Self Belief Unsquashed

#57 Gemma Murphy - The Simple Science of a Website

Gemma Murphy, 'The Website Architect', makes websites make sense for you and those you want to land on it! No jargon, just good common sense. This episode is packed full of the obvious that isn't obvious until someone points it out. Masses of actionable actions. Gemma will persuade you that you need to have your space and you need to make it an inviting one. You will finally start to feel that you could have some control over what your website does for you - bring yourself into your website world.

#56 Anthony Story Part 2 - Removing your Self-Imposed Barriers

Following on from Episode 21 - Anthony Story, director of Silicon South, continues to explore fascinating layers of human behaviour and business. This half covers topics ranging from numerology and suspension of disbelief to attainable markets, illusion and choice. The resources shared in this half alone are many and rich. Enjoy.

#55 Jacqueline Goddard - The importance of being playful

Jacqueline Goddard helps you use your voice to engage and inspire from dinner table to boardroom. This episode is full of the energy of two people who get excited about things like trust, truth and being playful - inspired by careers as actors! You will hear how the skills that actors hone are totally relatable for you in business. If you don't believe it and feel it - neither will your audience. My guest shares some brilliant stories - expect the unexpected.

#54 Darren Slade - The Importance of your 'Crikey Factor'

What a treat to pick the brains of a business editor for a newspaper group! Darren Slade is a journalist of 30 years experience who knows a thing or too about what makes a good story. We talk about how businesses can capture the attention of an editor - from the email subject line to the relationship building. We talk about the need for the human factor and we talk about the changing world of newspapers. Fascinating episode.

#53 Ella Orr - Good marketing engages like a good teacher

Ella Orr immersed herself in social media marketing after a long career as a teacher - and found so many similarities - transferable skills in abundance. Ella shares her insights and very practical action tips with no jargon and bucket loads of energy. The conversations included school days and setting up business days - from Latin to Avatars and ... from strategy to content buckets. You will have your social media marketing motivation back.

#52 Andrea Waltz - Rejection - Don't take it personally

Andrea Waltz is the co-founder of Courage Crafters, Inc. and co-author of the best-selling book, Go for No! Yes is the Destination. Andrea is also a very real individual who shares her own experiences honestly - she gets it! Fascinating insights into dealing with rejection and actually embracing the 'no'. Listen and listen again - this could inspire you to break through a big barrier.

#51 Andrea Rainsford - Making sense of life and SEO

Andrea Rainsford describes herself as the SEO Angel - she loves to help. She talks jargon-free and straight about visibility. No SEO mystery and myth. In this episode you also have a story of burn out, massive physical challenge and recovery - yes it is inspiring.

#50 Eleanor Goold - Be You - Understand Them

Eleanor Goold is a straight talking business owner with a sense of humour and a fascination with human psychology. You are in for a great listen. We cover the core ingredients of what it is that engages and persuades. We throw out some of the hype and faff and get back to basics - like curiosity and doing what you do. A few classy references along the way.

#49 Anthony Story Part 1 - Why do we do what we do

If you like human stories and going a little deeper to explore our human drives - you will love this conversation with Anthony Story - director of Silicon South and all round fascinating human. This is part 1 of 2 - there was so much to explore. We start with talking about the power of community which takes us to objectivity and subjectivity - which leads to... just listen.

#48 Catherine Williams - It takes a team to build a book

Catherine Williams gets quietly enthused about things like fonts! If you didn't consider their power before you will after this. Catherine makes books beautiful and easy to read - she knows that to make a book work it takes more than your words - it takes a team. Having been in the publishing world since non-digital days - she has a deep understanding of her craft. These tips and ideas apply to more than writing a book.