by Olivia Mitchell | Nervousness
When you have a big presentation coming up, do you say to yourself: “I must be knowledgeable.” “I must be the expert on this topic.” “I must be able to answer every question.” The problem with these statements The first is the use...
by Olivia Mitchell | Nervousness
My mother is an elegant French woman. She taught me how to dress well, and in particular to avoid wearing clashing colors. So wearing clothes that clash makes me feel uncomfortable. I feel like I’ve got a neon sign on my forehead flashing “Look at me, and...
by Olivia Mitchell | Nervousness
At the beginning of this year, I was stuck in bed following a major accident. I had a lot of time to think. There was one problem that I turned over in my mind. For 20 years I had run public speaking courses in New Zealand and tried my best to help people overcome the...
by Olivia Mitchell | Nervousness
The pilot of Journey to Confidence has just concluded and I am busy wrapping it up and getting ready to open the program up for enrollment again. Meanwhile I want to share with you some of the insights that the first group of students had. Torna Pitman has been a...
by Olivia Mitchell | Nervousness
Shonda Rhimes is the creator of award-winning TV shows, Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. Like many introverts, her safe space was sitting in her office writing. She turned down most speaking engagements and when she couldn’t get out of it … “I was a...
by Olivia Mitchell | Nervousness
If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know that over the last couple of months, I’ve been stuck in bed due to an accident. I’ve been using the time to resurrect a long-held dream. That dream is to create an online program to help people...