Aspire Courageous You Workshop London 2024

with Dr. Sam Collins, CEO and Founder Aspire

1. “Courageous You”
with Dr. Sam Collins
CEO and Founder,
Aspire for Equality

2. ASPIRE: : To seek to
attain or accomplish a
courageous goal. She aspired to
a dream career. 2 : to ascend, to
soar. 3. To make a difference to
others.

3. Introduce yourself and ask the question:
“If you had even more courage, what could be possible for you?”

4. What agreements are needed today?

5. AGENDA
•10am Courage and gender stereotypes.
•Courage and how it differs from confidence
and presence.
•Courage self audit (your unique purpose, passions, strengths and skills).
•11.30am Break
•Identify and move through fears and obstacles.
•1pm Lunch
•Work and/or life vision for the future.
•Action plans
•4pm Networking drink

15. Courage Confidence Presence
Courage is the ability to take
action despite fear.
Confidence is
built through
the experience
of taking action
and pushing
yourself outside
of your comfort
zone.
High levels of confidence
without arrogance create
presence.

16. •How you feel about yourself
•How you feel about others
•How you feel about the world
Not only about:
•Your skills
•Your job
•Your financial success
•Your status

19. When figuring out what the world needs
in the context of Ikigai, you can consider:
1.What inspires you and what makes you
frustrated or annoyed?
2.What you care about:What issues in your
organisation, community or the world touch
you emotionally?
3.What you can do:What problems in your
society would you like to help solve?How
could you be more involved in your
community?
4.What you're good at:What are your
strengths and skills?What do people ask you
to help them with?
5.What you love:What did you enjoy doing as a
child or in your early adult years?What do you
do now in your spare time that makes you
happy?

20. Debrief:
1.How was the exercise for
you?
2.What are you taking away
from the exercise?
3.What is the next step for
you?

21. Reflections, Learning,
Actions

22. Break
(come back and sit
somewhere new)

23. Sit somewhere
new. Introduce
yourself & share a
learning, insight or
action.

24. The Confidence Gap In Men And Women: Why It Matters And
How To Overcome It, Forbes 2018

26. •Fear = 1. an unpleasant strong
emotion caused by expectation of
danger. 2. concern about what may
happen/worry.
•Reckless = moving forward
without consideration of fears.
•Courage = Courage is when you
consider the fear, but you still
move forward.
•Boldness = Moving forward with
inspiration (not fear).

29. WorryingCatastrophisingConfusion, and
disorientation
Restlessness,
jitters, or nervous
energy
Difficulty relaxing
and falling asleep
Stomach pain,
nausea, or GI
problems
Tenseness in
muscles or tight
feeling in the chest
Pounding or racing
heart
Difficulty focusing
or concentrating on
tasks
Feeling stressed or
overwhelmed
Trembling, shaking,
or hot and cold
flashes
Ringing in the ears
and trouble
hearing
Feeling detached
from reality
Feelingstuck,
numb, or unable to
speak or move
Feeling unable to
breathe or
hyperventilating
Becoming more
sensitive to
sensations
Feeling a strong
urge to run away or
escape a situation
Common Symptoms of fear include::

32. Overcoming
Fears
Exercise
1.What is a situation where I want more
courage?
2.What is a fear I have?
3.What is the ‘positive intent’ of that fear?
4.How is that fear holding me back?
5.If I carry on with this fear, what are the
possible consequences?
6.What does my heart say?
7.If I could find the courage what would I do?
8.What would the positive outcomes of
acting with courage be?
9.Who can support me with this?

33. Debrief:
1.How was the exercise for
you?
2.What are you taking away
from the exercise?
3.What is the next step for
you?

34. Reflections, Learning,
Actions

35. Lunch
(come back and sit somewhere new)
Timer

37. The Law of Exchange
The Law of Attraction
The Law of Availability

38. A Vision is not just a
picture of what could be;
it is an appeal to our
better selves, a call to
become something more.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

40. STAGES OF A WOMAN’S CAREER
Idealistic Achievement age 21 - 30
Pragmatic Endurance age 31 - 45
Reinventive Contribution age 46+

41. 1.It’s all too vague and
idealistic.
2.A fear of failure (or success!).
3.Thinking too factually
and realistically.
4.Over collaborate rather than
having own point of view.
5.Nervous about going out on a
limb.
on a limb.

42. Probable
Thinker
Plausible
Thinker
Possibility
Thinker

43. What could a
courageous life and
career look like for
YOU?
Don’t chase someone
else’s version of
success.

45. Take some time out (1 – 2 hours) to
create your idealistic/dream vision
for your future.
Aim to take a small baby step action
on it every day. Review your
progress and celebrate your small
successes.
Review your vision every day.
Imagine the “pain” of it not
happening and the joy of it
happening.

46. Reflections, Learning,
Actions

47. Break
(come back and sit
somewhere new)

48. Sit somewhere
new. Introduce
yourself & share a
learning, insight or
action.

50. What is your one
courageous
step?

52. •What is your
takeaway from
today’s session?
•What will you do?
•How will I know
you have done it?