Hattie Voelcker went from being a barrister in midlife to retraining as a performance coach, working particularly with singers. She's so wise and inspiring! And great fun too.

In this fabulous interview we cover:

• Why Hattie made the change from barrister to performance coach
• The similarities between the two professions
• The beauty of transferable skills
• The power of understanding people's wants, needs and vulnerabilities
• How being a family law barrister helps her coaching practice now
• Moving from a very high-powered career to a new and different role
• How people of all levels suffer from impostor syndrome
• How the real fear we feel when stepping forward is looking stupid, both for men and women
• How our desire for perfection can hold us back
• Vulnerability and courage as two sides of the same coin
• Empathy starts with ourselves
• How it's OK, in fact, normal, to be nervous when stepping forward
• It's fine to be just OK and to be you, and in that is perfection
• Life is an infinite series of nows
• How fun is vital to life
• The importance of pausing in midlife
• SMOG, WELL and WISE words
• Getting rid of the word should from our vocabulary!

And lots more!

Resources​

​Find out more about Hattie on her website: FindYourTrueVoice.co.uk

Brene Brown

SMOG words – should, must, ought, got (also have to and need to)

WELL words – want, enjoy, like, love

WISE words – wise, important, sensible, effective