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OWN IT The Confidence Podcast#99 Win a FREE coaching session with mePaying it forward! As a token of my appreciation to my phenomenal and generous mentors Chris Robinson and Tim Novak, who both took time for me today and helped me with something I needed excellent thinking partners on, I am gifting a free coaching session to someone. It can be you! Whether you're an "old" client of mine, a current client, if you've never worked with me or if you've been listening to the podcast for a while, you can join the draw! If you don't care much for coaching, but you know...2020-12-0106 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#97 TIME MANAGEMENT expert turned her passion into a business (WED2020)Time Management expert, Virtual Assistant, and Organising & Planning Coach Charlee Ovenell shares how she turned her passion into a business and lives life by design, created intentionally to be able to enjoy as much time as possible with her family and at the same time do what she loves. Charlee created her own concept for maximized efficiency and productivity called "Ten2Zen" and has a great following on Instagram where she shares her daily thoughts, ideas and tips to be not just in control of, but also on top of things in your home and busy mum-life. Hop on...2020-11-2749 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#96 How she built the largest FEMALE NETWORK in the world (WED2020)Meet Leona Burton, founder and CEO of Mums/Moms in Business International, THE largest female empowerment network in the world for moms and women in business with 66 THOUSAND members as I type this. Former actress, singer, mother of five, a citizen of the world who is homeschooling. When this podcast episode was recorded, Leona was in Florida with her family, exploring cultures, supporting communities, helping abused women, expanding her business, visiting friends and family, and enjoying the world. To contribute to the celebrations of the Women's Entrepreneurship Day virtual summit 2020, Leona took time from her crazy packed schedule, got...2020-11-251h 03OWN IT The Confidence Podcast#95 A healthy workspace with ENTREPRENEUR Gosia Kramer (WED2020)Gosia Kramer, co-founder and CEO of The Office, a co-working space in Luxembourg, and also founder of Lokaal "honest food, supplied locally", catering services of organically and locally grown produce. A female that makes heads turn, not just for her stunning looks, but also because she boldly and bravely stands up for causes of the heart and speaks her mind. "My mouth should be arrested sometimes," she says. Gosia is a self-made entrepreneur who challenged the status quo in the real estate market. She's an inspiring ambassador for the Future of Work: digitalization, wellbeing, and inclusion in the working...2020-11-2555 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#94 Do you suffer from IMPOSTER SYNDROME? (WED2020)In the celebrations of Women's Entrepreneurship Day 2020, I had the honor to interview Dr. Deena Brown who has done extensive research on a topic so many suffer from: IMPOSTER SYNDROME. We talk about where it comes from, how it shows up and what to do to not have to deal with this ingredient in our life. This information is incredibly valuable and everyone who hears this will surely find it helpful. Share with your friends! You can get a free copy of Dr. Deena's ebook from her Instagram account: @drdeenaspeaks2020-11-241h 13OWN IT The Confidence Podcast#93 How to CREATE your own HAPPINESS (WED2020)Why are so many people so unhappy? Right now it's easy to "blame" this, that and the other. And maybe even rightly so... but still, do we HAVE to be miserable and unhappy? I say no. Irene Masiku, Happiness Coach, and panel expert on today's virtual summit Women's Entrepreneurship Day 2020 celebrations, says no. This is an honest, authentic and valuable conversation around how to create your own happiness. There are so many powerful messages here, golden nuggets and ideas on how to improve your quality of life. My personal favorites are 1) you co-create all situations you find yourself in, 2) 40...2020-11-1956 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#92 What are you worth?The greatest lesson a con artist taught me is, surprisingly enough, about self-worth. Let's be clear, at the time I heard these words, nobody considered this person anything else than a super successful entrepreneur, who had lots of wisdom to share. And, here is one piece of gold that is worth sharing and spreading. How much are you really worth? Why do you so easily downgrade yourself? What effort do you make to stop under evaluating yourself? Imagine how your mood, health and results would improve if you could find a way to systematically and intentionally remind yourself of y...2020-11-1802 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#91 Who hurt you most? Your Sacred Friends (YOYL)Who said or did something that really hurt you? You know that comment or the words that still hurt... Perhaps there's a way to shift that pain and transform the "hurtful comment/words" into an empowering message. Even something that can help you become an EVEN better version of yourself! If The Dalai Lama could forgive the Chinese government for having chased him and forced him to live in exile from his people and country Tibet for over 40 years and learn to live life in a powerful way, then maybe we can learn to take our pain and make...2020-11-1614 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#90 COMMITMENT on a scale 0:10 (YOYL)Who is the person or the project you are most committed to? Who would you drop everything for if they asked or your help? Who would you adjust to and be flexible for? In my personal opinion, the one person you should be the absolute most committed to is: YOU! This morning as I was brushing my teeth I realized that I keep making the same mistake over and over, in so many different ways. I believe most of us do, because we want to be nice, we want to please or we actually care a great...2020-11-1106 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#89 How your EGO ruins your relationships (YOYL)I believe that one of the best ways to ruin a relationship is to give a lot of space to your ego. Have you ever been in a "conversation" with a partner, friend, colleague, lover and you feel 100% triggered and get sucked into a "fight" because you KNOW you are right? And the most frustrating thing is that the other person, who you KNOW is wrong, also believes they are right. But they're not. Or, are they? Will we ever know...? But anyway, you are in that moment and you KNOW you are right, because it's a topic you...2020-11-0918 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#88 TIME MANAGEMENT is nonsense (YOYL)Whether you manage your time or not, the same thing will happen: tic... toc... tic... toc. Yes, time passes, for every breath you take, for every step you take, for every blink you make, for every drop that falls from a fountain, more of your time is forever gone. Pretty impressive thought, the kind that makes you want to stand up and get things done NOW! Today we're talking about time thieves, about time being the most valuable commodity we have - shoutout to Kelly Fidel who said that to me back in 2015 at a live mastermind meeting in...2020-11-0511 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#87 CLARITY is your best foundation for results (YOYL)Clarity is key to any change or improvement, to understanding where you are and what you have to do to get to where you want to be. Without clarity, you will never ever know if you're taking the right action. Without clarity on what you want to do, be, have or achieve in your life, how on earth are you going to feel in control of your situation on a daily basis when you don't know what direction to go? Good question I believe. And I also think it's very sad that most people walk around with so much...2020-11-0408 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#86 Do you know your VALUES? (YOYL)check outYou Own Your Life: VALUESI think we owe it to ourselves to be and do all we can! How will you ever get close to that without knowing your values? Increase your self-awareness, confidence, and self-esteem, and on top of that - get a powerful decision-making tool! Knowing your values can be the best tool you ever have; clients of mine use it for their recruitment process in building solid teams, making decisions on what large clients to take on, knowing how to prioritize in pressured situations, and even through crisis. Values is...2020-11-0310 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#85 How a small change in your home environment can lead to big changeWatching our Tiny Dwarf Rabbit explore my office space today with a full floor carpet was exceptionally entertaining. He started out by just strolling around sniffing cables, biting binders, looking into the recycling paper bin and sitting still just watching the new space. Then all of a sudden he went crazy. Like totally cray-cray. He took off like a rocket. The usual surface he has under his little paws is either his cage or our tiled floors. The carpet in my office was PERFECT for him to explode into bounces, sprints, ultra-fast twists and turns, and he just went...2020-10-2910 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#84 I pray for youTough times now for a lot of people. Is it the pandemic? Is it actually tougher now...? Or are we all getting wound up in our own negative thoughts? It would be nice to just blame our sad mood on the government, the rain, the grey sky, or the train passing by the bedroom in the middle of the night. But, that won't change much, will it? Like many of you, I am currently going through a rough patch myself, kind of still in the middle of it. But, I wanted to take some time, a full episode even...2020-10-2812 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#83 Why do you think that? The power of our thoughts is one of my favorite topics. Today I share something VERY interesting I read in one of my favorite books, Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. And yes, the book goes deep on the power of our thoughts and how we can use them to reconstruct and improve our self-image, and thus our results and our whole life. Sometimes we create more pain than we really need to endure by maintaining thoughts that hurt us. I've been doing it myself lately, and this episode is a gentle kick in the rear for myself and anyone who i...2020-10-2613 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#82 Do you have a dream? Making history today as I'm for the first time ever standing up in my recording studio to record today's episode. Exciting! The question I want to share today, and I hope you'll find it as intriguing as I do, is: do you have a dream, and "if God asked you to trade your dream for his (oh hers, if God is a lady), would you? Hum... makes you thin, doesn't it?! Do you have a dream? Is it big enough? Is it fulfilling and significant enough? Are you daily working on getting to live your dream? And if you d...2020-10-2011 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#81 Something to warm your heartFriends, neighbors, family, loved ones, clients and others - including my own little family - seem to have a lot of pressure and challenges now. With this short little episode, I hope to put a smile on your face, or maybe even in your heart. After rain, there will be sunshine. If you're having a rough day, if it all feels uphill, remember that better times will come! Shoutout to my friend Deli who shared a great story on Facebook, and a shoutout to one of my favorite Instagram accounts @tanksgoodnews. Thanks for all the great stories you share...2020-10-1404 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#80 There is no such thing as WORK/LIFE BALANCEThis topic drives me nuts. Most of my clients express some, a lot or extreme levels of stress of not having any work/life balance in their life. Well, that's totally normal and logic, because you can't have balance between these two areas. In this episode, I dive into why this is my opinion, and how to look at this whole concept in a different way to create harmony, enjoyment and fulfillment in life. Let me know what you think of this topic! What is your trick to create a sense of harmony in your life? If you like...2020-10-1309 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#79 Do you have more success or failure in your life?Did you ever ask yourself the question if you have, or experience, more success or failure in your life? I think most of us don't really reflect on that, but as a general rule we tend to focus on all the things we don't have, all the things we can't do, and all the reasons why we can't do or have that. Perhaps, if you really look at your life, there are things you need to celebrate? Or perhaps you have way more success than you think... If you want to dive deeper on this, check out Chapter 9 in...2020-10-0816 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#78 Who is holding you back now?Today we're taking a look at who is holding you back from living life to the fullest, from reaching your goals and becoming your everything. The three pillars I have used myself, and still use on a daily basis, to go from feeling broken, sad, and hopeless (even depressed), to living a life by design and enjoying my life full-heartedly, I am sharing them with you today. They have the potential to make you unstoppable :) I shared them earlier today on a virtual web summit in the Mums/Moms in Business International Facebook Page, by CEO Leona Burton. The...2020-10-0520 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#77 How to write top notch emailsToday I received two outstanding business emails from complete strangers. One in the category PHENOMENAL and one in the category IRRITATING. Surprisingly, the phenomenal one did not mention or try to invite me to buy ANYTHING, it was just an awesome display of how to build a relationship. The irritating one triggered all my buttons in how I do NOT want to build a relationship and who I will never become a client of. So much to learn from these two emails. Massive shoutout and bowing to Dillon Butvin, Head of Growth at Zvook. Check them out: Zvook...2020-10-0109 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#76 Three post-it hacks for your next interviewDo you have an upcoming interview or presentation to deliver and feel like you'll blow it cause you're so nervous? These three hacks are things I use daily with both small groups, closed groups, virtual summits, and speaking to 5000 people, as well as with 1:1 clients. An interview or a presentation, the tricks are equally powerful. I hope you find them useful!2020-09-2909 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#75 Three ways to increase your happiness instantlyWe all seek happiness. Most people want to be happier than they are. Some are desperate to feel at least "some" happiness rather than the overwhelming emotional pain they find themselves in. I am hoping you already apply some or maybe even all three steps. And perhaps get reminded to increase your intensity and commitment to nurturing your own happiness. If they are all new to you, or you just never thought of being intentional in CREATING YOUR HAPPINESS, fantastic! If you have your personal "quick fixes" to increase your state of mind, your mood and your happiness, I...2020-09-2411 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#74 Your CV: How to make yourself stand outThis episode came alive thanks to the lovely input from Diana Trisca-Rusu, Partner President at IDCN Luxembourg and Madalina Pirvu, Customer Relationships and Account Manager, plus she's an artist; DJ Miss MAD. They both commented on a blog post I wrote about how to make our CV's more personal. The blog was called "10 Things You Didn't Know About Me". Diana shared that she loves to do puzzles, and Madalina shared that she will add to her "corporate CV" that she's a talented DJ. Like Madalina said "it is important that our employer embraces our passion". And like...2020-09-2318 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#73 How to deal with negative feedback"It's crazy how 1000 people can compliment you and you'll spend all day thinking about the ONE who criticized you". My client Anders shared that quote from an email from James Clear. Very true, isn't it? This episode is a little follow-up on episode #69 where I shared how a post on social media got some really harsh comments from a complete stranger. Sharing more inspiring information about the eagle, and how they deal with "haters", I remind you of the very interesting story about how the eagle grows. Check out episode #17 for that story. In an ongoing training, I do...2020-09-2209 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#72 How to strengthen your immune system for up to 24 hoursLes Brown talked about the power of laughing, and the damage of being angry. With 1 minute of anger weakening your immune system for 4-5 hours, we may want to reconsider the time we spend being angry, right! And with 1 minute of laughter, we strengthen our immune system for up to 24 hours. That definitely makes it worth the effort to try and laugh for a while every day. Here is an attempt at making you laugh. If you have great jokes, I would LOVE to hear them!!! 2020-09-2118 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#71 He's breaking up with meIf you can't stand hearing another person cry, don't listen to this episode! Impossible to deliver this in any other way than crying. I just understood today why I feel so much pain. He's breaking up with me. Sloooowly, but surely. And I don't want him to leave me. Ever. But he will. He's already on his way, a little more day by day. This episode is inspired from hearing the radio show WSFM with Jonesy and Amanda. Thank you!2020-09-1809 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#70 First day of High SchoolVery happy to introduce you to my second co-host, my 12-year old daughter Mia, who has just started high school. We talk about what's new and exciting, what it's like to meet new friends and how to prepare for big tests. Also sharing a little trick to make sure you can articulate when recording, learned it from Holly Matthews in the 10 Days to get Seen program. 2020-09-1712 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#69 Good intentions don't matterWhen you express yourself, thinking it is obvious what you mean and thinking everyone or that someone specific will understand exactly what you mean, just like you mean it, sometimes that goes very wrong. Last time it happened for me was now, just before recording this podcast episode. I am still shaking as I write this, because of the very negative feedback I got about me and what I wrote in a post on Facebook. This is not pretty. It is hard core, it is personal, it is very painful, for more than one person. I'm hoping that by...2020-09-1625 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#68 Under AttackToday has been HYSTERICAL. I am exhausted. A very long day with prep for a client, training session to improve the marketing in my coaching business, cooking lunch with my kids, crafting my brand story (homework from the training I'm doing now), catch up with my accountability partner, post valuable content on social media (LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram), read a book in my garden (a book on branding, not a romance or thriller or something, only time to study and grow), chat with my kids, make pancakes in three frying pans as we didn't realize how late it was...2020-09-1506 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#67 The Ugly TruthThey say that children, drunks and fools say the truth. Today one of my children pointed out some ugly truth for me, in a way that made me just want to be a better version of me. I hope this episode and my questions will make you take a good look at who you show up for. Who gets the best of you?2020-09-1109 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#66 The FEAR of Other People's Opinion (OPO)I wonder if there is ONE SINGLE PERSON on earth who has never worried about the opinion of others? I think not. In one way or another, we either care about their opinion, we worry about it or straight out fear it. Some even live in the shadow of their true self, just because they are so scared of what others will think if they step into their full glory. I say it's a waste of lifetime to hold back because of what someone might think or feel about who we are and what we do. Remember: what someone...2020-09-1008 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#65 The C-wordSo many c's in this day. Some scary, some chocking, some entertaining, some wonderful and some funny! I hope this little personal share gives you some food for thought. And I leave you with my gratitude for listening to this podcast. If you enjoy it, we'd be so crazy happy to receive a review and 5-star rating! 2020-09-0806 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#64 When all is slippery and uphill...You know when things just don't go your way, things break, you forget important things, loose things, and it all just keeps on happening. How do you pick yourself up and move forward? In this episode, I share how a VERY unpleasant experience at the technical control station "helped" me make two big decisions. Looking back, I must say I am pleased, as both decisions are really a win for me. 2020-09-0721 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#63 Where's your BLINDSPOT?Do you know what a blindspot is? Up until a year ago, I had never heard the term. I would guess it's an area you don't see. I would even suggest it's a traffic term, when you look over your shoulder to make sure there is not a car coming up from behind you. Isn't that called the blindspot? I believe it is. Anyway, today I'm talking about a different kind of blindspot. One that I learned in a painful way, but that has brought much wisdom and understanding. It has made me a better me. Thanks to one...2020-09-0413 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#62 When Women LeadThere is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. That's what Michelle Obama said. And Madonna said "I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a biiiiiiiip, okay." Yes, and last but not least, Sheryl Sandberg said "In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders". Today's episode, that was simultaneously broadcast as a Facebook live on my personal page, is all about When Women Lead. A combination of my own business experiences, greatest takeaways from the recent International Maxwell Certification event with over 6.000 attendees from...2020-09-0311 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#61 I'm a bad mom 2: are you being a great role model?After almost six months at home with three kids, or pre-teens that is, I am at the end of my rope as a mother. Tired. Irritated. Frustrated. Did I say tired. I've had enough of cooking ALL the time, all the time, all the time. Don't even want to mention the dishes. Ugh. I long for school to begin, so we can go back to some sort of routine, with moments of peace and quiet - so that I can get some REAL work done. I got some feedback on my parenting today, from my teenager. It wasn't great...2020-09-0215 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#60 First time everThis episode is the FIRST TIME EVER we have a co-host. It's my youngest son, Max. He's 12 and has just been on a 3-day virtual conference with me. It's also his first time ever as a co-host on a podcast. No big surprise there. We're sharing our experience from our first time ever virtual IMC. And, Max is reading from The Youth Book, written by his mom. That's me. This episode will be a longtime favorite of mine; I almost can't believe he had the courage to sit with me and speak English, without preparing or "knowing" what to...2020-09-0110 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#59 Dreams come true in LuxembourgOK, with this episode I am celebrating 20 years in Luxembourg. I really do have trouble understanding that it's been twenty years, like I have trouble grasping that I started this podcast on my 45th birthday. How can I be 45? It's magic. This episode is me sharing twenty, plus one bonus, things I have experienced during the years here. Some of them are REALLY BIG DREAMS that have come true, some are really embarrassing things, some are tough and painful, and then there are the beautiful things that have made me a better person. If you don't already know me...2020-08-2627 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#58 Who are the Champions?This upcoming weekend is the International Maxwell Certification event, the first-ever virtual one. Thousands of coaches and speakers from around the world will be enjoying training and sessions with our fantastic mentors and teachers. As I'm thinking of all the great people who've mentored me and been my champion, helping me not just succeed, but to become the person I really want to be, I was reminded of one of the biggest shifts of perspective I have ever experienced. One that has made a gigantic impact on my life, and the lives of many others. This episode shares how...2020-08-2508 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#57 White sharks, rude people and cliffsThe title of today's episode might be raising some questions. It is referring to a message I received from one of you listeners, Francesca, Italian very driven and lifelong learner based in Luxembourg. Francesca wrote and shared what scares her most, in response to episode #53: What are you afraid of? In one way, this is very entertaining, but at the same time, if you live with these, or any other fears, you'll not be enjoying it so much, the fear that is. The question that remains to ask is; what needs to happen, change or exist for you not...2020-08-2111 minOWN IT The Confidence Podcast#56 Big Results in five stepsDoes everybody want results? I thought so. But the more I speak with people and clients, the more I see that not all adults seek to achieve big things or "live the dream" or at least a fraction of it. Today I got a perspective and the input of a person in a mastermind I am in, and understood a key factor that separates those who seek for and desire results, and those who don't. Two key ingredients actually. And I add them to my "Results Formula", that now has five steps. 2020-08-2007 min