The Composed Professional™
One-on-one coaching programme for capable people with confidence issues affecting performance and progression.
Available for employer-funded or private clients.
This programme is for capable people with confidence issues getting in the way of their full potential.
When the pressure’s on ... the presentation, the important meeting, or speaking up in high stakes situations, they go quiet, rush or don’t show up with the presence they’re capable of.
It could be nerves or self-doubt, but often it's a bit of both, with one causing the other.
Sometimes it's obvious to everyone. Sometimes it's reasonably well masked. Either way, it's a real problem that can affect capable people at every career stage, but especially during transitions.
It's also very fixable with the right tools and determination. I know because this is my story and from coaching so many others to become more composed professionals.
That's the transformation I love being part of, and why confidence coaching is my specialty. There's no better feeling than helping someone step into more of who they can be.
What it's costing
It's more common than many realise, but it's often hidden because it can be uncomfortable to talk about.
It's not a soft issue for either the person or their employer. It can show up in:
good ideas not shared
questions not asked
important conversations not owned
stakeholders not influenced
people seen as less capable than they really are.
What changes
I've seen my confidence coaching change careers and lives at every level, from grads to the C-suite.
More composure in high pressure situations.
Clearer and more confident contribution in all settings.
Perceived as the capable professional they truly are.
Essentially, stepping into more of their potential.
What is The Composed Professional™?
The Composed Professional™ is a four-phase one-on-one coaching programme for capable people with confidence issues affecting their performance and progression.
It draws on the best learnings from my own journey, from nervous salesperson struggling with self-doubt to confident speaker and mindset coach.
Based on 20 years of lived experience, coaching techniques, and practical mindset work, they move from:
"I know I'm capable but my confidence issues hold me back and it's affecting my success."
to:
"I have tools I trust to help me show up with more confidence under pressure. I don't hold myself back anymore."
Who it's for
The capable person with confidence issues affecting their success and career enjoyment.
The one who's unsteadied by a step up or change in role.
The one who wants more confidence and presence in public speaking.
The one who's passing up opportunities and roles they're ready for.
The four phase journey
Six one-hour 1:1 coaching sessions over four months.
Map the journey: Clarify how their confidence issues show up, what it's costing, and the real-world goals we’re working towards.
Pack the toolkit: Learn practical tools to build the confidence and composure they need in high-pressure moments
Walk the trail: Apply the tools and strategies in the real world, review, celebrate progress and refine.
Own the journey: Cement their new identity as someone who can feel nerves or self-doubt yet still trust themselves to be composed when the pressure’s on, plus a plan to keep improving beyond the coaching.
Manager alignment add-on
For employer-funded coaching, I recommend adding three manager touchpoints. This gives an outside-looking-in view on challenges, goals and progress plus simple ways for the manager to support the coachee between sessions.
Measuring progress
This is a programme built to create real change, so we want to track and celebrate it. That keeps everyone clear on the progress being made and where to focus next.
We start with an onboarding questionnaire to clarify challenges and goals, and finish with a reflection capturing progress and the plan to keep improving.
I share a summary of progress and recommended next steps. With the manager alignment add-on, manager input strengthens the picture.