Self Doubt or Self Belief?

Speaking Events
Association for Coaching
Dana spoke to the Newbury Coaching Circle about the difference between self belief on the one hand and self doubt on the other. Drawing on experience from her career as a professional jockey, Dana illustrated how easily we can flip from self belief (I can) to self doubt (I can't) within a matter of seconds.

Human nature being what it is, means that finding self belief in times of self doubt, is a far greater challenge. Where is the line drawn and what essentially makes the difference between the two?

Bumps to Business: 
How to manage your career/manager/boss/colleagues or anyone else you need to have a relationship with after maternity leave!
The University of Bath hosted a series of free inspirational and informative talks to celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March 2010.

"Dana spoke at the University of Bath for International Women's Day 2010 to a riveted audience of mothers and women interested in maternity issues. Dana conveyed her personal experiences of changing from professional jockey to coach specialising in parents’ transitions. It was not only heart felt but an intelligent talk saying that everyone tackles maternity and return to work differently and that is fine. The one training tool that Dana fully explained in the time was appropriate and very powerful for everyone in the audience to use. After a very special talk Dana took questions from the audience really listening to their stories and facilitating group discussion and reflection. It was an excellent talk and I highly recommend any individuals to attend Dana's next speaking engagements and for businesses and organisations to strongly consider booking Dana to hear her focused insights on this important area. The more we understand and support mothers and fathers at work the more business and society will gain." Service Category: public speaker 
Top Qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative

Self Doubt or Self Belief? Almost 4 years ago, while I was on maternity leave for the second time, I realised that returning to my pre-parent job and being the parent I so wanted to be was simply not going to happen. Financially, I hadn't planned for a career break (neither had my husband!) and I was still emotionally attached to the pre-parent role I had worked hard to establish. At the time, I was sure of two things: firstly if I was going to move onto a more family-compatible career, I needed to believe in myself and secondly that my default mode at the time was to constantly doubt myself. Even the thought of creating a new career threw me way out of my comfort zone and in my sleep deprived semi-conscious state, I began a journey which started with a place on the Women Into Enterprise Course with Bath University. Today I run my own business from home, building my work committments around my two young sons. So how do we turn self doubt into self belief? How do we use our self belief to create something which is better than that which we've left behind? Just as every child is different, each parent has a personal and unique experience of returning to work. Using coaching tools and concepts, we can learn how to create the role which works for us, as well as for everyone else.