Course Details

You’re good at what you do, but that does not always mean you trust your own judgement. Difficult situations, important decisions and challenging conversations can sometimes leave even highly capable professionals questioning themselves.


You may hesitate before speaking up, replay conversations afterwards, overthink decisions or wonder whether you handled a situation correctly. Over time, this can affect your confidence, increase mental fatigue and make it harder to feel clear about what you really think or want.


This session is designed for accountants and finance professionals who want to understand what contributes to second-guessing and develop greater confidence and trust in themselves at work.


In this course, Conor Clarke covers the following five key topics:


1. Understanding Self-Trust and Second-Guessing

Explore what self-trust means and why capable professionals can still struggle to trust their own judgement. Understand how second-guessing can affect confidence, decision-making and the way you show up at work.


2. Values, Alignment and Authenticity

Identify the values that matter most to you and explore whether your approach to work reflects them. Consider how greater alignment and authenticity can support confidence and stronger professional relationships.


3. Mindset and Limiting Self-Beliefs

Explore the difference between a fixed and growth mindset and how your thinking can influence the way you respond to challenges, mistakes and opportunities. Identify limiting beliefs that may contribute to self-doubt and second-guessing.


4. Inner Critic, Boundaries and Workplace Requests

Explore how your inner critic can influence confidence and decision-making. Learn practical ways to respond to requests, establish boundaries and manage expectations without automatically saying yes or feeling guilty.


5. Listening to Yourself and Taking Confident Action

Explore how to become more aware of your thoughts, feelings and instincts when making decisions. Learn ways to listen to yourself, reduce overthinking and take more intentional action with greater confidence.


By attending this session, you will:

  • Develop a clearer understanding of self-trust and workplace confidence
  • Recognise patterns of second-guessing and what may be driving them
  • Identify how values, mindset and limiting beliefs can influence self-doubt
  • Develop greater confidence in setting boundaries and responding to requests
  • Learn practical ways to reduce overthinking and trust your judgement


This webinar will be of most interest to:

  • Accountants and finance professionals who regularly second-guess themselves at work
  • Professionals who lack confidence in their decisions despite strong technical skills
  • Accountants who find it difficult to set boundaries or push back on requests
  • Professionals who overthink conversations, decisions or mistakes
  • Managers and senior finance professionals looking to strengthen their confidence and self-trust


Course Level: Foundation / Intermediate

CPD Course Speaker

CWC Coaching and Consulting

Conor Clarke

Conor is a certified Leadership and Confidence Coach with significant experience helping individuals navigate major life and career transitions. Conor has an accounting and recruitment background. With a coaching approach that is person-centered, values-based and the use of visualisation methods, his work focuses on guiding professionals to reconnect with who they truly are, clarify their life vision and help them to take aligned steps toward meaningful change.

He has supported many of his clients in overcoming self-doubt, to develop trust within themselves, and allow them to build their confidence to pursue careers and lives that reflect their deepest values.

Known for his grounded presence, empathic approach and intuitive questioning style, Conor combines evidence-based tools with deep listening and insight. He developed the The Clarity Reconnection framework after years of coaching people who were high-achieving on the outside but lost or unfulfilled within.

His mission is simple: to help you take responsibility for your life, start trusting yourself again, to build a life that feels like you and is a true reflection of who you are.

His mission is simple: to help you take responsibility for your life, start trusting yourself again, to build a life that feels like you and is a true reflection of who you are.