Programme 1 – My Self-confidence, My Way
Welcome to My Self-confidence, My Way
"Instead of aspiring to perfection have the confidence to recognise your uniqueness is what makes you interesting".
Welcome to The Self-confidence Academy (part of Shepherd Creative Learning). I hope you enjoy your journey to greater self-confidence with us. Thank you for inviting us to be a part of this special time.
Self-confidence is deeply personal. No two people have exactly the same experiences, or project self-confidence in the same way. However, self-confidence is important in everyone's life. Self-confidence is often the bridge between success and failure.
Before you can brand your own confidence style you first need to understand it. What will your version of self-confidence look like?
Confidence is like happiness; it’s best worn naturally (Liz Tucker - Founder of Shepherd Creative Learning)
Very best wishes
Liz
Your Instructor
Hello! I’m Liz Tucker.
You probably want to know how I can help you, but as we haven’t met I thought you might like to know a bit about me first.
I live in the heart of the Cotswolds. My home (a barn conversion) is a calm space for creative thinking, and a place where friends and clients can step off the treadmill for a while. I’m an experienced self-confidence coach, freelance trainer, author, facilitator, reflexologist, holistic therapist and Usui Reiki practitioner.
Looking back - I had a long, rewarding and varied corporate career. My career included key account management, running a customer service department for a blue-chip company, training, mentoring, and internal quality auditing. In 2003 opportunity knocked on my door in the form of voluntary redundancy. This provided the launchpad to start my own business.
2003 – the year Dynamic Customer Solutions Ltd was born. This boutique consultancy specialised in personal development and customer engagement (win/win for everyone). Since then I’ve worked with thousands of people, including personal clients, start-ups, solopreneurs, the British Army, Chartered Institute of Housing, WH Smith and many of the UK’s social housing providers.
Fast forward to 2012; it was time for a new and personal adventure. Dennis and I took very early retirement to embrace all that life had to offer. This idyllic phase ended abruptly at the end of 2012 with the unexpected loss of Dennis.
What followed was a deeply testing period that took me to the edge. At times I thought “I can’t do this anymore”, but I dug deep and survived this difficult period. This dreadful phase involved being forced out of the home Dennis and I shared, challenging the law, and winning against all the odds.
It wasn’t until my life fell apart following Dennis’ death that I realised the importance of self-confidence. Since then I’ve learnt a huge amount about self-confidence and human resilience. I’ve also discovered that major life changes create a stronger and updated version of our old self.
As a thank you for all the support I received during these dark days I’m paying it forward. I’m using my using my expertise to help others be their most confident and fulfilled self. I hope you will invite The Self-confidence Academy (and me personally) to help you on your self-confidence journey.
I’m on your side and I will do all I can to help turn your self-doubt into self-belief. I’m passionate about what I do. I’m also encouraging, enthusiastic, a great cheerleader and a little bonkers at times.
Are you ready to discover the difference greater self-confidence will make to your life? If so, let’s go…