by Amy Wilkinson | 25 07, 2022 | Confidence, Habits, Imposter Syndrome, Leadership, Perfectionism, Stress
For a long time, I thought confidence was a personality trait – you either have it, or you don’t. I used to watch other people present and think I would never be able to do that. Last week, I stood up in front of an audience of over 200 people at one of the UK’s... 
by Amy Wilkinson | 14 02, 2022 | Burnout Prevention, Confidence, Imposter Syndrome, Leadership, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Resilience
“You’re not bringing that in the factory, have you even checked for allergens?” “Don’t you know we’ve tried it before and it didn’t work?!” “Nope, orders take priority, the trials cancelled” Just a few of the phrases I remember being pretty much spat at me early in my... 
by Amy Wilkinson | 7 02, 2022 | BALANCE, Burnout Prevention, Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Resilience, Stress
If you had met me back at the start of 2012, you would have seen a woman who “had it all”. Career, fiancé, big house, nice car and lots of friends. I was a work hard / play hard kind of person. My career was on an upward trajectory, I was in a high profile Commercial... 
by Amy Wilkinson | 17 01, 2022 | Confidence, Imposter Syndrome, Perfectionism, Uncategorized, working from home
You need to “Raise your Profile” – three words that have filled me with dread throughout my career. How about you? If you’re naturally more introverted or just not used to “blowing your own trumpet” then this doesn’t come naturally. But it is necessary to further your... 
by Amy Wilkinson | 26 07, 2021 | Burnout Prevention, Confidence, Habits, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Resilience
For a long time, I thought doing everything perfectly was the way to get on in life and in my career, but it turned out it held me back. Early on in my career it helped my progression – management knowing they could trust me to do a fabulous job every time meant I was...
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