by joblakeleytraining | Feb 18, 2026 | Articles, Individuals
When I was earlier in my career, I used to assume that one day I would arrive at work and suddenly feel confident – that there would be a moment when everything clicked into place and I would finally feel like a “proper professional.” Instead, what often...
by joblakeleytraining | Feb 16, 2026 | Articles, Individuals
When a colleague – someone you used to go out for drinks with and gossip with -suddenly sits opposite you in a 1:1, something fundamental shifts. It might be subtle at first: it’s the same face, the same voice and the same goofy smile, but the changed...
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...
