The Pursuit of Confidence

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By: Tina Nolan

Learn how to be resilient and confident when the odds are stacked against you. Find out how I used the power of Life Coaching to improve my mental health, come out of the victim mentality and create a life worth living. 

How Can You Really Just Be Yourself?
#37
12/04/2023

The holidays are here, have you decided how you are going to show up? Have you decided to just be your true self and not pay any attention to the nay sayers? Listen in this week and get some tips and encouragements on how to show up as your authentic self. 

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What Are You Sacrificing?
#36
11/20/2023

When we don't go after what we want, what we want can become a sacrifice. What is it in your life that you are unwilling to sacrifice? What are you willing to sacrifice? How can you go after what you want and still feel like you aren't sacrificing? 

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What Is Imposter Syndrome?
#35
11/13/2023

Let's talk about the imposter syndrome that most of us tend to feel. We get caught in the cycle of doubting ourselves and feeling like we are a fake, feeling like we don't have any right to be teaching, coaching or doing the things we value. Thus, feeling like an imposter. 

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You Are Allowed To Believe In You
#34
11/06/2023

Today's episode dives into how we can truly see our own value and how we can really believe in ourselves. Sometimes the negative is so much easier to believe, but I want to encourage you to open up to the wonderfulness that you are and accept that you have something to offer. 

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Why Questions Are Important
#33
10/30/2023

Listen in to see how to get our brain in the habit of asking amazing questions that are thought provoking. See how you can grow and expand yourself just by asking important and pertinent questions. 

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Nathan And My Relationship With Him
#32
10/23/2023

Today I talk about how we can mend a relationship, even when the one we mend it with is no longer here. We do this by our thoughts and our feelings. It may be hard to understand, but listen in and hear how I was able to mend my relationship with my twin brother, Nathan, years after he passed away. 

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Confidence Is All On You
#31
10/16/2023

Listen in as I go over some ways to really become confident. Confident in what you are doing and who you are becoming. However, you should know that confidence is all up to us. We are solely responsible to how we become confident and staying confident. 

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Can We Like Change?
10/09/2023

I purpose four really great questions to get your brain thinking about change and growth. Let's answer them together. I hope you can be inspired by my answers and I'd love to hear your answers. Reach out to me on my website, listed below, and let me know your thoughts on these suggested questions. 

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What Do We Really Need In Order To Do?
10/02/2023

Let's talk about the concept of motivation. What is motivation? How do we really get our motivation? What happens when we have no motivation and yet we need to keep going? Well, today I want to talk all about this and how the lack of motivation can be the motivation we need. 

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Following The Appreciation To The Joy
09/25/2023

Why don't we just have gratitude for the things that we can't do, don't want to do or just are unable to do? What if we had gratitude towards ourselves and these tasks? Listen in today as I discuss a concept that was shared with me a couple of weeks ago, "Following the appreciation towards joy". 

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Rest And Reflect
#27
08/28/2023

How do you rest? When do you take time to reflect? What do you rest from? What do you reflect upon? Join me today as I share with you what it means to really unplug and really reflect on how far you've come. Then, I encourage you to go and rest and reflect as well. 

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How To Sit With A Win
#26
08/21/2023

Today let's talk about sitting with the good feelings. Usually we ruminate about the bad and worry over what we don't know, but I want to chat about how good it feels to sit in the wins. Stay in the space of positive and be proud of what you've done. 

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What Do We Need In Order To Believe?
#25
08/14/2023

Today we talk about what is really is that we need to have a strong belief in ourselves. We look at how we can nurture a real relationship with oneself and not consider it selfishness. I encourage you all to really look at vulnerable and honest you are with you. 

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How To Be Okay In The Uncertainty
#24
08/08/2023

Instead of getting rid of the uncomfortable feelings, I invite you to just be with them. Stay true to your goals even in the face of struggle. Don't try to eliminate the feeling of being afraid and scared. Life will always have something for us, but how will we show up and be okay? 

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How To Use Great Questions To Grow
#23
08/01/2023

Have you ever noticed how our brains like to give us statements and comments? How about if we offered our brains questions? What changes would we notice? How would we challenge ourselves more? I invite you to listen in this week to some amazing questions that you can use to help your brain to grow and see what else is possible in your life. 

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Struggles Become Our Strengths
#22
07/24/2023

There are so many different struggles in life and in our personal lives, so we need 
to make sure we are in control of how we show up in the struggle and who we are going
to be after the struggle. Today's episode dives deep in the practical ways to do this and how 
we can change the ways we view our struggles and our strengths. 

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How To Get Out Of Your Head
07/17/2023

How can we stop the seemingly innocent voices that keep coming back and getting us stuck. How can we create new thoughts that keep us motivated and strong. Who can we become despite these thoughts?

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You Can Stop Comparing Now
#20
07/10/2023

Why do we think comparing ourselves is productive? What do we think we are going to get when we do this? How can we actually stop the compare game? 
Dive in today to find out what it actually takes to let go of the ingrained habit of comparing ourselves with others. 


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Finding Fulfillment And Peace
#19
07/03/2023

Today's episode is dedicated to my beautiful nephew. He called me and asked me these amazing questions about finding fulfillment and peace. Listen in to get the detailed ways on how to get real fulfillment and peace within.  I really hope you all find the value in today's episode and you begin to get your thoughts trained on how to find your fulfillment and your peace in your lives. 

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To All The Mom's Raising Children With Special Needs
#18
06/26/2023

Be the Mom you know you can be. Aside from all of our own humanness and the ugliness of the world, the life of a mom raising a special needs child has it's own struggles. We tend to put ourselves aside and only concentrate on the care of the child. But, today I want to offer you a way to do both. Be the mom you wish you could be by first taking care of you. Then you have so much more to give. Tune in and listen as I help you reaim the focus to you and your...


Do What You Want To Get What You Want
#17
06/19/2023

Sometimes we must take action on the things we absolutely do not want to do in order to get us what we absolutely want out of life. In today's episode I'd love to encourage you to keep at the thing that is hard, keep at the thing that seems like such a drag. I promise, it will be worth it. You will get what you want. Create the life you want, but make sure you don't give in to the failures or the hardships. Keep going. Keep striving. Keep moving forward to the one dream that has you believing...


Why is confidence so appealing?
#16
06/12/2023

Let's dive in to why confidence matters and why it looks so good! Having trust in yourself and believing in yourself is one of the greatest attributes you can acquire. They are also the most beautiful gifts you can give to yourself. But, how can you actually be confident? Why does confidence matter so much? And, where can you find confidence in yourself? 

Join me today to answer these questions and learn how you too can be confident! 

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The Secrets Of Confidence
#15
06/05/2023

Why is confidence so allusive? Is self-confidence even attainable? What are the actually steps in gaining both confidence and self-confidence? How can you be self-confident without being arrogant? Tune in today and find out the practical steps to becoming confident and self-confident. Changing your thoughts about you doesn't have to be a fanciful idea! 

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Let Them Think What They Want
#14
05/29/2023

Let's get into how you can allow others to have an opinion about you and not get offended or upset. We are all in control of our own minds and our own thoughts. Sometimes it may be easiest to become what others need us to be, but I challenge you to become what you need you to be! 

Find me at coachwithnolan.com for more ways to honor who you are and to find my 1:1 coaching that helps you to learn and master these skills! 

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So Grateful For The New Mindset
#13
05/22/2023

Today I go over how Life Coaching allowed me to see how I was in control of my thoughts around my brother and his death. Losing a twin is so heartbreaking and it make me collapse within. But, I found a life line through Life Coaching and I will forever be grateful to the power of these concepts. 

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My brother, Nathan
#12
05/15/2023

Today I open up and become really vulnerable about my twin brother, Nathan.  This episode was a really tough one to record, but I wanted to share it with everyone and share this story about him and how wonderful he was. 

Please know that if you've lost someone close to you, I'd love to help you process the emotions and the grief that comes with the devastation of losing a loved one. 

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Abusing Yourself Is Never The Answer
#11
05/08/2023

I go deeper into how I was always self-abusing myself to get out of my own head and 
to feel like I was worthy. The drugs and alcohol helped me numb away what was bothering
me and allowed me to cover up my thoughts about me. I found myself in a deep downward spiral
and then pulled myself out with the help of someone very unexpected. Then, I went on a self discovery of a new life. 

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Can You Really Change Your Perception On The Past?
05/01/2023

Tune in to get tips on how to change your thoughts around your abusive parents, your past and the victim mentality. This work is so good and it takes a conscience effort to dig deep and uproot all of the beliefs we were told to believe. Please reach out to me and let me help you change your life by changing your thoughts! 

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All Of The Why's
#9
04/24/2023

Today I highlight some of the reasons why I went to therapy, how therapy worked for me and why I thought it wasn't for me. I talk about why I would never change the past, my experiences or my daughter. 

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Climbing Out of a Statistic
04/17/2023

Today I want to share how I made sure I didn't become a statistic. I was on state aid, homeless and stealing food. I could have stayed in this situation since the state was always going to give me help, but I just couldn't do it. My heart was set on getting out of the appointments, the confusion and the making sure I was able to have a constant roof over my head. 

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How Can Life Coaching Help After So Many Years?
#7
04/10/2023

Today I help explain how Life Coaching helped me see my self in a new light after so many years of feeling like crap. Life had me going in circles and I saw it all as a way of being the victim, until Life Coaching taught me how to take responsibility and create my own thoughts around me. I used to believe that life determines how we feel about ourselves, but now I know that is the opposite of what is true. 

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When Reality Hits
#6
04/03/2023

On today's episode I will tell you all about when my father died, how I became alone and homeless and I had to learn how to get help.  Being a first time mom at a young age with no resources left me feeling like I was the only one experiencing this type of life alteration.  I didn't know how what to expect and I didn't know how to be a mom. Join me as I share this part of my journey with you all. 

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Growing Up
#5
03/27/2023

In today's episode I go into when I became a teenager and how things may have slowed down with the abuse, but I learned at 16 how to rent a home, how to pay bills and how to work two jobs to pay for everything. 

Then, as young people usually do, I took a turn that I didn't envision for myself or my life. This turn ended up breaking me, changing me and ultimately, saving me. 

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You Can Too!
03/20/2023

Please listen in and find how my work on myself allowed me to change the direction of my life. This episode is short but powerful! I want to share this piece because if just one person sees their value then my work is done! 

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You Are Whole
#3
03/14/2023

This episode touches the surface of when I began to be violated. Please be aware that this conversation may bring up some emotional distress for those who have not processed the pain that comes from being violated. I also want to reassure all of us that have been harmed in this way that we are whole, that we are not broken and that we can overcome these feelings of being harmed. I love you all. 

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You Are Whole
#3
03/13/2023

This episode touches the surface of when I began to be violated. Please be aware that this conversation may bring up some emotional distress for those who have not processed the pain that comes from being violated. I also want to reassure all of us that have been harmed in this way that we are whole, that we are not broken and that we can overcome these feelings of being harmed. I love you all. 


You Are Not Determined by Your Upbringing
#2
03/07/2023

How can you determine who you’ll be if your father fills your head with who he wants you to believe you are? How can you find your determination within to become who you desire to be? 

Join me here to hear how I was programmed to believe that  I would amount to nothing. 

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You Are Not a Product of Your Environment!
#2
03/07/2023

How can you determine who you’ll be if your father fills your head with who he wants you to believe you are? How can you find your determination within to become who you desire to be? 

Join me here to hear how I was programmed to believe that  I would amount to nothing. 


Let Me Introduce Myself
#1
02/27/2023

Hello there. My name is Tina and I am a Certified Life Coach. I would love to share my journey with you as I overcame abuse, trauma and addiction to live to life I desired. In this episode I briefly introduce each segment that I'll be covering in future episodes. This includes my past as a victim of sexual abuse, physical abuse, being homeless and becoming a survivor of losing a family member to suicide. Please join me and listen in on how you too can find your resilience and confidence. 

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