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People who know me are often surprised to hear me say I'm an introvert - but that's because they make the same mistake that I did until...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Nov 14
- 2 min
Is something wrong?
If you saw my email last week you'll know I'm super-excited about my new title (I'm a Confidence Strategist baby!!) as well as my...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Nov 8
- 2 min
I know you don't really care but...
Look, look, I've got a new logo!! Isn't it exciting? See, I knew you wouldn't really care :-) It's OK though. I mean let's be honest - we...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Aug 22
- 2 min
We were on the radio!
This week I am full of pride not as a coach but as a Mum. Get ready for a major dose of inspiration. My son Jacob is 13 and has had a...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Aug 16
- 2 min
An accountant made me cry last week
Sometimes I get client feedback that stops me in my tracks... and last week, accountant Kerry Allen's evaluation form brought me to...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Aug 8
- 3 min
You want to be a plus-size butt
Last week I had a run-in with a body-shaming fat-phobe. Happily it's been a while since I had to deal with one so she blindsided me a...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Aug 1
- 1 min
Who do you think you're talking to?
Last week I shared an important reminder that people aren't generally waiting to judge and criticise everything you do. But occasionally...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Jul 25
- 1 min
There's no such thing as "People"
In my group coaching programme, Confidence Accelerator, we've been focusing on being confident on camera. Whether it's headshots or Zoom...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Jul 20
- 1 min
I didn’t learn my lines!
I have a recurring dream that I’m back at secondary school and I’m in the school play. It’s performance night and I’m about to step onto...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Jul 11
- 2 min
Can We Stop Talking About Excuses
Years ago – at my weekly weigh in with a local diet group – I stepped onto the scales and saw I’d gained a pound. I confessed to the...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- May 14, 2020
- 4 min
Speak To Yourself Kindly (it's more important now than ever)
I have heard so many people putting themselves down and examining their lockdown-lives through hyper-critical eyes.
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Feb 11, 2020
- 6 min
What is coaching anyway?
As your coach I take you through a process that is designed to help you access the knowledge and understanding that you have, deep down.
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min
Join the Anti-Resolution Revolution!
A new year. A chance to dream of all that might transpire over the next twelve months. An opportunity to cast off all that was negative...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
Haters: the 2020 metric of success!
If there was a gold medal for People Pleasing I'd have won it many times over. Until not so long ago everything I did was about trying to...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Aug 17, 2019
- 4 min
Success Story - meet Lindsay
Lindsay came to me for coaching last year feeling pretty low. She remembers crying through our first session together: her confidence had...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- May 11, 2019
- 5 min
Mental Health Awareness Week: "You Look Wrong. And You Matter".
I was eleven years old the first time I was definitively told I looked wrong. I was in a science lesson and the teacher - a grey-hair,...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Apr 29, 2019
- 2 min
There's No Such Thing As #LivingMyBestLife – So Why Are We Still Saying It?
We are all living our best life, but this doesn’t mean a life of perfection. It means we’re all muddling through doing the best we can. I...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Apr 29, 2019
- 2 min
Life As A Bald Woman Isn't As Bad As I Feared
A year ago if you’d told me I’d be okay with not a single hair on my head, I’d have thought you were mad. The top picture was a year ago....
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Apr 29, 2019
- 3 min
Why Your New Year's Resolutions Should Be More About 'Feeling' Rather Than 'Doing'
Whether you resolve to feel more sexy, adventurous, rested, organised, healthy, successful, safe, loved… when you know how you want to...
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Lizi Jackson-Barrett
- Apr 29, 2019
- 4 min
The best path to success? The perfect goal
Setting out on a journey without knowing your destination will only end with you getting lost. Whatever it is you want to achieve,...
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