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A practical partnership to grow your confidence.
Confidence coaching helps you build resilience and act with greater confidence. As a confidence coach in London, I work with people who are capable and often successful, yet still feel held back by self-doubt, hesitation or the quiet sense that they are not enough. Together, we will get to the root of your self-doubt and grow your confidence step-by step through action and mindset shifts.
Confidence is the second most common reason clients come to me, after career coaching. Most of us wish we had a little more of it. The good news is that confidence can be built, and you do not need to be born with it.
Does any of this sound familiar?
“Despite my success, I feel like an imposter.”
“I freeze when I’m put on the spot.”
“I downplay what I’ve achieved.”
“I dread public speaking.”
“I’ll go for it once I feel more confident.”
“I don’t claim my seat at the table.”
If any of that lands, you are in good company. These are some of the most common things I hear — often from people who look entirely successful from the outside.— Hans
A myth worth clearing up.
Confidence is the result of doing the thing you fear, not a precondition for doing it.
There is a myth worth clearing up: the belief that you need to feel confident before you can act. It is the wrong way round. Waiting to feel ready usually means waiting a very long time.
It also helps to drop the idea that confidence is all or nothing. We are all confident in some areas and less so in others. It sits on a spectrum, and it can be grown. So the work is not to manufacture confidence out of thin air. It is to take supported, well-judged action so that your confidence catches up with your ability.
Benefits of confidence coaching.
The areas of work and life where stronger confidence makes the biggest difference.
Speak up and be heard
Find your voice in the meetings and rooms that matter.
Present with ease
Public speaking and presenting without the nerves taking over.
Step into a bigger role
Move into a more senior, visible or leadership position.
Quiet the inner critic
Ease imposter syndrome and a harsh inner voice.
Handle difficult conversations
Speak honestly and hold your ground when it counts.
Build steady self-worth
A sense of worth that does not rise and fall with your last result.
How confidence coaching works.
I offer a clear and structured path. Together we build your confidence step by step, at a pace you choose.
Recognise your strengths
We start by mapping where you are already confident, usually more places than you give yourself credit for, then get specific about where you are not, and what that is costing you.
Understand your patterns
If you are open to it, an Enneagram assessment gives insight into how you think, feel and act, like a manual to your own operating system, so we build a plan that fits you.
Take small steps
We build your courage to do the things you find hard, at a pace you choose. Most people are nervous at first, then one day they are driving without thinking about it.
Embed it, session by session
We meet for a minimum of 10 sessions, weekly or fortnightly, each ending with a clear next step so your confidence keeps building between our meetings.
- Learning new skills
- Practising them in a safe, low-stakes way
- Shifting your mindset
- Building a more supportive environment around you
Every session ends with a clear next step, so your confidence keeps building between our meetings.
I understand the struggle from the inside.
When it comes to confidence, I understand the struggle from the inside. I was a shy child whose confidence was steadily undermined by an authoritarian father, and the work of building it has been part of my own growth for much of my adult life.
Am I now a man with effortless, film-star confidence? No, that is not really me. But I am confident enough to make myself vulnerable every day and to do the things that still feel uncomfortable: coaching, running workshops, networking, speaking in public and putting myself out there online. That is the kind of confidence we can build together. Not a performance, but a steady willingness to act in spite of the doubt.
— Hans Schumann
Confidence Coach, London
Structured, practical and compassionate.
I am accredited by the International Coaching Federation at the advanced PCC level, held by only around 2% of coaches in the UK, and I hold a consistent 5.0 Google review rating.
Over more than 3,000 coaching sessions I have developed a style my clients describe as structured, practical and compassionate. I bring order to what can feel overwhelming and break it into simple, manageable steps. Having spent 25 years in demanding professional environments in the City of London, I also understand the particular pressures of needing to appear confident even if you doubt yourself.
Clients who found their footing.
“I have always felt I was lacking confidence. A few months have passed since I worked with Hans, and I feel different, happier and I cannot remember how I was previously.”
“Hans has provided me with the confidence and tools to navigate the next steps in my professional and personal life, following recent setbacks in both.”
“Working with Hans was a game-changer for me. His thoughtful questions and supportive approach not only improved my professional situation but also contributed to my overall happiness.”
Frequently asked questions.
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Can you really learn to be more confident?
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Ready to back yourself?
Let’s talk about where self-doubt is holding you back and what life could look like with more confidence. Book a free discovery call below and we’ll take the first small step together.
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