The Calmcast - Access Calm, Clarity and Contentment
Latest Episodes
Can Confidence be Developed?
If you search 'develop confidence' on Google you get 640,000,000 results. Fancy ploughing through that anyone? I recently began to understand why there are so many results. It's because the whole concept is flawed. Confidence is not something
From Busy, Busy, Busy to Presence and Calm
I spent so many years being busy! I wore it like a badge of honour. 'How are you, Clare?', people would ask. 'Busy!', I would answer proudly. I was in a rush to get somewhere. Always with the sense of 'when I get x, I will feel y'.
Challenging the Definition of Confidence part 2
Here is part two of ChatGPT's definition of confidence. Confidence can manifest in various ways, such as the willingness to take risks, assertiveness in communicating, and the ability to handle challenges and setbacks with resilience. It can be built thro
What is going on when confidence dips?
What is going on when confidence dips? … … can seem like a really complicated question to answer. Especially if we are to believe that confidence is something we get from the outside world; from tools and techniques designed to apparently build confidence
The Inherent Nature of Confidence
Confidence can easily look anything but inherent. It can feel more like something which is fleeting and hard to keep hold of. But something huge happens when we start to look towards the inherent nature of confidence. That which is there in very small chi
Unpleasant Smells as a Metaphor for Feelings
Feelings have a lot in common with unpleasant smells. A metaphor which can help us see the nature of feelings. Once we see the nature of feelings and how they work, we can be less caught up in trying to change them. Join me as I explore this from a new pe
Challenging the Definition of Confidence part 1
I searched on ChatGPT for the definition of confidence. This is part one of what it said, 'Confidence generally refers to a belief or trust in oneself, one's abilities, knowledge, and judgment. It is a feeling or attitude of self-assurance and belief in o
Unlearning to be Confident
We are all born confident. We learn some things which cover it up. Things which kept us safe at one stage. Things which are now getting in our way. We can unlearn those things. We can learn new ways to be, do and feel in the world. We just have to know it
How Confidence Suddenly Appears (and disappears)
Do you feel like you are playing confidence hide and seek? Like it is there one moment and gone the next. Perhaps this is causing you to avoid things you would really love to do. Maybe it means you can't ask for what you want. Once you know that confidenc
What Can Change as You Explore The 3 Principles
I have been exploring the 3 Principles for just over 3 years. This weekend I reflected on how I have changed. I thought you might like to hear about it. With the understanding that the change is possible for you too. Join me as I explore this from a new p