{"id":2216,"date":"2021-12-02T06:28:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T06:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/?p=2216"},"modified":"2025-05-06T06:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:45:42","slug":"lacking-confidence-or-career-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/lacking-confidence-or-career-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Lacking Confidence or Career Strategy&#8230; or Both?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">Is your career stagnant because you are lacking confidence?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><strong>Conversation #1:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><strong>&#8220;Maybe I\u2019m too old for this&#8221;<\/strong>, she said.<\/span><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">&#8220;Too old for what?&#8221; I asked.<\/span><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">&#8220;Too old to be\u00a0chasing\u00a0promotions and success.&#8221;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Conversation #2:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve not got what it takes&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0she said.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>&#8220;What do you mean?&#8221; I asked.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>&#8220;They&#8217;ll see through me eventually &#8211; they&#8217;ll realise I&#8217;m not smart enough for this role.&#8221;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Conversation #3:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><strong>&#8220;Working really hard doesn&#8217;t get you promoted,&#8221;<\/strong> she said.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">&#8220;What do you mean?&#8221; I asked.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been working my butt off for the last 5 years &#8211; have I been promoted?\u00a0Well, that&#8217;s\u00a0a big fat N-O.&#8221;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>These are actual conversations I have had with coaching clients.\u200b<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Maybe you can recognise yourself in one (or all) of them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.register.illuminategrowth.com.au\/scheduleyourcall\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3026\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blog-imagery-taller-CTA-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blog-imagery-taller-CTA-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blog-imagery-taller-CTA-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blog-imagery-taller-CTA-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blog-imagery-taller-CTA.png 1128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Are You Lacking Confidence?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">What I have found, over the years of coaching corporate women, \u200b\u200bis they are often missing two things:<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><strong>#1 : Confidence<\/strong><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><em>(Definition: <a href=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/9-actions-that-will-triple-your-confidence\/\">confidence<\/a> in your ability, expertise and experience)\u200b\u200b<\/em><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><strong>#2 : Strategy<\/strong><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><em>(Definition: defining what you want and aligning yourself with key decision makers to achieve it)\u200b\u00a0\u200b<\/em><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Now, y\u200b\u200bou might argue that a lot of women are up against it too&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Because their gender-biased organisations are actually what hold them back&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><em>(And I don&#8217;t disagree with that perspective in the slightest because sadly, far too often, that is also true)&#8230;<\/em><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>However, the last time I checked,\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b you are still the pilot of your own career &#8211; am I right?<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>So whatever your circumstance, <strong>you\u00a0always have choice.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">And when you have choice, you also have <em>control<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So regardless of the external circumstances you find yourself in, you still have total control over how you respond to that challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2921 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Copy-of-Linkedin-newsletter-header-image-27-1024x590.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Copy-of-Linkedin-newsletter-header-image-27-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Copy-of-Linkedin-newsletter-header-image-27-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Copy-of-Linkedin-newsletter-header-image-27-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Copy-of-Linkedin-newsletter-header-image-27.png 1128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Get Immediate Access to our <a href=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.activehosted.com\/f\/13\">FREE 7 Day Confidence Email Training<\/a> to Land Your Dream Role Faster<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">So Where Do You Go From Here?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">This is where<em> positive mindset<\/em> and <em>strategy<\/em> come into their own in a big way. \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Perhaps <strong>how you&#8217;re currently thinking about yourself<\/strong> and your capabilities needs a serious breakthrough right now?<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Maybe for the first time in your career, you have realised how badly you need that strategy &#8211; to<strong> raise your visibility and <a href=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/3-things-not-to-do-get-promoted-this-year\/\">get promoted<\/a><\/strong>?<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Either way, this is what I do best: mindset and career strategy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">And I&#8217;m here to help you overcome any obstacle and get a whole heap more satisfaction and recognition from your career.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">Are you in?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">Rebecca x\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/about\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-554\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Rebecca-Allen-Illuminate-Personal-Growth-966x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Rebecca-Allen-Illuminate-Personal-Growth-966x1024.jpg 966w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Rebecca-Allen-Illuminate-Personal-Growth-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Rebecca-Allen-Illuminate-Personal-Growth-768x814.jpg 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Rebecca-Allen-Illuminate-Personal-Growth.jpg 1373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/>Hey there! I&#8217;m Rebecca Allen<\/a> and I&#8217;m a Career Success Coach for professional women who want to land dream career opportunities and enjoy far greater fulfilment in their work. I help my clients through Personal Branding strategy, Proactive Career Management, and Growth Mindset coaching.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a Career Success Coach, specifically for women, for over a decade for clients from ANZ, Deloitte, Origin Energy, Coca-Cola Amatil, J. P. Morgan Chase, McKinsey and IHS Markit to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>I absolutely love what I do! And I&#8217;ll be committing to support a woman to realise her true potential later this week&#8230; could it be you?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.register.illuminategrowth.com.au\/scheduleyourcall\">Book in a Strategy Call<\/a>\u00a0with me and let&#8217;s talk through your ambitions and current challenges &#8211; I&#8217;m here to support you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your career stagnant because you are lacking confidence? 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