Workplace failure can be as minuscule as missing a deadline or as significant as losing a client, or worse, getting fired. Sometimes, even a minor altercation or a poor performance review can leave you feeling insecure at work.
Research shows that in 2024, 25% of UK workers felt unable to cope with work-related stress, while 63% exhibited classic symptoms of burnout, including exhaustion and disengagement. If you suffer from low confidence at work, you’ll find it harder to get ahead, whether you’re trying to land a new project, get promoted to a leadership role, or secure a pay rise that you’ve been eyeing for months.
Having the right attitude and mental preparedness to deal with failures can help you feel confident at work. If you’re desperate to know how to be confident at work, hypnotherapy and NLP are well worth considering.
Rather than using other coping strategies like drugs, alcohol, or smoking, which impair your judgement and can also lead to financial depression, building a positive mindset by empowering your subconscious leads to a far-reaching impact.
To experience the full range of hypnotherapy benefits to feel confident at work, book a session with me, Dr Kamal.
How Workplace Failure Affects Your Confidence
If you experience a workplace failure, whether that’s a failed project, missed promotion, or a financial setback, it can negatively impact your confidence and work.
Here’s how professional setbacks (real or imagined) can lead to low confidence at work:
Perfectionism
If you’re an overachiever or a perfectionist, you’re likely to set high expectations for yourself, causing you to feel inadequate when you fail to reach those standards.
This might not be a failure in a traditional sense, but it’ll still cause you to question your decisions, leading to stress and anxiety.
Fear of Failure
To feel confident at work, you need to take both failure and success in your stride.
Sometimes, when you fear failure, you’ll find it difficult to carry out a project successfully, as you’ll constantly second-guess yourself or imagine the worst. This might not be ideal if you’re vying for a leadership or managerial position.
Lacking Team Spirit
Sometimes, you can feel singled out and made the scapegoat of your team.
A toxic work culture leads to feelings of low self-esteem and low confidence. Your suggestions may be ignored, and your contributions might not be credited enough. Micromanagement by your boss, especially after a setback, can further chip away at your confidence levels, leading to burnout.
Suffering from Imposter Syndrome
All these factors contribute to not feeling confident at work and a condition known as imposter syndrome.
Imposter syndrome makes it difficult to believe that you’re deserving of the success you’ve achieved, whether that’s a raise, praise, or recognition. You downplay your achievement, believing your success is an outcome of luck, making it difficult to crack job interviews or negotiate salaries adequately.
How Hypnotherapy Helps With Imposter Syndrome and Confidence
Imposter syndrome is extremely common; about 66% of Britons find it difficult to accept compliments. This psychological condition is more prevalent in women (72%) than in men (59%).
So, how do you feel confident at work while overcoming feelings of inferiority and self-doubt?
Hypnotherapy is an alternative therapeutic approach that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to reshape negative thoughts and perceived self-limiting beliefs. At LHNLP, Dr Kamal uses NLP alongside hypnotherapy for confidence to change both the subconscious and cognitive limitations.
When you’re in a state of hypnosis, we can find the triggers and past experiences that might have led to feelings of imposter syndrome or low self-confidence. In solution-focused hypnotherapy, you’ll work alongside your therapist to devise an approach that will help you achieve your goal: feel confident at work.
Common negative self-beliefs like “I don’t deserve the success” or “I’m not good enough for a pay rise” are often replaced with positive and affirmative thoughts, like “I’m good at my work” and “I deserve the success”.
We will also work towards developing better coping strategies rather than resorting to addiction, such as alcoholism, smoking, or gambling.
After a hypnosis session, you should be on the right path to feel confident at work, with an increased level of self-assurance, reduced anxiety and stress, and better acceptance of your successes and achievements.
Feel Confident at Work With Dr Kamal
Are you struggling with low confidence at work? Do you want to learn how to be confident at work? Hypnotherapy and NLP sessions with Dr Kamal at his Harley Street clinic can help you overcome your inhibitions and feel confident at work.
Hypnotherapy isn’t a replacement for hard work or perseverance, but it helps you change your mental perception and better manage your stress and anxiety levels. With my help, you’ll not only successfully overcome setbacks but also better manage workplace expectations. If you’re looking to break free from the shackles of imposter syndrome and move towards a successful career, try hypnotherapy for confidence with me, Dr Kamal. Call, email, or fill out a form to book a consultation with me.