63. Rewriting Your Story: How to Build Confidence

 

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In this episode, Amy is joined once again by former Sportsgirl and Sussan CEO, award-winning leader, mentor, speaker and author, Colleen Callander.

Colleen kicked off our 2025 guest line-up with “From Shop Floor to CEO: Burnout, Boundaries & Bold Leadership”, and now we’ve come full circle as she returns to close out the year and explore the theme of confidence from her new book, The Power of Confidence.

Amy begins by asking Colleen how her year has unfolded since their January conversation, and what tips she has for avoiding the end-of-year panic if we didn’t achieve everything we expected.

From there, they dive into the idea that confidence isn’t something we’re born with, but a skill and muscle we can build over time. 

Colleen unpacks the cost of low confidence, the stories and self-talk that quietly hold women back, and the importance of surrounding yourself with a supportive inner circle. She explains how to challenge your inner critic, rewrite your story, and talk to yourself like you would your best friend.

Colleen also shares her 30-day confidence transformation, showing how small, realistic daily actions can create surprisingly big shifts.

This is an uplifting, practical conversation to help you close the year with gratitude and step into 2026 with more courage, clarity and confidence.

Key Outtakes: 

  • Focus on what you have achieved and not what you didn't 

  • Confidence isn’t something we’re born with - it’s a skill we can learn, strengthen and practise over time.

  • The stories we tell ourselves can hold us back; changing the narrative can change the trajectory of our lives.

  • Low confidence can quietly limit opportunities, decisions and experiences across a decade or more.

  • Your inner circle matters - the people around you can lift your confidence or slowly chip away at it.

  • Small, consistent daily actions create meaningful confidence shifts, as outlined in Colleen’s 30-day transformation.

 

More about Colleen: 

https://www.reallygoodconversations.com.au/pages/40-from-shop-floor-to-ceo-burnout-boundaries-bold-leadership