Fasten your seatbelt, we’re going on a journey! For this episode, I have invited a really special guest: Julia, one of my CYA graduates. 

**Disclaimer: The sound is a bit blurry in the beginning but gets great at minute 6**

Some of you know of my group coaching program Claim Your Artemis, so I thought I’ll do something special for you! I invited an inspiring woman who will share more about her journey.

From the bottom of my heart: Thank you so much Julia for your bravery and for sharing your unfiltered journey. 

In this episode, we talk about: 

• The importance of never giving up
• Breaking out of people pleasing 
• Establishing unshakeable self-trust
• Why she joined CYA and how her whole life changed
• And loads of ‘behind the scenes in CYA

Exciting news: I am hosting a free online workshop o the 10th of August.
The theme is: Slay Imposter Syndrome - How to Unleash your Inner Cheerleader & Ignite your Success. You are SO invited! Over 90 women have already signed up, it'll be a party

Here you can get all the information. Sign up, this workshop might as well change your life. Link to workshop

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This is a very special episode! Welcome the very first guest on this podcast show: Theo, the CEO of Travelout.

What happens when 18 badass female CEOs move into one house for 1 month to co-live and co-work? You’re about to find out

In this super juicy episode

• We will share how it was to live together with 18 women in Gran Canaria
• How this experience changed us forever
• What our biggest realizations were
• How our life looked like
• Why I only had 5 minutes with Christmas (my boyfriend) every day
• And you’ll also experience me not as “your coach” but as a friend because Theo became my bestie in Gran Canaria
• It’s a 90-minute coffee chat between friends, talking about life, our values and our biggest drivers in life and business 

So, make yourself a coffee, get cozy and enjoy this love shower coffee chat between friends and badass entrepreneurs. 

You can find Theo on Instagram! Their business account is: travelout_now

And here is the link to the waitlist for their App Release: https://travelout-startup.gr8.com/

The next episode will be a community episode! You can ask your questions and I will answer them. Type on the Spotify sticker and enter your question/share your current obstacle: What would your Goddess do?

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Background

•  I was invited to be a motivational speaker at a big conference in Munich
• The event was called “Women Energize Women”
• It was a conference for women in the renewable energy sector
• The conference was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action
• Big vision board moment to share a stage with role models like the Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. Franziska Brantner, the president of the German Renewable Energy Federation Dr. Simone Peter and the Africa Executive Director of One Campaign Serah Makka, and many more

Why the podcast episode

• Many of you asked me if there will be a recording
• So, I wanted to make it accessible to my community
• I record this as a trial run 3h before my speech
• Listen to it when you need a motivational boost

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The basics

•  “Everybody likes BEING up early but we don’t like GETTING up early”
  • There’s nothing juicier than starting your day with fresh energy and feeling “ahead in time” before the day has started
  • In the end, it’s just a short moment of pain
  • The alarm goes off and you feel like “This can’t be right” and then there’s this tiny moment of “staying in bed or turning off the alarm and starting your day”
• As a women empowerment coach, I strongly believe that morning routines are essential for achieving happiness and well-being. 
  • And for actually doing the things you always want to do but “never have time for”

Disclaimers on morning routines

• You don’t have to be a morning person if this goes against your cycle
  • But you can sure as hell commit to waking up 15 minutes earlier to start your day grounded and energized
• The perfect morning routine doesn’t exist
  • We are all different and we need different things in the morning: Full permission slip to do you!
  • We are cyclical beings: My recommendation is to have 2 different morning routines. One for low energy/PMS days and one for high energy days

Effortlessly getting out of bed action plan

• Step 1. Get a real alarm or place your phone far away
• Step 2. Drink a glass of water
• Step 3. Zombie task like brushing your teeth
• Step 4. Motivation boost/ grounding music
• Step 5: Get out of your PJs

My morning routine nuggets

• Journaling
• Affirmations
• Making yourself a smoothie
• Stretching or light exercise
• Morning Dance
• Morning Walks
• Reading or listening to something inspiring
• Offline mornings
• Mediation
• Having a cold shower

Last tips & tricks:

• Leave your comfort zone because this is where the magic happens
• My recommendation is to pick a couple of habits from today’s episode, write them down on your long list and vibe check with them by trying out 1-2 every morning 
  • Pick your vibe check habits the night before
  • And just play around for a week
  • until you have your own list of your magical morning 
  • and to just have so much fun with it!
• I know that sticking to new habits can be challenging at first, I will talk more about this in the next podcast episode. Where I will share all of my tips
• Tip 1: Remove any friction: Prepare everything the night before
  • Glass of water
  • Put your journal out
  • Have your playlists ready
  • Put your yoga mat next to the sofa, so you can roll it out in the morning 
• Tip 2: Don’t let one mistake turn into 2
  • It’s no problem if you miss one day of your routine but I refuse that this becomes an excuse for you to let go completely 
• Tip 3: Get yourself an accountability buddy
  • Send this podcast episode to a friend of yours or multiple friends or everyone you know lol
  • Ask them if they wanna be your morning buddies. 
  • It’s so much more fun to go on this journey together and motivate each other to stop snoozing and unlock our magical mornings

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The basics

•  The goal is: Hearing all the cool stuff someone else is doing/having and NOT MAKING it about yourself
• Everything you see on social media has nothing to do with you
• So why should we make it about you?

Bringing the attention back to YOU 

• A realization I had in a Buddhist monastery years ago: “I don’t want what others want”
• I have my own unique set of wishes, dreams and things that are important in life for me
• So, it doesn’t sense that I compare myself with others who WANT that
• It’s never about what others are doing or why they are doing it
• It’s about bringing the attention back to what you want
  • Do you want to adjust your lifestyle and priorities, so you can also get/do/be the “thing” you are comparing yourself with?
  • If it’s a no, then bring the attention back to yourself: It’s cool that she has this but it’s not my priority, so it doesn’t make sense that I compare myself with her

Selbstbewusstsein

• The German word for confidence is Selbstbewusstsein. If you take the words apart it means: sich seiner selbst bewusst sein. To be aware of one self
• That means knowing yourself to the deepest core
• Knowing your strengths and weaknesses 
• Knowing your magic and the magic you bring to this world
• So, freaking please: Be aware of your awesomeness and: DO YOU

6-Step process to drop comparison

• Step 1: The key is to catch yourself then, make it fun “Oh lol, it happened again!”
• Step 2: Comparison and joy cannot live in the same container. 
• Step 3: Can you shift the energy from feeling bad to being inspired? 
  • Can you use this to be inspired rather than feeling bad?
  • If she has achieved this, it means it’s possible for me too!
• Step 4: Choose joy, you always have a choice. Choice is your superpower.
• Step 5: When you feel that you can’t shift the energy to a positive intention behind it, then ask yourself “Why is this triggering me? 
• Step 6: Detox. Try to set up your boundaries against the people/situations that trigger comparison that leaves you feeling bad. 
  • Number 1 tip: Detox your instagram
• Step 7 or more step 0: Know who you are
  • This is the foundation! 
  • Not only for dropping comparison but for this whole 5-day challenge
  • The foundation of being confident is: Knowing who you are!
  • Know what you bring to the table
  • Be aware of your strengths and your unique gift
  • Allow yourself to shine, and refuse to ever dim your light again
  • And allow yourself to come back to who you truly are 

Next steps

• And if you’re ready for the big journey back to yourself
• Understanding who you are, what makes you happy, brimming with confidence and becoming your own greatest cheerleader, being more “you” than you have ever been
• You are invited to join the next intake of my signature and successful group coaching program: Claim your Artemis
• CYA is the best high-touch empowerment program on the market and I am proud to say that it has a 100% success rate: All of my coachees were able to reach their goals in 12 weeks. 
• It’s a 12-week empowerment group coaching to create a life you feel excited about every day! Let's awaken the fire inside of you.
• The next intake starts on May 1st and we’ll start with or without you
• This is the last chance to join before CYA goes on a summer break. Your time is now!
• Check out the link below: cynt

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The basics

•  The quality of your work/ how good you are at what you’re doing is not a pre-condition for confidence 
• The key to feeling more confident at work are in my opinion 2 things:
  • Changing how you’re thinking about yourself
  • & how you’re THINKING about your work (and not how good your work is objectively)

8 strategies for more confidence at work: 

1. Changing how you’re thinking about yourself and how you think about your work
2. Bringing your focus back to what’s going well
3. Catching yourself when you’re downplaying your own work 
4. Try to transplant your confidence from previous successes! 
5. Try to be bold instead of confident: 
6. Ask questions
7. Celebrating successes and celebrating every milestone
8. Kill your inner perfectionist

Professional development 

• Disclaimer on new skills: I don’t believe that you need to do any better or know more skills to become more confidence
  • If the way we think about our work focuses on “being worried about not being good enough YET”, it’s not going to help. 
  • Start with building your confidence from WITHIN!!!

Professional development: How to become successful 

• Step 1: The foundation
  • You are enough, what you are doing is enough. 
  • If this is the foundation, now we can say: ok, I WANNA learn a new skill, I WANNA boost my career → coming from a place of love
• Step 2: Identifying your top 3 skills
  • What are the top 3 skills you have to master in order to be really good at your job? 
  • SPOILER: These can also be things you’re already good at! Actually, the likelihood is pretty high as you got the job :D
  • Strengthen your strengths
• Step 3: How can I nail this skill
  • My number 1 tip:  Designate a month to learn and dive into this skill. 
    • Instead of tackling everything at once, pick one month for one skill (start next week or on the first of the next month) 
    • Fully dive into it and actively look for ressources online: Make it fun, make it playful: Podcasts, Books, Articles, Ted-Talks
    • Important: Only use the pieces you like the most. Come up with your own toolkit for this skill

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The basics

•  I wanna start of by saying that nobody has all their shit together all the time
  • I get invited as a key note speaker
  • Give interviews
  • Have created a successful group program with a 100% success rate
  • And still there are days when I see that I am wearing my panties inside out  😀
• Main approach when failing: “Well, that didn’t work out lol, what can I do differently next time?”
• Failing is an indicator that you “bite of more than you could chew”
  • Which means that you are hungry for the next level/ the next step
  • And only when we dare to leave our comfort zone, dream bigger, dare more: We can create a life we feel excited about waking up to every morning 
  • So failing kindaaa means that you are on the right track and only need to make some adjustments

Tip 1: Make a cross at “shitty day”

• Mentally close the chapter, go to bed and say “well, that sucked today, aye? I make a cross at “shitty day” today.
• Be disappointed, make a big cross at “shitty day”, make peace with it and shift your perspective to “What can tomorrow bring though?”

Tip 2: Normalize failing and making mistakes

• I wrote my master thesis on vulnerability: Admitting failure and communicating your mistakes can become one of the greatest boosters for success
• So, allow yourself to make mistakes. 
• When we allow ourselves to make mistakes, we can see that it’s not the end of the world when we fail.
  • Mistakes are opportunities for us to learn, grow and do better
• You don’t have to be good at everything! 
• Try to adopt this sweet beginners mindset
  • Instead of trying to be “perfect” at new things you’re learning, focus on enjoying the activity and slowly learning how to get better. 
  • Adapt this more playful attitude. In the end, you’re doing it for the run, right? 

Tip 3: Don’t identify with your failings 

• Instead of saying I am a failure, say “I failed at this test”
  • It’s a gigantic mindset shift
• Instead of guilt-tripping yourself,a simple question:
  • Did you do your best? 
  • Cut yourself some slack!
• You can’t change the past, you can only do better in the future

Tip 4: Do you want comfort or solutions

• The next time when you massively failed and you’re telling a friend about this, make it clear what you want from them
  • “Hey sunshine, I hope you’re doing fine. I just had my big presentation at work and I fucked it up big times, are you free this evening?  I would really love some comfort right now. I don’t wanna talk about it, just get comforted”

Tip 5: Game on & never game over

• Try to see it as a game
• Of course, you’re gonna have to play this one level 15 times until you’ve nailed it
• It would be the lamest thing ever if it was too easy
• Take over the birds perspective and see it objectively 
• as if you’re playing a game and want to unlock the next level
• Failing only means GAME ON and never GAME OVER
  • Try to find new angles and new strategies
  • What can you do different next time?
  • Nothing ever is a dead-end
  • You only need to find a new solution
  • You’ve got this

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Trusting in your abilities

• At its core, confidence refers to an individual's belief in their ability to succeed or perform well in a particular situation
• Goal: I think I can pull this stunt off/ I’ve got this
• The question is: Who do you have to become? 
• The highway to empowerment: Ask yourself this question: What would my goddess do?

The psychology of confidence 

• Our brain is a machine and has two servo mechanisms when it comes to ACTIONS
  • It works like this: Input or command and execution: 
  • Command: Pick up the pen, execution: you’re picking up the pen without thinking “engaging the muscles of my arms, going on course, grabbing the pen
• Typ 1: The goal is known (you have executed the action multiple times already and your brain knows how to do it)
  • This is called the automatic mechanism 
  • Goal -> Action -> Course correction (adjusting the course of your arms moving) -> Goal accomplished 
• Typ 2: The goal is unknown or part of the solution is missing 
  • The creative mechanism 
  • Input or “Solve this problem” → Then the brain starts to scan through all memory of information it has → To find the missing piece/ achieve the goal
• Here comes the crucial and super amazing part: 
  1. Our mechanisms are focused on the “end results”. You don’t have to figure out the HOW. You don’t need to stress about the HOW
• 2. You must learn to trust your creative mechanism to do its work and not jeopardize it by becoming overly concerned and anxious about whether or not it will work
  You must LET it work
• 3. We can support our brains by having these “memories that will be scanned” in handy. 

Self-Image

• Our Self-image is the mental Blueprint or picture of ourselves 
• All your actions, feelings & behaviours- even your abilities are always consistent with your self-image: in short, you will “act like” the sort of person you conceive yourself to be 
• Your brain can’t understand if something is real or just an imagination 
• You don’t have to become more confident 
• You only have to make your brains believe that you are confident
  • And that you can through all challenges, and new problems with ease 
  • You don’t have to know how you can solve all problems, you only need to trust in your abilities and skills 
• TRAIN your creative mechanisms, finding solutions to “new problems” and training a new success mechanism 

Today’s challenge: Dress for success

• Wear clothes that make you feel confident and comfortable.
• Putting on a badass outfit boosts your mood and confidence instantly 
• Dress for the job or situation you want, not the one you have.

Journaling prompts from today’s challenge

Your most confident self:

• Who do you have to become in order to be the confident person you want to be?
• What habits would your most confident self have?
• How would she talk to herself?
• What would she not do?
• What habits would she drop?
• How would she reply to criticism?

Self-image:

• Evidence from the past that support the new self-image that I am a confident person
• Write a list of all the old stories that no longer serve you and your new self-image

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Confidence is a skill

• Confidence is a skill and not a god given gift. And as a skill, you sure as hell have it in you to freaking nail this
• Set the intention right here and now that you commit to showing up every day for yourself and listening to the podcast each day
• As confidence is a skill, you can work on this
• How would your life change if you truly were confident in yourself? What areas of your life would shift? Think about it for a moment, please

The key to having rock-solid confidence

• I can’t give you a single “key” because confidence is (like self-love) made up of so many pieces.
  • Like a mosaic. The tiles are pretty but you don’t really get the point. But then when you put the piece together and take a step back! Boom it’s a masterpiece
• Confidence is
  • Picking yourself up after you failed
  • Speaking up even though you’re afraid
  • Wearing that dress
  • Hearing criticism and not shutting down but using it together with brutal self-awareness to grow
  • Doing the next level moves before you think you’re ready
  • Putting yourself out there

Practice being confident

• Being confident is not binary
• You’re confident (1), not confident (0)
• Being confident is a scale. Every time single time you take one confident action, you’re practicing this skill
• Think of it like this
  • You have a piggy bank (Sparschwein in German)
  • And every time you show up for yourself, you’re adding 2€, 5€, 50€ to the pot
  • Really make it a game over the next 5 days to notice the little moments in your everyday life where you react in a more confident & empowered way
  • And get ready to collect some coins :D 

Habits of a confident person to collect coins/practice being confident

• Leaving your comfort zone: Do one little scary thing
• Ditch perfectionism: Have the courage to hand something in that is not “perfect yet”.
• Notice negative comments about your body and shift your focus to one thing you like about yourself: When you’re in the bathroom and notice new cellulite, look yourself in the eyes and say “wow I love your smile, you’re gorgeous” 
• Not giving a fuck what others think
• Listen to your ass-kicking cheerleader voice: You know that voice that says “I know this is scary, but we’re doing the thing now, you’ve got this”
• Hold eye contact when you’re talking to someone
• Watch your body language: Chest up, sitting tall, open body language, firm stance
• Smile more: When you’re alone, when you’re talking to someone, when you’re sitting on the toilet. Not joking: Just adding 10 more smiles a day will increase your mood and confidence tremendously 
• Speak up and allow yourself to take up space: In a meeting, when you’re with your friends, you’re allowed to take up space and you’ve got so much valuable things to share
• Focus on your strengths: Instead of dwelling on your weaknesses, focus on your strengths and what you bring to the table.

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Welcome to our 5-day challenge: Fire up your confidence

Here is the onboarding, so we can start with clarity and so much motivation!

I am Cynthia Artemis - A women empowerment coach
And building and sustaining confidence is one of the main pillars of my coaching programs. 
Disclaimer. Nothing has been held back from you

General set-up

• This challenge will go on for 5 consecutive days
• If you are joining the challenge in real-time: We’re starting off on Tuesday, the 21st of March and ending on Saturday
• You also have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to join our exclusive Whatsapp group to go on this journey together with many powerful women at the same time
• If you’re listening to this later on, no worries you can still follow along.

Podcast

• Episode release at 8am, starting on Tuesday
• Each episode will be around 20 minutes
• I highly recommend listening to it 5 consecutive days
• I will give you 1 little challenge at the end of each episode, to get into action!

There will be a prize draw yeah!

• The first prize is nothing less but a 1500€ gift voucher on any of my offerings: My signature and successful program: Claim your Artemis or the 4-week 1:1 Journey: Meet your Artemis (that’s the little sister of CYA). You can only use the voucher once.
• Second prize: Two 1:1 coaching sessions with me. First call and then a follow-up call.
• How to participate: 
  • Give a 5-star rating (make a screenshot)
  • Talk about the podcast in your Instagram story and tag me: For each episode, I will drop a new hashtag, use this hashtag in your story and share your favorite takeaway 
  • Up to 2 stories per day (max 10 stories)
  • Ask your friends to join the challenge and send me a screenshot when they signed up (max 3 friends)

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