Today I facilitated an experience (I like to say this as opposed to ran a workshop because they aren’t workshops they are very much experiences I promise you) for 9 individuals in a team who have been though a pretty rough time over the last few years. The experience was titled “InsideOut: building your purpose and personal brand” and in it we cover off individual confidence, beliefs, body language, communication styles. People get to learn off each other, feedback and live video recordings. It can be uncomfortable as people dig into their soul (hard for many who have been working on hamster wheels outside of their bodies for a long time). There are often tears (which I highly encourage), laughter, moments of wonder and usually some big lightbulb moments.
Once again it became very evident just how much our self belief holds us back in everything we do. Self belief holds us back from having the hard conversations we should have had years ago, from stopping us progressing in our careers, stopping us from saying no and having the confidence to say ‘this is what I want…’
Consequently you are alive but not really living.
Educating people on their own minds, particularly in this area of self confidence is not just useful, It is life changing. The beliefs we hold about ourself impact on every single behaviour we carry out, the choices we make, how we feel. It really is the essence of us.
So how about you start your EI journey by becoming more aware of your internal voice and what it is saying to you. If you need a bit of help on becoming a better friend to yourself then here is a short clip to give you some tips.
