by joblakeleytraining | Feb 3, 2026 | Articles, Individuals
If you procrastinate – not in a dramatic, headline-grabbing way, but in that low-level, background-hum kind of way – I want to reassure you that there’s nothing wrong with you, and you don’t lack discipline or motivation. In fact, most people who...
by joblakeleytraining | Jan 26, 2026 | Articles, Individuals
In the early stages of your career, confidence is often talked about as something you either have or don’t have. But in reality, confidence is shaped quietly – through the environments you’re in, the expectations you’re navigating, and how safe it feels to trust...
by joblakeleytraining | Jan 19, 2026 | Articles, Individuals
If you’re honest, control probably doesn’t feel like a problem, it feels like: being prepared thinking things through double-checking your work staying on top of things protecting yourself from mistakes From the outside, this looks like competence, but from the...
by joblakeleytraining | Jan 13, 2026 | Articles, Individuals
Do you find yourself comparing yourself to colleagues, friends or people on social media and feeling less confident as a result? Comparison is one of the biggest hidden causes of low confidence at work, imposter syndrome and self-doubt. And most of us don’t even...
by joblakeleytraining | Jan 8, 2026 | Articles, Individuals
My first ‘proper’ job out of university was in Public Relations, and I thought confidence came from one thing: keeping going. So I said yes to everything, I stayed late until my boss left and I pushed through tiredness. I even remember having two wisdom teeth out and,...
by joblakeleytraining | Dec 19, 2025 | Articles, Individuals
In January, everyone else seems to be setting goals, feeling focused, and ‘starting the year strong’. Meanwhile, you feel flat. Uncertain. Behind. So you tell yourself you should try harder.Be more disciplined. Push through. But what if January motivation isn’t a...
