Two Coach Podcast

Hey Everyone,

In today's episode, we are joined by Jo Naughton. Jo brings over fifteen years of experience and qualifications in the fields of teaching, consulting, and coaching to her work with change-makers and purpose-led entrepreneurs. She supports her clients to do deep inner work in order to develop a mindset for abundance, freedom, and for joy. From this place, she then empowers them to create their own aligned strategy for business and for life.

Her experience and skills as a coach and mentor are combined with a deep personal understanding of the power of the mind. After a traumatic brain injury in 2017, Jo was fuelled on a personal journey that has been nothing short of transformational, enabling her to help her clients rapidly experience breakthroughs within their own mindset. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• How Jo has spent the last few years developing her own confidence after experiencing a life-changing accident
• Why often individuals will only change after a significant trauma, and if it’s possible to make the same types of changes without experiencing a significant trauma
• We discuss that what’s going on on the outside doesn’t always equal what’s going on on the inside
• Jo explains her decision to create confidence on purpose, and what that looks like for Jo
• Calling BS on that voice inside your head that tells you that you’re not confident
• Whether something is true or not is irrelevant, the important part is whether what you believe is serving you! 
• How the mind constantly seeks evidence to confirm what we believe to be true and will do anything it can to find that evidence
• Jo’s belief that confidence is an emotion, and therefore can be created through her thoughts
• The power our internal language has on our confidence, and therefore how important it is  to consciously choose words that strengthen our confidence
• The difference between blaming ourselves, and taking personal responsibility for what we do and what we think
• Confidence in self-being our natural state until our ego starts to develop and impact how we see ourselves
• How Jo’s work is supporting clients across the globe to wake up and live on purpose

A vibrant, fun, lively conversation with plenty of outstanding content. Jo’s energy is infectious and refreshing, she brings a unique balance of understanding and compassion with an open and direct approach. She’s never afraid to call out the BS in a quest to facilitate self-awareness, self-trust, and self-love. For anyone looking to gain a greater understanding of how their mindset is affecting their confidence this episode is for you.  

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value the information we provide. 

Links for the Episode:

For more information on Jo visit,

Website: www.joannanaughton.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-naughton/
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingonpurpose

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

In today's episode we are joined by Steve Marriott. Steve is a behavioural specialist combining over 25 years of experience with the latest findings in neuroscience, and performance psychology. Steve is the co-author of two books, is a prolific facilitator, speaker and performance coach working in the UK and Europe.

His clients include some of the largest companies in some of the most regulated industries in the world. He has majored in developing leadership capability for the twenty-first century.  Steve has a unique ability to translate the complexity of behaviour and culture into accessible and actionable dialogue, coupled with his direct and frank approach enables him to engage, inspire and stimulate learning with the most challenging of audiences.

In this episode, 

• Steve shares his belief that humans are at their best when they feel confident
• We discuss the importance of children being absent of judgement and how that affects their confidence 
• Steve shares that for him, confidence has internal and external components. How we feel inside, and what feedback is being received from outside
• We explore how some individuals have unconsciously created an identity around confidence, and for many this has led to them believing that they’re not a confident person
• A lifelong introvert Steve shares how he has managed and developed his internal dialogue in order to interact with world around him
• Steve tells the story of his Father not being satisfied with his academic results and how the phrase, “that’s not an A” significantly impacted his confidence
• How at times Steve has decided not to look at certain pieces of information in order to protect his confidence 
• Steve suggests that when action happens our beliefs meet our values, and why it’s important to be aware of this happening 
• Our conversation finds us discussing social stereotypes, and how easy it can be to fall into the story that, “I’m just not a confident person”
• Steve openly shares the distressing and very scary story of being caught up in an armed robbery and the lasting impact that has had on his confidence
• We take a moment to reflect on the question, Why is this a universal issue?
• The episode ends with Steve sharing his insights about the power of Courageous Conversations

Yet another outstanding episode. Steve speaks with passion, honesty and emotion, sharing years of knowledge and experience of human behaviour. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, from real life events which have shaped Steve’s journey, to understanding how human behaviour can help or hinder our confidence. We go deep at times and laugh at others, this really is a wonderful conversation to experience.

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value from the information we provide. 

Links for the Episode:

Steve’s Book - Moving Mr Badger, https://amzn.to/3fWq38s

For more information on Steve visit, www.steve-marriott.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3yVMinp

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to episode 20 of the Two Coach Confidence podcast. Our aim with this podcast is to bring fun and interesting guests from all areas and walks of life to share their knowledge, stories and experiences of this mystical and subjective topic we refer to as confidence.

In today's episode we are joined by Chris Chapman. Chris has recently transitioned to the Learning Experience Manager at UK Coaching, having previously been the Development Lead Officer for Talent and Performance Coaching. Much of Chris’ time is now focused on the development of great coaching content to support coaches to be the best they can be.  

Prior to working in coach development Chris worked at the Rugby Football League for 12 years in the Performance Department. During this time he coached England age group teams from U15 through to U20; more recently coaching the England Women Rugby League team to two World Cups. 

In this episode, we discuss

• How women are generally more emotionally aware and willing to share, compared to men who generally shut down and go inside
• How Chris purposefully avoided the media during the early stages of of his International Coaching role and how he developed his confidence to manage the media 
• We explore the idea of giving people the opportunity to be their best even if they don’t meet the required standard
• Chris poses the question, Are we communicating what we need when it comes to confidence? And why this is an important question to ask ourselves
• The idea of “tipping in” what’s going right, instead of what needs improving or what has potentially gone wrong
• Chris shares the C4 methodology and that when each of the areas are in place the environment individuals and teams are performing in becomes “explosive”
• That even to this day receiving positive feedback for his achievements or performance is difficult for Chris to accept, and how he’s working on just saying, thank you
• As a coach it’s important to understand what makes people feel confident as only they will know that
• The wonderful idea of creating your own “greatest hits” in order to develop and grow your confidence
• That the people you surround yourself with can often see things you cannot, which when shared can help to build confidence

Chris is incredibly humble, and shares openly and generously. It would be easy to assume that because of the level Chris performs he would have everything figured out. What’s amazing about Chris is that he’s vulnerable enough to say he hasn’t got everything figured out, and that there are numerous areas in life he struggles with, including some that might surprise you! This conversation is powerful and deep and undoubtedly has something for every listener.

In order to support our community further we have recently created the Two Coach Confidence Facebook Group (Link below).

Two Coach Confidence Crew

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. 

Links for the Episode:

Book - How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk - https://amzn.to/3nobyNN

For more information on Chris visit,
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chapman-a1644741/

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

For the second time on the show we welcome back a previous guest. Due to the rich and diverse conversation we had with this guest the first time round, we thought it only right to invite   today's guest back for another episode. It’s our pleasure to welcome Adams' former coach Robbie Swale.

Just in case you haven't listened to episode 14, here's a recap of who Robbie is. Robbie trained as a coach with The Coaching School in London and later with many other masters who support people to fulfil their potential. Robbie has provided coaching, training and facilitation for: Swiss Re, The University of Edinburgh, BetterUp (and through them many of the most forward-thinking companies in the world) and King’s College London. Robbie predominantly works one-on-one with leaders and entrepreneurs who are grappling with the complexity of the modern world.

In this episode we talk about,

• Robbies journey to creating his 12 minute writing practice and the importance this has played in his confidence
• The importance of creating some sort of creative practice no matter how big or small, and the connection this has to confidence
• We discuss the magic all humans have to create something from nothing
• The fragility of confidence, and for Robbie his fragility to speak and share more of himself with the world
• How Robbie based his decision to share his writing initially on LinkedIn, as at the time he believed it wasn’t a platform many people used
• We discuss that humans are writing more than ever, with email, texts, instant messages and therefore it’s not necessarily a writing practice that's the problem for people wanting share their work or more of themselves
• Robbie shares the challenges he often has around feeling sad and fragile in a morning and the routine he’s created to improve his state before engaging with the wider world 
• We discuss what Robbie refers to as the “vulnerability hangover” and what lies after the hangover subsides
• The topic of COVID enters the conversation, and how our perception of confidence in a safe vaccine is developed through trust in things most of us know nothing about
• As we come to the end of the conversation Robbie shares the idea of re committing, and the power re committing has for many areas of our lives

Another wonderful conversation full of feeling and vulnerability. Robbie is clearly a deep thinker and has found a real gift for sharing his thoughts through a cathartic writing practice. There’s a number of principles and ideas which Robbie has created which can be picked up and shaped for various areas of life, not least developing confidence even when there’s a sense of fragility. 

In order to support our community further we have recently created the Two Coach Confidence Facebook Group. Feel free to come and join the group using the link below.

Two Coach Confidence Crew

Links from the episode
Book - The Happiness Hypothesis - https://amzn.to/3saXOXv

For more information on Robbie visit,
www.robbieswalecoaching.com
Robbie’s podcast, The Coach’s Journey, can be found here www.thecoachsjourney.com

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to episode 21 of the Two Coach Confidence podcast. In today's episode, it is just us two - Adam & Kerry!

We are chatting about our journey to date, the various types of confidence we have now come to understand through the show and also, sharing our own personal stories and difficulties when it comes to this textured and complex word - CONFIDENCE!

As always, it goes in many different directions and we open up and talk about things we hadn't really considered prior to the show.

Not only that, we finish up by offering SIX WAYS In which you can start working on your own levels of confidence.

If you prefer watching as opposed to listening, we have even uploaded the video of the show over on our Facebook Group - the Two Coach Confidence Crew!

Head over and join us there or grab a cuppa and take a listen to this week's show! 

As always please enjoy!

In order to support our community further, we have recently created the Two Coach Confidence Facebook Group. Feel free to come and join the group using the link below.

Two Coach Confidence Crew

Links for the Episode:

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to episode 20 of the Two Coach Confidence podcast. Our aim with this podcast is to bring fun and interesting guests from all areas and walks of life to share their knowledge, stories and experiences of this mystical and subjective topic we refer to as confidence.

In today's episode we are joined by Iain Brunnschweiler. Husband and Father of two, Iain is currently Coach & Player Development Manager for Southampton FC. A former semi professional footballer, five years as a professional cricketer, author of two cricket coaching books, a first class degree in Sport Science, Lead Coach of England Development Programme for six years, and 18 months as Strategic Lead for Talent & Performance Coaching at UK Coaching. It’s fair to say Iain has been in, and around elite and high performance athletes for a considerable amount of time. 

In this episode, we talk about,

• How Iain’s confidence has changed both personally and professionally, and now at the grand age of 40 he now feels fairly confident.
• Iain shares how he has built strategies made up of three discrete areas, self talk, affirmations and remembering.
• Iain talks about confidence as something that he has an internal relationship with.
• We discuss the idea of understanding whether or not we have the resources to do what we want, and how this can impact confidence.
• An idea that has come up in a previous episode shows up again, creating your own personal board of trusted advisors.
• We delve into trying to get to know your own voice and why this can relate to developing a greater sense of confidence.
• Iain shares his thoughts on having just enough confidence to give something a go.
• The power of bringing any situation back to it’s basic context, and in most situations it’s not life or death.
• We listen to Iain share openly about his emotions and feelings of nervousness when he became head of international cricket.
• We discuss how naturally occurring challenges have supported Iain to develop his confidence.
• One of our favourite areas to talk around crops up, the importance and idea of thinking about thinking.

Iain takes us on a real journey throughout this episode, we cover a significant amount of ground and touch on some wonderful ideas, content and stories. One thing we have been able to consistently share through the podcast is that confidence impacts everyone, regardless of stature, race, profession or background. We’ve all at some point realised we wish we had more of it, and wondered how to get more of it when we've needed it. 

In order to support our community further we have recently created the Two Coach Confidence Facebook Group. Feel free to come and join the group using the link below.

Two Coach Confidence Crew

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value from the information we provide. 
Links for the Episode:

The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-time - https://amzn.to/3dlR2ul 

For more information on Iain visit,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-brunnschweiler-451044a2/ 

For more information about Kerry's work visit,

Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work

Website: https://mycoachforlife.com/

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to episode 19 of the Two Coach Confidence podcast.  In today's episode we are joined by Elliott Newell. Elliott currently works for the English Institute of Sport as a Sport and Performance Scientist, specialising in Psychological Support. Elliott works 1:1 with athletes, coaches, and leaders alike developing programmes and whole sport curricula. Whilst performance ultimately provides the context of what Elliott does, personal growth and development remains his focus. A humanist philosophy to work and life, means Elliott engages in his work with a view to nurture and support talent, rather than create or fix it.

In this episode, we discuss,

• The link between competence and confidence, and why it’s crucial to understand how the two areas co exist.
• Elliott discusses that he’s never understood confidence as a skill, more that confidence is a way that we think.
• Elliott shares the idea that if we feel confident it's an emotion, however if it’s a belief it’s cognitive, and therefore something we can work with.
• We take a look at the difference between performing confidently vs being confident, and why this can be useful to consider from a personal perspective.
• We somehow end up in a wonderful conversation about understanding the roots of your being and what your real understanding of the world is.
• The simple, but perhaps forgotten idea that you don't have to be sick to get better.
• Elliott introduces us to the analogy of having “handrails” to develop and grow confidence, and how this has proved incredibly useful throughout his career.
• How Elliott never stepped too far from his secure base (comfort zone) whilst developing his sense of self and confidence.
• Elliott’s struggle with the functional confidence of his body having suffered a serious knee injury.
• We explore the concept that we are not our bodies, however it is the vehicle in which we interact with the world.

The concepts, ideas and depth of this conversation were fascinating for both of us. It’s clear to see Elliott has a wealth of academic knowledge, which he is able to translate into simple language that will be invaluable for you as the listener. With every new guest comes a new idea or concept that continuously develops and expands our own thoughts and beliefs about this fascinating topic we call confidence. 

In order to support our community further we have recently created the Two Coach Confidence Facebook Group. Feel free to come and join us using the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/twocoachconfidencecrew

For more information on Elliott visit,
 @ElliottSportPsy 

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Links from the episode,
Elliott’s article on Confidence - https://bit.ly/3op7coA
Book - The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman - https://amzn.to/3oqlfKt
Book - The Long Win by Cath Bishop - https://amzn.to/2M7lgWU
Book - Fear Less by Dr Pippa Grange- https://amzn.to/3ovquZA

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to episode 18 of the Two Coach Confidence podcast. Our aim with this podcast is to bring fun and interesting guests from all areas and walks of life to share their knowledge, stories and experiences of this mystical and subjective topic we refer to as confidence.

In today's episode we are joined by the award winning Entrepreneur, Cherish Reardon. Cherish is owner of Popsy Clothing and over the last three years has built a community of over 85,000 women. Previously a stay at home mum with anxiety, Cherish now promotes body positivity and is passionate about helping women feel more confident. She has worked with Gok Wan, designed a dress for the Brit Awards and her designs have been seen on numerous tv shows including This Morning, Mock The Week and The One Show. 

In this episode, we talk about,

• Cherish’s journey with confidence and anxiety, and how this has dramatically changed over the years, having grown up being affectionately known as little Miss Chatterbox.
• How being seriously bullied at high school significantly impacted Cherish’s relationship with confidence, and her life in general.
• Cherish shares how the idea of selling online to avoid job interviews has led her to founding, and developing an online retail business.
• The fear of passing our challenges and struggles with confidence on to our children, and that this is at the core of why Cherish pushes herself to show up even when she’s nervous and scared.
• Cherish shares that there were times when she literally struggled ordering food in restaurants, and that public environments were something she actively avoided. 
• The responsibility to lead her 85,000 strong community and demonstrate that even though she may not always feel confident it’s something that she continually works on.
• That Cherish previously thought of confidence as something you either are, or are not. 
• How Cherish routinely sets little challenges to push herself outside of her comfort zone, and how this has led to increasing her confidence incrementally over time.
• How powerful it has been for Cherish to share her struggles and challenges about anxiety and low levels of confidence.
• How things as simple as sizing of clothes can dramatically impact people's confidence and how she has managed that with her own business.

Softly spoken, with a very warm and generous energy, Cherish was an absolute pleasure to have on the show. There is no doubt that there is something in this episode for anyone who can identify and relate to struggling with their confidence. Whether we like it or not, it’s becoming very clear to Kerry and I that certain experiences during our formative years can have a dramatic impact on our relationship with confidence. 

The good news is it doesn’t have to define your way forward in life. The guests we are lucky enough to have joined us are proof that if you want to have more confidence in any given area of your life, it’s absolutely within your gift. 

For more information on Cherish visit,

Popsy Clothing Website: https://www.popsyclothing.co.uk/

For more information about Kerry's work visit,

Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,

Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Welcome to episode 17  of the Two Coach Confidence podcast. Our aim with this podcast is to bring fun and interesting guests from all areas and walks of life to share their knowledge, stories and experiences of this mystical and subjective topic we refer to as confidence.

In today's episode we are joined by Buddhist Monk Suryacitta. Suryacitta has been practicing meditation since 1989 and was ordained in 1999, during which he was given the name Suryacitta. He lived in a dedicated meditation retreat centre from 2001 - 2005. He is the author of five books on mindfulness, happiness and compassion including, Happiness and How it Happens - Finding Contentment through Mindfulness.

In this episode, we talk about,

• Surya shares his fascinating journey to becoming a Buddhist Monk, including his time living in a retreat centre for 5 years.
• We discuss that we all suffer from stress, pressure, and other unwanted emotions and yet in many instances these experiences are self inflicted. 
• Surya shares the idea that the mind can use you, OR you can use the mind, and how this can relate to confidence.
• Throughout the conversation Surya helps us to understand the power of reframing our thoughts and how to look at our human experience from an observational perspective.
• We discuss that we are all addicted to our own thoughts and thinking and how this can be detrimental to us.
• Surya shares the idea that thoughts hook us in, they’re a carrot. However, on many occasions they’re an empty promise.
• Surya shares a wonderful story from which he created the concept of “nexting” and how so many of us suffer from always thinking about what’s next.
• We explore the idea that when we truly begin to feel, we can begin to heal.
• Similar to other guests Surya identifies that change has to be something individuals want to do, it can’t be forced.
• During the episode we touch on the mind being a tool. A tool which we can learn to pick up and put down as and when we need it.
• Surya shares that pauses are the forgotten medicine, and that they are completely free.
• We explore the statement, I’m having the thought that….. And how this little sentence can transform your life.

This episode is packed full of wisdom, ideas and wonderful stories to help us challenge and reflect on the way we think. Kerry and I won’t lie, we had a wonderful time being in Surya’s presence and listening to him generously share his experiences. Bizarrely we don’t actually delve too deep into the idea of confidence, instead we just let the conversation flow. This is a very special episode for so many reasons, Kerry and I are extremely excited for everyone who takes the opportunity to listen to this episode.

Please Enjoy!

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value from the information we provide. 

For more information on Suryacitta visit,

Website: https://www.mindfulnesscic.co.uk/
YouTube: https://bit.ly/2LkVuxv
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindfulnesscic

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to episode 16 of the Two Coach Confidence podcast. Our aim with this podcast is to bring fun and interesting guests from all areas and walks of life to share their knowledge, stories and experiences of this mystical and subjective topic we refer to as confidence.

In today's episode we have the pleasure of being joined by Simon Ong. Everything that Simon does is built around inspiring people to see their world differently and igniting their imagination of what is truly possible so that they can lead an extraordinary life. As an award-winning coach and international keynote speaker, he has appeared on Sky News, BBC, Forbes, and has spoken at some of the world's most successful organisations like Virgin, Barclays, Salesforce and Microsoft. 

In this episode, we talk about,

• Simon's journey from joining the financial services industry literally just before the 2008 global crash, and how he’s ended up becoming a keynote speaker and award winning coach.
• Simon shares his Chinese roots and the expectations that his parents had of him to become a Doctor, a Banker or a Solicitor.
• We discuss the idea that confidence is linked to our own internal energy, and how understanding how to manage our energy can support improving our confidence.
• As with many of the other guests who have joined us, Simon shares a similar view that confidence comes from taking action, even if that action is small.
• We remind ourselves that remembering just how far we’ve come is an essential element to our sense of confidence.
• Simon discusses the concept of focusing outwards instead of inwards when he’s in a situation where he feels nervous.
• One of Simon’s favorite exercises from the classic book, Think and Grow Rich. The idea of creating an imaginary board of advisors.
• We explore that as humans we don’t see the world as it is, rather we see it as we are. And why this is important in the context of confidence.
• Simon goes on to share the idea that confidence starts off as a skill, but over time almost matures into a feeling.
• As we move towards the end of the episode Simon provides us with his top three tips, all based around his deep understanding of personal development.

Simon's depth and knowledge of personal development is outstanding, the wisdom he shares throughout this episode is fantastic. There’s something in this episode for everyone. His journey and transition to becoming a keynote speaker is inspirational to say the least! Simon’s confidence has clearly come from his own personal development and his discipline to stay true to what he believes in.
If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value from the information we provide. 

Links from the episode
Book - Think and Grow Rich - https://amzn.to/374E9jt

For more information on Simon visit,
Website: https://www.simonalexanderong.com/
Online Community: https://www.simonalexanderong.com/ecc

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits