Courage to be Confident: Recent Episodes
Ashley McFarland
Courage to be Confident is a podcast filled with relatable stories and life coaching tools that will help you increase your confidence in yourself exactly as you are. It will give you so many important ways to increase the value of your life. I offer 1:1 coaching sessions and programs. To see more visit my website at couragetobeconfident.com
Do you feel lost and unsure who you even are anymore? Are you so caught up in caring for everybody else that you forget to care for yourself? If so this podcast is for you!
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If you have some big goals and dreams but are struggling to stay motivated and feel frustrated about it this podcast episode is for you. I teach you about the brain and my favorite tips for motivation.
Todays podcast was so fun for me as I tell you all about the work I have been trying out lately to help calm my brain down a bit. I teach you how to really take things in your life you are worried about or know will be obstacles and how to turn them into strategies.
Theodore Roosevelt said "Comparison is the thief of joy." Do you believe this is true? Tune in to this podcast to find out why comparison might be dulling your sparkle!
We all know the villains or the "bad guys" are what make up a big majority of the movies and stories. The question is are you making the Villains in your life as big of a role? If you are, why? Tune into the podcast today to find out all about it.
Setting boundaries is so important to be able to feel safe both physically and mentally. It's important to set boundaries for others but also for yourself. There is a way to set a boundary that comes from a clean and loving place so join me today as I tell you all about it.
Learning how to feel love for all the people in your life-even the ones who have hurt you is such a beautiful thing. In this podcast episode I talk about why loving others is important for you and how to work on doing this.
What is the relationship with yourself like? Do you even have a relationship with yourself? How do you talk to yourself? Have you ever wished you loved yourself more? In this episode we dive into how to really learn to love yourself and meet yourself where you are. This is a must listen-if anybody deserves love it's you!!
How do you handle changes in life? If you are anything like me the word change has you wanting to run and hide under a blanket. Change can be so intimidating but it isn't all bad. There is so much growth in change. Tune in to todays podcast to find out why change can be beautiful!
Future you is the best person to ask for advice. Tune in to todays podcast to find out how to tune into future you to make your dreams happen. Dream big my friends you are so worth it!!
What is the story you tell about yourself as it realates to the past? How is "past you" shaping "future you"? How can the past be a powerful teacher that doesn't interfere with your life but guides it? Tune into todays podcast to find out the answers to all of these questions!
We ask ourselves SO many questions in a day. There is no right or wrong way to ask a question but the way you ask it can be more empowering than another. Find out some empowering ways to ask questions and how rewording your questions can be one way to decrease overwhelm.
What is your idea of happiness? Where is the destination where you find everything falls into place and you are perfectly content? Do you find that at all in where you are at right now? Tune in to this podcast where I talk about the castle on the hill and how you can find more happiness in your life.
Are you an all or nothing thinker? If you are constantly thinking like this well what could it cost you? Join me in this episode as I help you work through this way of thinking and empower yourself in your life!!
In life we deal with all kinds of people and a lot of times we run into people having big emotions. Bosses, co workers, friends, spouses, children ect. This podcast episode helps you see how to handle when others have big emotions and what to do so please join me today!!
When it comes to making a difficult decision it can feel excruciating can't it? You stew over what decision you should make and how that decision will effect you or others and it's hard to know the "right" way to make it. Join me on this episode as I walk you through how to make a difficult decision. What I say just might surprise you!!
Tune in as I give you all the deets on what in the world it even means to be a life coach and what life coaches can do for you in your life. I also explain the differences between a life coach and a therapist. So listen in and find out how I can help you!! :)
Most of us are currently going through challenges in our lives. Some of the challenges we face are more difficult than others but they are still challenges nonetheless. Being able to adapt in our lives in spite of difficult times is extremely important. We don't always get to decide what happens to us in life unfortunately, but we DO get to decide how we handle it.
What if what you have been taught all your life about failure and rejection is a lie? What if everything you think of failure and rejction isn't true at all? Come along this episode with me as I show you a different way to look at both failure and rejection and how thinking of these differently can change everything!
Join me today as I talk to you all about tricking your brain. I offer you useful ways to improve your relationships and your life!
This episode is dedicated to and in memory of my sweet Granny Hogge 1917-2012. S'agapoe!
When you show up authentically as you are, well, you risk not being liked. There will be some who don't like you for who you are but that is more about them than it is about you! Join me in this short but powerful episode as I show you why you should show up exactly as you are my friend!!
Life is full of choices! Big ones, small ones and some in between! Sometimes none of the choices are easy, but, knowing it's still a choice makes it that much easier! Come along with me today as I tell you a story that changed how I think about choices and how you can choose to think of them differently too! The choice is up to you! ;)
In this episode I tell you what I learned from a moose. This episode is all about our wants and desires and how our brain focuses on them depending on how we tell it to focus on it. You don't want to miss this episode as it helps you decide what the "moose" is in your life!
In this episode I talk about my experience with thinking of things differently and how a different thought will create a different feeling and therefore a totally different experience. I ask you to really find areas in your life where you can think of things differently and find how much power you get to take back when you do this. Learning to think of things differently, especially if you are always thinking negatively about yourself is so important! You deserve to think of yourself way more postive than you do. Join me in this episode as I explain how to do this by starting neutral and get all your power back!!
In this episode I talk about how so many of us judge ourselves for what we are feeling and how judging ourselves adds a layer of shame on. I talk about allowing yourself to feel anything you need to feel and I teach you the basics of processing your emotions. This is also my little tribute to my sweet Gabby Girl Doggy 9/2011-9/2022. May you be out of pain, running free and waiting for us at the rainbow bridge when our time comes!! We will remember you and love you forever!!
In this episode I explain why my podcast and website is courage to be confident and what courage has to do with it. I hope by listening to this episode you decide going for the things you want out of life is completely worth it!
In this episode I tell you a little bit about myself and how the podcast came to be. I let you know what to expect from the podcast.