This is not for everyone…
This is not for you unless you are ready to delve deep into your doubts, beliefs and excuses.
Have you attributed success to external factors like luck or the contribution of others?
Are you tough on yourself even when results are good, thinking they could have been even better.
Do you reflect and defend compliments rather than accepting them graciously.
Cultivating confidence takes you to a part of yourself that harbours fear, doubt and denial to work at the root cause of your fixed mindset. Your readiness, if you are there, shows up as knowing, with certainty, that avoiding this has gone on for too long.
This is not for you if you are unwilling to explore exactly why confidence eludes you and is keeping you stuck.
Does the fear of failure keep you rooted to the spot even though you know what lies on the other side of fear is what you want.
Does your lack of confidence reside in your perceived abilities, your fear of being "caught out?" Does your demeanour and your words lack the credibility and conviction you want to convey?
Cultivating confidence creates your unique roadmap to locate and access your own source of confidence, allowing you to deploy this where and when you chose with demonstrable self-assurance.
This is not yoga and breathwork. If you are not ready for transformational change this is not for you.
Maybe you have read the books, listened to the podcast, been to a retreat and attended the seminar and maybe that is enough for now.
Maybe you compare yourself to others who you deem as confident and this highlights your shortcomings.
Cultivating confidence goes beyond just consuming knowledge. We explore the "so-what-now-what" approach. Your readiness, if you are there, shows up as a real hunger for change. This feeling is so strong that the idea of staying in the status quo is more unsettling than the uncertainty of the change you want to make.
What to expect…
A no-nonsense approach.
To cultivate confidence you will be stepping into discomfort and sometimes into the unknown. This may seem counter-intuitive and, frankly, scary but rest assured every care will be taken to create safe and supportive conditions in a private environment for growth to happen. You won't have to do any of it on your own.
A deep dive into the blindspots and barriers.
We are a culmination of the stories we tell ourselves. We have done this for years. But have you noticed how some stories no longer serve us well? And yet we have not written better ones for ourselves? Especially ones we truly believe. It is time to become the editor and chief of your story.
Lightbulb moments.
Transformational change starts with a higher awareness. It is difficult to know what we do not know. By allowing new perspectives in and by noticing excuses when they come along we can be intentional with our decisions. When the penny drops it is a visceral experience and suddenly there is a clarity that didn't exist before.
The greatest gift to yourself.
There are many things that we already know that simply don't result in action. Moving you from the knowing to the doing is both a practice and a skill. Once harnessed you will be able to continue to operate like this until it becomes second nature. Now you have full agency over your life. This is the greatest gift you can give yourself.
Samantha Sloan
Samantha Sloan is an internationally experienced coach, facilitator, and speaker with over 17 years in learning and leadership development. Her work spans global brands, government bodies, and emerging leaders — but at the heart of everything she does is a deep commitment to unlocking confidence, clarity, and purposeful action.
Sam blends emotional intelligence, practical psychology, and mindful challenge to unlock confidence, competence, and clarity. She is known for creating powerful learning spaces where individuals reconnect with their strengths and take purposeful next steps in work and life.
In Cultivating Confidence, Sam brings everything she knows — about mindset, leadership, growth, and personal resilience — to create a space where women can reflect, reset, and rise.
Yolanda Collinson
Yolanda Collinson develops leaders in the high-performance space from C-Suite to Elite Sport. Cultivating Confidence is critical for these professionals to enable them to make difficult decisions with high stakes whilst under immense pressure.
Yolanda helps them nurture a self-assuredness not from external validation and accolades but by working from source and from foundational strengths, often overlooked. She also creates opportunities for them to find this stretch, going beyond discomfort towards real growth.
Now with a higher consciousness and a strong sense of self-worth individuals respond with regulated emotions and take action with courage and conviction.
The impact? They then become visible role models acting with integrity, intention and intellect to inspire those around them. It is a virtuous circle.