Ep. 217 Mini-series 2 Confidence and resilience

Confidence and resilience

In this week’s episode, Anna looks at cultivating confidence and resilience.


Do you feel equipped to deal with the inevitable ups and downs? In today’s episode, Anna looks at the 2nd pillar of building a life outside of the 9 to 5, cultivating confidence and resilience.

*Resources mentioned during the episode*

Outside of the 9 to 5 – Your practical guide to designing and building a profitable business that gives you freedom, flexibility and fulfilment. outsideofthe9to5.com

Confidence and resilience

Hello there, welcome back to the second little mini episode in this little podcast series, a little series to celebrate a big milestone, which is the launch of my new book outside outside of the nine to five. Now looking at one of each of the five pillars each day, so yesterday, we started with pillar one, your definition of success, I do go back and have a listen to that one if you haven’t already. And of course, I hope you’ve had a chance to grab a copy of my book, it’ll take a couple of days if you’ve ordered the paperback to arrive. But I hope you’ve got that already from Amazon, it should be available in your local country. And then there is also a pre order as at the time of recording for the Kindle version.

So yesterday, we looked at pillar one, which is identifying your personal definition of success. Now, I took you through four steps here, each pillar has four steps. For the first one you have setting, rather getting on can’t read my handwriting, getting clear on your big picture vision, identifying your core values, defining your purpose, and finding the right balance. So that was pillar one, which was the big picture, values, purpose, balance all the fun stuff that’s really exciting. Because that’s when you get to really reimagine what’s important to you what success looks like for you. And that is my big why personally as well. So pillar two today is really important. And again, I’m sure, as ever, you’re you’re impatient to get to the nitty gritty to the meaty strategy stuff. But again, please bear with me, because the first few pillars are foundational and skipping these can have dire consequences later on. So cultivating confidence and resilience, again, four steps in. But when we got to so hopefully, if you read the first chapter, then once you’ve read the first chapter, you will have taken the time to reflect on the big picture of what success means to you and what really matters, right. But it’s one thing to have that vision to have a big dream, it’s another to really believe that you can get there. And to pick yourself up every time you let’s face it pretty inevitably experience disappointments, setbacks, failures along the way.

So the second pillar is all about developing that belief in yourself.

And reframing the way you’re thinking about things. It’s about developing the resilience that you’re going to need to cope with the kind of rollercoaster ups and downs to bounce back from setbacks along the way. And to really set yourself up for success over the long haul. Because we’re building a sustainable business over the long term, right? It’s not just oh, this is fun for a few weeks, and then it’s not going to work over time, it’s not going to be enjoyable for you. So four steps here, the first one is to look at what we call your limiting beliefs in coaching. Now, a lot of things that you take out as facts actually are assumptions that you’re making. You’re seeing the world we’re all seeing the world through a filter of our own life experiences and stories. So they’re not facts, they’re actually beliefs. And that seems quite odd. But it’s an incredibly powerful insight. Because as you work towards realizing your vision, you might find that some of these beliefs aren’t actually serving you, they’re limiting you. And it’s so important, then to take the time to reframe how you’re thinking about these things, and choose because yes, you can choose your beliefs. I know it’s hard, but you can choose more empowering beliefs that actually do serve you and your goals. So that’s the first step of pillar to identifying, of course, first of all, and then reframing those limiting beliefs. Second, related to this, we’ll look at adopting a different kind of mindset.

So the mindset of being, you know, whatever you want to call yourself, an entrepreneur, freelancer, solopreneur, business owner, etc.

When you’re working for yourself, it’s very different to the mindset that you have as an employee in a big corporation. So we really need to look at the kind of mindset that’s going to support you, outside of the nine to five as you’re working for yourself, and how you can embrace that different mindset how you can start making those shifts. Pillar three is self care. And I know it’s become a bit of a cliche, you know, hashtag self care on Instagram, but it’s as ever cliche for a reason. So when you are your business, as I always say, taking care of you is taking care of your business, if you don’t take care of yourself. First of all, obviously, that’s not going to be particularly fun for you, it’s certainly not good for you, for your happiness for your well being for your family, for your lifestyle, right. And more concretely, from a business point of view. If your business lives and dies with you as a solopreneur, then you really need to be fit and healthy to keep that business alive. Now, of course, there’s also an element of choosing the right business model to support that kind of thing. But self care, the different ways in which you can take care of yourself is so so important when you’re working for yourself. The final step of the second pillar is to look at the different types of support that you’re going to need to get through the initial transition out of the nine to five, but also to make it sustainable for the long term.

Because the journey through entrepreneurship, you know, initially absolutely but ongoing, can feel really isolating. And we don’t want that to be the case for you. We don’t want you to feel that you’re working all alone, right and you don’t have to. So if you listen to this podcast, hello. If you’ve picked up the book, then you know You’re already showing signs that you’re open to learning and asking for help. And that’s really powerful. But we’ll look at the different ways in which you can get all the different kinds of support that you’re going to need. So that’s pillar two. So again, the four steps, reframing your limiting beliefs, embracing a different mindset, prioritizing self care and creating a support system. And again, you know, it might seem like I’m too slow, but as a lot of people say I’ve had a lot of people say recently, slowing down is the fastest way to speed up actually. So you know, rather than rushing ahead, stumbling along and making mistakes or rash decisions, taking the time to get clear on that vision, what you really want all those parameters and then to work on your mindset and your beliefs and so on, will help you to avoid self sabotaging further down the line, you’ll have them the grit, as Angela Duckworth calls it, the resilience, the confidence to keep going even in the face of those inevitable setbacks and difficulties. And in doing so, in setting yourself up for long term, you’re going to be in the top 1% or less of people who start a business because most people give up you know, before they have a chance to see any results. So that’s pillar two today, cultivating confidence, resilience. Yesterday was pillar one, which was your definition of success. And then tomorrow, I’m sure you’re impatient to get to that bit we’ll be looking at choosing the right business model.

So that’s pillar three tomorrow, the third little episode in this mini podcast series. Again, please do grab your copy of outside of the nine to five it’s available at a special launch price at the moment paperback on your local Amazon. You can also pre order the Kindle and after this promotional period will be going up to full price. And that will be a shame. So thank you so much for your support. I really hope it’s a valuable resource for you and again, if and when you do read it, I would love for you to share a review as well. Thank you so much and I’ll see you back here tomorrow. Bye for now.

WORK WITH ANNA

Let us help you design a business and a life that gives you freedom from the 9 to 5. There are several options for how you can work with us. Choose the programme that’s right for you.

The Outsiders Business Incubator

A year-long business incubator for experienced corporate professionals who want to translate their skills and passions into a profitable and fulfilling business. onestepoutside.com/9to5

The Outsiders Business Accelerator

An ongoing mastermind for service-based business owners, freelancers and online entrepreneurs who are ready to achieve success on their own terms. onestepoutside.com/accelerate

The Outsiders Business Academy

A self-paced course for you to work through in your own time, to learn – and implement – the foundations of building a profitable business that lets you escape the 9 to 5. onestepoutside.com/course

1:1 Coaching & Mentoring

If you’re looking for one-to-one support to help you achieve your specific life and business goals, Anna has a limited number of spots for individual coaching and mentoring. onestepoutside.com/coaching

Explore a broader definition of success

Download this free assessment to consider what ‘success’ means to you across different areas of your life, evaluate where you are today, and prioritise the right goals to get you to where you want to be.

SHARE THIS ARTICLE
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

You might also like

“Everything you’ve ever
wanted is one step outside
your comfort zone.”

Book a free consultation

Get on the phone with Anna to discuss your unique goals and situation to determine the best programme for you, so you can start taking action towards creating the business and lifestyle you desire.

Explore a broader definition of success

Download this free assessment to consider what ‘success’ means to you across different areas of your life, evaluate where you are today, and prioritise the right goals to get you to where you want to be.

We will use and protect your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Explore a broader definition of success

Download this free assessment to consider what ‘success’ means to you across different areas of your life, evaluate where you are today, and prioritise the right goals to get you to where you want to be.

We will use and protect your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Outside of the 9 to 5

Anna continues the journey in her new book, where she details what’s needed to sustain your initial escape from the 9 to 5 in a guide to designing and building a profitable business that gives you more freedom, flexibility and fulfilment.

We will use and protect your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how One Step Outside uses and protects any information that you give One Step Outside when you use this website (https://onestepoutside.com/).

One Step Outside is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

One Step Outside may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

What information we collect and why

We only ever collect the information that we need in order to serve you.

Generally, this just means collecting your first name and email address that you enter, for example, when you request a resource, register for a webinar, or submit a message via a contact form.

If you are a paying customer, we also collect your billing information including your last name and your postal address.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Contact forms

We use Gravity Forms to allow you to contact us via the website. We will use the information you submit for the sole purpose of that specific form and will explicitly ask you to provide your consent to allow us to do so.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Advertising and Analytics

Google

We use Google Analytics to track and optimise performance on this site as well as embedding video content from YouTube, and this means that your web browser automatically sends certain information to Google. This includes the URL of the page that you’re visiting and your IP address. Google may also set cookies on your browser or read cookies that are already there. Apps that use Google advertising services also share information with Google, such as the name of the app and a unique identifier for advertising.

Google uses the information shared by sites and apps to deliver our services, maintain and improve them, develop new services, measure the effectiveness of advertising, protect against fraud and abuse and personalise content and ads that you see on Google and on our partners’ sites and apps. See their Privacy Policy to learn more about how they process data for each of these purposes, and their Advertising page for more about Google ads, how your information is used in the context of advertising and how long Google stores this information.

Facebook

We use the conversion tracking and custom audiences via the Facebook pixel on our website. This allows user behaviour to be tracked after they have been redirected to our website by clicking on a Facebook ad and enables us to measure the effectiveness of our Facebook ads. The data collected in this way is anonymous to us, i.e. we do not see the personal data of individual users. However, this data is stored and processed by Facebook, who may link this information to your Facebook account and also use it for its own promotional purposes, in accordance with Facebook’s Data Usage Policy https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can allow Facebook and its partners to place ads on and off Facebook. A cookie may also be stored on your computer for these purposes. You can revoke your permission directly on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. For more guidance on opting out you can also consult http://www.aboutads.info/choices.

Who we share your data with

We use a number of third parties to provide us with services which are necessary to run our business or to assist us with running our business and who process your information for us on our behalf. These include a hosting and email provider (Siteground), mailing list provider (GetResponse), and a payment provider (Stripe).

Your information will be shared with these service providers only where necessary to enable us to run our business.

How long we maintain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

The main reason for collecting this information is to be able to send you resources, updates and, sometimes, information and products and services, as well as for internal record keeping.

The rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

How we protect your data

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password that lets you access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential and we ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Links to other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website so once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Changes to our privacy policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review. Initially created on 18th November 2016, it was last updated on 23rd May 2018 to be compliant with GDPR.

Contact information

If you have any questions or concerns related to your privacy, you can get in touch here >>