Boosting Confidence for Success at Work

Essential tools for sustaining self-confidence and motivation to achieve your goals and succeed in every area of life

with Maria Kassova

Cultural immersion coach and confidence trainer

Self-confidence impacts every area of our life. It determines how we hear others, what we think about ourselves and others, how we react in any given situation. The way we see ourselves and the world depends on the level of self-confidence we feel deep inside.

Contrary to what many think, self-confidence has nothing to do with our possessions, our education, our job, or our status in society. We all know people who 'have it all' yet are unhappy, miserable and find faults with everything. When we are confident, we operate at our best and tackle successfully any life challenge, be it dealing with a challenging customer, handling an increased work load with tight deadlines, managing a conflict situation or juggling our careers, family and personal lives.

In this invigorating workshop, Maria will equip you with tools and ideas to achieve immediately greater self-confidence and self-motivation. You will learn how to use even more your unique strengths and achievements in order to achieve your goals and live a life of passion and fulfilment.

The rich mix of individual and group exercises, discussions and fun activities will inject you with vigour and optimism.

Importance of self-confidence

• Self-confidence at the root of every success and achievement
• Signs of low and high self-confidence
• The realm of possibilities with powerful self-belief: to achieve anything if we believe in ourselves

Factors that undermine self-confidence

• Criticism by parents, teachers, siblings and friends
• Comparisons with others
• The 'shoulds' from society, religion and our personal beliefs
• The negative conditioning Ð we can change it!

The choice of perspective

• Focus on our strengths versus weaknesses
• The 'life buffet' of positive thoughts
• Embracing the lessons and wisdom versus the 'failure' or 'mistake'
• Being in charge of life versus feeling the 'victim' of circumstances

More tools for self-confidence

• Silencing the critical voice
• Balance and the whole life grid
• Setting SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely) goals
• The power of gratitude
• The 5 minute daily confidence work out

Sustaining a high-confidence state of mind

• Creating a resourceful state for maximum impact
• Being the CEO of our minds
• The Circle of Excellence

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About Maria Kassova

Maria Kassova is a cultural immersion coach and a confidence trainer. Her passion is to inspire people to be the best they can be. Originally from Bulgaria, Maria has lived, studied and worked in many countries, including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Ghana, United Kingdom, and now Singapore. This exposure has made her particularly open to and skilled at connecting with people of all nationalities and faiths, and she brings this sensitivity to her workshops and coaching sessions in both the corporate and non-profit arenas. Maria's warmth, approachability and vast knowledge of her subjects create an upbeat, lively and effortless learning environment. Participants leave feeling invigorated and confident to be themselves, and follow their goals and dreams.