talking very, very 'super successful' people - tell us that they suffer from imposter syndrome

Famously, even the multi award winning actress Meryl Streep is quoted as saying,

“You think, why would anyone want to see me again in a movie? And I don’t know how to act anyway, so why am I doing this?”

What is fascinating is that these ‘super successful’ people are often falling for the myth that everyone else surrounding them is way more confident and composed than they themselves are. The Meryl Streep sentiment is playing on repeat in their mind

It's fascinating because we often don't realise that the reason you can’t hear other people’s inner monologues of self-doubt isn’t that they don’t have them. It’s because you only have access to your own mind, your own imposter syndrome playing repeat, minute by minute, hour by hour

As the UK organisation Action for Happiness points out, one of the biggest reasons many of us feel miserable is because we constantl...

Without confidence, our looks are not enough, our career is not enough, even our family is not enough, in fact, our whole life is not enough

How sad is that? Yet also…look around…how normal!

It’s true that most of us are often looking for the sources of success and confidence in the wrong places – a new job, a new makeup haul, a new pair of sneakers…

We have a radical idea for you…

Instead of our barometer for success being externally derived through ‘seeming perfect on the outside’ we can choose our own internal barometer. Our own personal progress, not a mark on an exam paper, a response on social media, a performance review at work, or how fabulous we look (or don’t look) in the mirror

This means we are much more in control of our own happiness, our own fulfilment, because our confidence is sparked by our own progress, not someone else’s approval

So the great news is real confidence is something we choose to develop and grow - it’s a work in progress. Even better news is, prog...

We're often exhausted because we spend our time shadow boxing in our mind...

Our imaginary opponents are worry, stress, and what might be

Do you waste energy fighting the idea of something that may never happen?

How often are we told ‘don’t worry’ as Bob Marley sang – by our friends, by our families, by our colleagues, our doctors, and our teachers. The reality is, in today’s world, worry and stress are absolutely a normal part of most of our daily life

What's more, most of us believe that worry is a normal healthy reaction to so much turbulence and trouble. The thing is – it is normal in as much as this is most people’s reaction – but worrying, being anxious and stressed, robs us of the very energy we need to actually make a positive difference. To adapt and change - to benefit both ourselves and everyone around us in today’s world - cannot be done unless we are confident in our capabilities, are self-assured, seeing possibilities and opportunities for positive change and alternat...

A lot of people ask us about how they can be more confident...

We love this question because one of the reasons we created Progressfull was to help people with exactly this type of challenge by sharing our magic formula

At Progressfull, when we think about confidence, we call it ‘choosing’ confidence, because it is something we actively choose to do, it doesn’t just happen

Choosing Confidence is an activity we need to practice

Choosing Confidence is about learning how to gain self-assurance, poise and self-belief. Learning how to trust yourself and know you are enough. The thing is most people do not realise the symbiotic relationship between practice and confidence and this is really important for us to grasp

Learning how to Choose Confidence happens small step by small step

It is just like building any muscle, it takes time, it takes consistency, and it happens through practice. There is no magic wand, yet there is a magic formula

Understanding the beliefs, behaviours, and m...

Today, when you meet your friends and family and ask how they are, how likely are you to get a sense from the energy they give off that they are feeling genuinely confident, happy and content?

It's true that in today's world feeling strong, poised, curious and open is pretty rare

If you are like us, you will find that most people you meet are feeling unsure, burned out, anxious and/or stressed. Even after fabulous holidays and weekends spent laughing in the sunshine - most of us don't seem to feel strong, poised and full of self-belief right now. The thing is, that is a real shame because in truth, this means a lot of us are wasting our talents - just at a point in time when the world needs our talents more than ever

A lot of us lack self-assurance because we are not aware of, yet alone using our talents and strengths

Choosing Confidence is about learning how to gain self-assurance, poise and self-belief. Learning how to trust yourself and know you are enough 

People who are prog...

With 2 Number 1 albums, 7 Grammys and 104m followers on Instagram it’s clear that Billie Eilish is smashing it – wouldn’t it feel great to be as confident as she must feel as she headlined Glastonbury 2022 alongside Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar?

The thing is, in an interview with NME magazine, just 2 days before her iconic Glastonbury performance, Billie said:

“I often feel like I don’t deserve to be here right now, doing this show on this stage” … she continues…"I have to convince myself that I am not a huge loser and accidentally there… I find it very hard to process this life sometimes"

And yet…Billie owned that electrifying, unique headline performance. With a beaming smile throughout, her stunning iconic set on the pyramid stage at Glastonbury made her the festival’s youngest ever solo headliner

How incredible that this hugely brave and talented young woman reveals so openly that she suffers from impostor syndrome

Impostor syndrome is a fear that our capabilities will be...

We cut carbs, we spend over $350 per month on our appearance, we nail our morning beauty routine, we spend hours in the gym perfecting the best workout for a great butt

In fact, when we want to make ourselves attractive, pretty much all of us tend to spend our time and money on our appearance without realising that the key thing which makes us attractive – and I mean really attractive – is self-confidence

Have you ever noticed how when someone is confident within themselves, they change the energy wherever they are

They are magnetic, we are drawn to them; we want to be their friend, to talk to them; and go out with them. Confidence lures people in and reflects our true nature. If we are dull and dreary, people will avoid us. If we are bright and vibrant, people will want to be around us. It’s that natural spotlight

Research confirms that someone who chooses to be confident has a real sense of who they are, what they bring and what they offer. They come into relationships ‘whole’, n...

Do you often appear anxious or stressed? 

You aren’t alone - we are all aware of the increase in the number of people feeling anxious or stressed in today’s world

In the UK, the office of National statistics – reports that over 19 million people record high levels of anxiety (Ref1). A recent Gallup poll (Ref2) showed that the majority of American adults, 60%, now experience stress and worry on any given day. This is an increase of 14 percentage points between 2019 and 2020. In fact, the levels of people feeling anxious or stressed has now reached such high levels, that it is often called a ‘plague of stress’ – threatening to impact the majority of our lives

No great surprise that the main causes of this increase in stress and worry are our concerns about our physical and financial health, the pressures of required social isolation during the pandemic and the chaos for parents balancing work and childcare from our homes

The thing is, when we feel anxious and stressed, knowing the re...