Secrets of Confident Women Podcast

Building Confidence Through Personal Style - with Hayley Cooper

What we wear matters!  This week, Jodie interviews Hayley Cooper - personal fashion stylist and confident woman who loves helping both men and women develop their personal style, boost their confidence and shop smartly. 

Hayley’s been on a 10 year fashion journey which led her to her own styling business, where she is able to fuse her passion for fashion, with her desire to help people be the most confident version of themselves. 

Join us in this eye-opening episode, where you’ll find out: 

- what the recurring issues are for women, when it comes to their personal styling and physical appearance; 

- how we display our self-doubt and negative thoughts through our clothing and appearance; 

- how milestones in life can affect your body perception and why you absolutely need a confidence boost in styling to help get through them; 

- why experimenting with clothing and breaking away from what you’d ‘normally’ wear is one of the best ways to boost your confidence... even if you DON’T buy it; 

Hayley works with her clients to improve both their personal styling AND their negative or self-deprecating perceptions about themselves, and she just loves seeing their confidence develop as they learn more about what works for them and how best to use their clothes to showcase their amazing personalities. 

So, if you’re ready for some great styling tips, inspiring confidence techniques or just a fun and engaging conversation, grab a drink and click on the link. You won’t regret it! 

 

x Jodie & Anastasia
www.RiseWomen.com

 

Find Hayley Cooper at:
Website - https://hayleycooper.com.au/
Instagram - @hayleycooperstylist
Facebook - @HayleyCooperStylist

Creating the Confidence to Completely Transform Your Life! - with Kerin Jarvis

This is Jodie's most emotional interview yet! 

Meet Kerin Jarvis - a woman who went from a toxic relationship, dangerously deteriorated health and a ‘just keep going’ attitude, to a total life transformation, with a greater focus on her mental and physical health and wellbeing. 

Kerin’s an amazingly adventurous, risk-taking, game-changing, courageous and confident woman who tells us all about how she rebuilt herself from a really broken and fragile place.  

Kerin changed her story in the MOST powerful way and had to let go of so much guilt, resentment and blame in the process. She was defeated and broken until she made a conscious choice to take back control of her life and be responsible for her future. 

She changed her relationship status, her job, her living circumstances - pretty much anything that could be changed.... was! And she hasn’t looked back.  

Join Jodie on this amazingly inspiring interview to find out: 

- how she systematically and intentionally rebuilt her health after leaving a traumatic and toxic relationship; 

- how positive affirmations changed not only her mindset, but also her cellular structure; 

- why a sudden realisation around her resilience, was a catalyst for moving forward; 

- how starting a new business taught her about herself and reinforced her belief in her skills and abilities; 

- how the power of coaching, personal development and a great network of friends helped her do what she needed to do, to start again... with passion and purpose! 

You REALLY don’t want to miss this episode, especially if you LOVE being inspired by brave, energetic and driven women. Kerin is ALL this, and so much more and we can’t wait for you to listen to this episode. 

x Jodie & Anastasia
RiseWomen.com

Creating the Confidence to Pursue Your Ultimate Dream Job - with Zoe Sabados

This week’s amazing interview is for any woman who’s ever had a dream or a goal that they’ve always wanted to achieve but didn’t know how. 

Join Anastasia this week as she interviews the ever-inspiring, always engaging and super-fun Zoe Sabados.  

Zoe has spent her life gathering experiences, loving life and developing herself into a woman who knows what she wants... and does what it takes to get it! 

She’s been an English teacher, a marketing director and a brand consultant. She’s travelled the world, worked on constructions sites, jumped out of planes and even spent some time living with Bedouins. And now... she’s created the amazing Marry Me Zoe, where she gets to be what she’s ALWAYS wanted... a marriage celebrant! 

She’s confident, fun and a big risk taker, and this episode definitely won’t disappoint. 

Join us to find out: 

- how and why she made the decision to drastically change careers in her early 50’s AND during the first week of the Covid-19 lockdown no less! 

- what her go-to confidence technique is when she needs to shut down that annoying negative voice in her head. 

- what advice she’d give her 21 year old self based on her exciting life experiences. 

- what she believes is the biggest confidence-destroyer for young girls today (she has 3 daughters at different stages of life so she’s seen it all!) 

Zoe’s passionate, driven and so much fun and we’re thrilled to bring you this episode because it’s jam-packed with so many incredible nuggets of wisdom and extraordinary stories. 

We hope you love this one as much as we do! 

x Jodie & Anastasia
RiseWomen.com

4 Ways to Stay Motivated and on Track with Your Goals!

This is an episode so many of you have asked for! 

This week, Jodie and Anastasia discuss 4 fool-proof ways to stay motivated and on track when it comes to setting and achieving your goals - at home, in the workplace, with your health, with your finances... literally ANYTHING you can possibly set a goal around! 

I mean, we’ve all been there right? You start out with the best intentions, you have the most amazing idea and you lay out the most inspiring plans before you and then... in the blink of an eye... the motivation is gone, and you’re left wondering how on earth you’re going to achieve this MAMMOTH task you’ve set for yourself. 

Well... WE KNOW HOW! And we’re here to share it with you! 

In this episode you’ll find out all about: 

- why your motivation and momentum disappear, even when you have the most amazingly inspiring goals;  

- the 4 key things you MUST do if you want to set game-changing goals AND achieve them;  

- our own personal examples of what we do to give ourselves the best chance of success in achieving our goals;  

- some great techniques that we (and our clients) use to make sure we stay on track and accountable;  

- why it’s SO important that you NEVER give up on your goals and dreams, no matter how unachievable they may seem. 

We know you’re going to LOVE this episode because it really will help you put your money where your mouth is, and get sh!t done! 

We KNOW you’ve set your goals for a reason, and we KNOW that that reason is really important to you, so find out how you can turn those goals and dreams into achievements and reality. 

x Jodie & Anastasia
RiseWomen.com

Confidence to Navigate Career Challenges and Workplace Success - with Fay Calderone

Join us as Anastasia interviews the award-winning, ground-breaking and life-changing Fay Calderone - a tireless advocate for women in the workplace, tackling issues like bullying, harassment, gender equality and flexible working conditions. 

 

Fay has navigated workplace changes and her own career path in the legal industry for over 20 years and in this episode, she talks to us about what it took to get to where she is. 

 

You’ll be amazed and inspired by this interview, as Fay takes us through the evolution of her career and how she’s turned a teenage passion into a life-long career, with a human twist and an amazing team by her side. 

                                    

And, in this episode you’ll find out all about: 

- when she’s most confident and does her best work; 

- her go-to methods to manage fear and self-doubt when she’s got an overwhelming schedule ahead; 

- her default confidence-building technique for when she’s really needing a bit of a confidence boost; 

- how she uses the power and momentum from reflecting on her achievements, to move forward with purpose and motivation; 

- how she switches from ‘career mode’ to ‘family mode’.... and back again, because she really DOES want it all; 

- what she ‘really’ thinks about failure and how she manages it in her own life; 

 

For all you career women out there, or just any woman wanting to be inspired by a kick-@ss confident woman, this episode’s for you. 

 

x Jodie & Anastasia 
RiseWomen.com 

Rebuilding Confidence after a marriage breakdown and other life challenges -with Wendy Pettifer

Adventurous, resilient, independent, quirky and funny - just a few words to describe this week’s remarkable guest! 

 

Join us for this fun, inspiring and insightful episode of the Secrets of Confident Podcast, where Jodie interviews Wendy Pettifer - a qualified psychotherapist, author of the blog “How to be Me Again” and the GM of Disability Services in Sydney. 

 

Wendy has worked most of her career in the Health and Services Industry, primarily with Not-for-Profits who align well with her core values and this week, she talks with Jodie about rebuilding her confidence after the breakdown of a relationship that lasted half her lifetime AND dealing with the confidence-destroying effects of an unexpected redundancy. 

 

Don’t miss this incredible interview and find out: 

- how you can be a confident woman, but also concurrently suffer and be treated for depression and anxiety; 

- why dancing on the tables in pubs made her a great candidate for a boardroom; 

- how she rebuilt her sense of family after the breakdown of a 21 year relationship and the heartbreak of her son moving overseas to study; 

- how the loss of friendships can create a terrible fear of thinking you are “intrinsically unlikeable”; 

- why Wendy believes financial independence is SO important, especially for women over 50; 

- how she managed to deal with her unexpected redundancy AND the end of her marriage in the same fortnight. 

 

Wendy’s confidence and the personal confidence techniques that she’s had to call on at different stages in her life have helped her get through adversity, challenges and life traumas and they can help you too because they really are secrets of a truly confident woman.  

 

There are so many amazing nuggets of experience, insight and relatedness in this interview so this is definitely not an episode that you want to miss. PLUS find out why Wendy has our business name tattooed on her body... ;)

 

x Jodie & Anastasia
RiseWomen.com

Being a Kick@ss Confident Young Woman in a Male-dominated Industry - with Spiroula Stathakis

This week we interview Spiroula Stathakis - an Interior Architect and Designer. This is a really special episode for us because not only is Spiroula a super-confident powerhouse in her industry, but she’s also the sister of Anastasia of RiSe Women. 

In this fun and engaging interview, we discuss: 

- what confidence techniques Spiroula calls on as a woman in a male-dominated industry, who is often underestimated because of her youth; 

- how she manages the gender pay-gap and whether it has any effect on her confidence, knowing that she’s working with a population that is often paid more than her, purely because of their gender; 

- her insightful and inspiring advice for young women just starting out in their industry and what she wishes she’d known at that point in her career; 

- a time when Spiroula experienced the feeling of failure and what she did to take the learning and use it to increase her confidence. 

With great stories, lots of laughs and an inspiring and endearing personality that represents her maturity and confidence, this episode is one you definitely won’t want to miss. 

And don’t forget to wait til the RiSe Women Final Power Questions at the end - they’re quick, they’re motivating and they’ll always leave you wanting more of the Secrets of Confident Women. 

x Jodie & Anastasia

RiseWomen.com

Must-have Techniques to Confidently Talk to Strangers!

Today we focus on a topic that we’ve had SO many requests for - how to have the Confidence to Talk to Strangers. 

This episode is filled with great techniques and game-changing insights that will help you meaningfully connect with new people - whether in the workplace or just generally in life. 

Join Jodie and Anastasia this week on the Secrets of Confident Women Podcast, where they discuss: 

- how to master a skill that can have you networking like a pro; 

- how even the most confident women sometimes struggle with making new connections and talking to strangers; 

- 3 things that you absolutely MUST do if you want to confidently and powerfully speak to someone you’ve never met before; 

- the one tip that will bring it all together and automatically switch your brain from ‘nervous panic mode’ to ‘I’ve got this’ mode instantly. 

The confidence to talk to strangers is something that EVERY woman should know how to do because whether it’s at the grocery store, in the workplace, on the soccer field or within your business interactions, we will ALWAYS be in a situation where there’s someone new to talk to.

x Jodie & Anastasia

Mastering Confidence to excel in a Direct Sales Business - with Katrina Bates

If you’re in a direct sales business, then you don’t want to miss this episode!

This week we interview Katrina Bates - a direct sales powerhouse and super-confident woman. 

This episode is great for any woman who runs her own direct sales business, or just for anyone who’s looking for insights into what confidence techniques to use when you need to get out of your own way and get into action. 

Join Jodie as she chats to Katrina about flexibility, responsibility, adaptability and the many hats that women wear, and learn all about: 

- the BIGGEST challenge that women in direct sales businesses face; 

- that mysterious ‘grey’ area where the magic happens; 

- why running your own business is like the biggest personal development program EVER... with a pay cheque attached; 

- why you should always celebrate and reward the action, not the outcome. 

This episode includes some fantastic insights on the power of social media, of building relationships and of staying in ‘conversational relevance’. 

This episode will change the way you look at your business and your perspective on your life.

x Jodie & Anastasia - RiseWomen.com

Using the Power of EFT (Tapping) to Build Your Confidence - with Lorna Hollinger

This week's episode is SO interesting!

Have you heard of EFT or Tapping? Well, this week we learn ALL about it as we interview Lorna Hollinger. As an award-winning and media acclaimed Master EFT (Tapping) Practitioner, with Diplomas in Life Coaching, Business and Business Management, a certification in Neurolinguistic Programming and the founder of the Australian Tapping Institute - this confident woman really knows what she’s talking about! 

In this eye-opening episode, we’ll be introducing you to something you may never have heard of before - Emotional Freedom Techniques (Tapping). 

Lorna’s mission is to touch one million people globally, and with her drive, determination and expertise - and her focus on passion and purpose - we have no doubt that she’ll get there. 

Find out what motivates this fun, inspiring and intelligent woman and learn all about: 

- the intrinsic human instinct we ALL have, that can help to calm the nervous system; 

- brain tags - what they are, and how humans can re-wire their neural pathways to stop the fight or flight stress response related to past events; 

- how to intentionally focus on your negative thoughts whilst using EFT, to reduce their impact on your life and remove your default stress response; 

- the 4 core values she lives by and how she integrates EFT into her daily routine to have the lifestyle she’s always wanted. 

 

If you liked our podcast episode on “How to stop negative thoughts from ruining your life”, you’ll LOVE this one! 

Find out all about these instantly accessible and easily actioned techniques that you can start using TODAY. 

And don’t forget to check out the links to all the resources Lorna discusses, below. 

We can’t wait for you to meet Lorna Hollinger and discover a whole new way to boost your confidence and become the happiest and most confident version of YOU! 

x Jodie & Anastasia - RiseWomen.com

You-Tube Video – Demonstration of Tapping 
https://youtu.be/RFOAvl-B7pw 

Australian Tapping Institute
Website -  www.australiantappinginstitute.com.au     
Facebook - www.facebook.com/australiantappinginstitute     
Instagram - www.instagram.com/australiantappinginstitute  

The Self Love Project 
Free 4 week intro to Tapping Course aimed at helping to boost your self-confidence -  The Self Love Project Free Course  

Confidence Tips from a Small Business Powerhouse! - with Raquel Bosustow

Join us for our very first guest interview where Jodie chats with the inspiring, funny and super-positive Raquel Bosustow - a wife, mum, savvy business owner of Madame Foodie and one of Jodie’s closest friends. 

In this amazingly real, raw and authentic interview, Raquel tells us about: 
- how ‘thinking on the fly’ has generated fantastic business success; 
- how following her gut, backing herself and letting go of the details creates the super-charged energy that keeps moving her forward; 
- why she chooses her staff at Madame Foodie, not just for skills or experience, but for their personalities, positivity and can-do attitude; 
- how the right mindset and a shift in her confidence changed a terrible new job, into the biggest deal her workplace had EVER seen (over $40million!) 

Learn about Raquel’s perspective on reactive leadership, how she’s intentional about creating a happy and positive workplace and what this does for her confidence every day.  

AND... find out the one thing she wishes EVERY woman knew... ;) 

This week’s podcast really is one of our best - the honest and authentic insights, the personal stories and the individual confidence techniques that Raquel discusses, will leave you feeling inspired, motivated and ready to take on the world with a whole new attitude. 

x Jodie & Anastasia - RiseWomen.com 

Ditch the Guilt and Accept Who You Are!

SO, let me ask you this... do you ACCEPT yourself? 

OR... are there things about you - your habits, your behaviours, your personality traits - that make you feel guilty, resentful or disappointed? 

We’re constantly being told we should love ourselves JUST the way we are but the truth is, more often than not, we are our own worst critics.  

And that needs to STOP! 

Criticising yourself about things you can’t change... or worse, things you can change but don’t want to... is pointless, so STOP! 

And join us on this week’s podcast episode instead, where you’ll discover why it’s absolutely crucial that you ditch the guilt and accept who you really are - the good, the bad AND the ugly. 

It’s YOUR responsibility to create the life that you really want, and trust us when we tell you, that criticism, guilt and resentment will NOT get you there. 

This is one of our FAVOURITE episodes to date - it’s funny, it’s relatable but most importantly, it’ll teach you a practical confidence technique that YOU can use to... ditch the guilt and accept who you really are.

 

Jodie & Anastasia - RiSeWomen.com

How A New Perspective on Confidence Changed My Life - with Anastasia Adams

Join us this week for our second podcast interview, when Jodie interviews the other half of RiSe Women - Anastasia Adams. 

Learn all about what drives Anastasia, what confidence looks like for her and why she REALLY wanted to be a part of RiSe Women from the moment she found out about it. 

In this episode, Jodie and Anastasia discuss: 

- when Anastasia feels most confident and what go-to confidence techniques she uses to maintain her high levels of positivity, motivation and general happiness; 

- how learning about confidence and being a part of RiSe Women has changed her life in SO many ways; 

- the time in her life when her confidence hit rock-bottom and what she did to build herself back up again; 

AND... find out what she thinks are the best and worst things about working with Jodie. 

In this inspiring interview, we’ll bring you authentic insights into what energises and motivates Anastasia and the techniques she calls on to manage her negative thoughts and keep her confidence levels where she wants them to be, to live her best life possible. 

You’ll love her answers to the Rise Women Final Power Questions and we know that, by the end of this interview, she’ll have you feeling happy, confident, positive and enthusiastic about all the possibilities that life has to offer. 

 

Jodie & Anastasia - RiSeWomen.com

Why Confident Women LOVE Facing FEAR!

Everything you ever wanted to do… but DIDN’T… is because of fear?!  

Big statement, but if you think about it, it's true.  

Fear of the unknown… fear of what people might think… fear of failure… fear of the investment or the commitment… fear of making the wrong decision… fear of making a mistake… the list is ENDLESS!  

We are plagued by fears every single day, whether we’re consciously aware of them or not… and it’s time to make it stop!  

This week’s podcast is AWESOME because we’re chatting about: 
- why fear is good 
- why fear is necessary and 
- why confident women LOVE facing fear!  

AND we’ll give you 3 game-changing insights about fear that will transform the way you think about it FOREVER!  

Fear really is one of the worst ways that people are stopped from living their best life but once you learn the right confidence techniques and practice them… AND see that they work… then you’ll be on your way to becoming the most exciting, adventurous and successful version of you!  

So… join us on this episode as we chat about what fear REALLY is and how we can help you manage it, to help you start turning all those ‘worst case scenarios’ into ‘best day EVERs’!!

 

Jodie & Anastasia - RiSeWomen.com

Building Confidence & the Driving Force Behind RiSe Women - with Jodie Bruce-Clarke

This week we launch the very first of our Interviews with Confident Women and we start with a fantastic episode where RiSe Women interviews… ITSELF! 

Yes, you read that correctly – you don’t want to miss this week’s episode, where Anastasia interviews Jodie and gets some inspiring insights into Jodie’s passions and goals, and the powerful driving force behind RiSe Women.  

Where DID it all start?  And why CONFIDENCE? 

In this episode you’ll learn all about what makes Jodie tick, why ‘confidence’ is her favourite topic in the world and what she REALLY thinks about her business partner… 

PLUS, you’ll discover… 

– the 3 things on Jodie’s vision board that keep her motivated;
– what it felt like to find her TRUE purpose in life;
– why she LOVES working on RiSe Women; and
– what she does to perk herself up, when her confidence sometimes takes a nose-dive. 

And there’s SO much more that we know you’ll love (especially her answers to our RiSe Women Final Power Questions) so click below and let us inspire, encourage and support you to become the confident woman you were born to be.

 

Jodie & Anastasia - RiSeWomen.com

How Embracing Change Can Boost Your Confidence.

Change is EVERYWHERE! 

It’s in global health crises and the economic and social chaos it creates. 

It’s in the environment around us, as the world evolves. 

It’s in social justice movements that revolutionise the world. 

It’s in your workplace, your marital status, your health and wellbeing, your friendships and relationships - change can be found in EVERY aspect of your life. 

 

AND... it can be scary as hell. 

 

Whether it’s in your personal or professional life, change can often threaten to derail you, but in this week’s podcast episode we talk about why change can be AWESOME and how you can embrace it to:  

• manage any self-doubt or fear that arises; 
• shift your perspective when your ‘old’ way of looking at things just isn’t working for you anymore; and 
• motivate you to make changes that you might have been too afraid to make on your own. 
• practice the personal confidence techniques you need, to get you game-changing results in any situation.  

So… join us on the latest episode of the Secrets of Confident Women podcast, and discover how YOU can embrace change and boost your confidence TODAY!

 

Jodie & Anastasia - RiSeWomen.com

How to Confidently Choose Your Cheer Squad!

We discuss the value of having your own personal cheer squad and what you can do to confidently choose yours.  

 

Surrounding yourself with the right people is one of the BEST ways to boost your confidence and it’s SO important to have the right cheer squad backing you up because THEY are the people who will:  

• tell you what you NEED to hear, not what you WANT to hear;
• encourage you to keep going, with real-life support, no matter what obstacle is in your way;
• support you and your dreams (pom poms and all), regardless of how wild or crazy they might sound;
• have your back when the haters creep up on you;
• kick your @ss into gear whenever your fear, self-doubt and indecision start taking over.  

There really is no better way to keep your head in the game, but remember... there are 2 sides to this - you need to know how to bring the RIGHT people into your inner circle AND... you need to know how to manage the WRONG people who are already there (but refuse to leave). And we can help you with both!  

 

So just click on the podcast link and let us help you with amazing techniques to create the powerful, inspiring and kick-@ss cheer squad you deserve.

 

Jodie & Anastasia - RiSeWomen.com

The CONFIDENCE to Powerfully Say NO!

This week’s episode covers a topic that is relevant to so many women - and it’s something that we ALL want, but it can be SO elusive - the confidence to powerfully say NO.

 

Like us, there have probably been many occasions in your life when you’ve heard yourself saying ‘yes’ to something, when your brain is actually screaming NO! And then... you’re left to deal with the consequence of what that looks like.  

 

Join us on this episode where we’ll teach you how to powerfully and confidently say NO, with some game-changing tips on how to rethink the way you value your time and energy; a great story from Jodie about the consequences of saying YES when really... she should have said NO (this is one we can ALL relate to); and an insight that Anastasia had at a celebrity presentation many years ago, that changed her life - all from one little sentence.

 

Jodie & Anastasia - RiseWomen.com

How to STOP Negative Thoughts from Ruining Your Life!

‘Our brains are automatically wired to think the worst!’

 

Join us on this episode, where we’ll be discussing the damaging effect of negative thoughts and how you can stop them from ruining your life.  Everyone has to deal with that negative voice in their head - telling them that they’re not enough, that they can’t do it and that it’s too scary. But in this episode, we’re here to tell you that there are practical techniques you CAN learn, practice and master, to manage (and sometimes even, conquer) that negative voice.

 

Can't wait for you to join us!

 

Jodie & Anastsia - RiseWomen.com

Uncovering The Truth About Confidence!

‘A warrior does not prepare for battle on the battlefield’ - and this also applies to confidence. 

 

In this early episode, we go through why confidence is SUCH an important skill to have in life and we’ll uncover some of the most common myths about confidence.  Confidence is not built instantly, nor is it something that magically appears overnight. You can’t build up your confidence the moment something unexpected happens.... or when you’re faced with a sudden change... or even when your confidence hits rock bottom. 

 

Confidence is something that you need to learn, practise and master and, we’ll explain why we encourage all women to learn the skills and the practical techniques, to create and increase their confidence, every single day, so they’re prepared for whatever comes their way.

 

Jodie & Anastasia - RiSeWomen.com