{"podcast":{"title":"Anxiety to Confidence - The Personal Development Unplugged Podcast","slug":"anxiety-to-confidence-the-personal-development-unplugged-podcast-1100859","podcast_index_feed_id":1100859,"rss_url":"https://personaldevelomentunplugged.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/e/3/5/be356e677739bc6416c3140a3186d450/Anxiety_to_confidence_with_Paul_Clough1.png","author":"Paul Clough","episode_count":1118,"summary":"A podcast for those wanting personal development but want it made simple and easy to understand and more importantly use, take action and make a difference to your life and the world you live in. If you want to change the way you feel and the way you act and react. If you have negative emotions, behaviours, that you want to lose forever and create something special in your life then I think you will like what you hear. This genre of self-improvement, self-development and mastery of your mind has, I believe, been made over complicated and secretive and here I am de-constructing the processes into their simple forms that we can all understand and easily use. There's no interviews just little ol' me ;0) Who am I and what do I do?………Paul Clough. I now love helping making changes in people and guiding them to create the life they really want. A personal look at me: The above sentence was not always the case and being the best in the financial realms of the building industry was my aim and getting there by any means. I now know this is, and was, the worst way ~ even if I did make director of one of the largest building companies in Cambridge by the age of 30. One of the major realisatio…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T10:18:56.270797+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anxiety-to-confidence-the-personal-development-unplugged-podcast-1100859"},"episode":{"title":"FMQ529 The Big Why - Let's Refresh","slug":"fmq529-the-big-why-let-s-refresh","published_at":"2026-04-03T00:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anxiety-to-confidence-the-personal-development-unplugged-podcast-1100859/fmq529-the-big-why-let-s-refresh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anxiety-to-confidence-the-personal-development-unplugged-podcast-1100859","url":"https://personaldevelomentunplugged.libsyn.com/fmq529-the-big-why-lets-refresh-0","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/personaldevelomentunplugged/FMQ529_The_Big_why_Lets_Refresh_.mp3?dest-id=546491","summary":"FMQ529 – The Big Why: Let's Refresh Sometimes we just need to pause… and refresh. Not another technique. Not another goal. Not another productivity hack. Just a simple question: Why are you doing this personal development thing anyway? In this short FMQ episode I invite you to take a moment to review where you are on your personal development adventure. Whether you're brand new to this work or you've been exploring it for years, a refresh is powerful. Looking at how far you've come, what you've learned, and where you truly want to go next. Because personal development isn't just about fixing problems. Yes, we resolve anxiety, panic, limiting beliefs and all those other \"isms\"… but it's also about learning new skills, developing competence, and becoming a better version of yourself. And here's the difference many people miss: Confidence without competence can fall apart. But competence naturally creates confidence. The real key though is motivation. When your why is clear, you stop pushing yourself forward… and instead feel pulled toward the life you want. And that's what this episode seeds for the longer podcast episode — discovering something most people overlook in personal development: The ripple effect. So before the next episode, take a moment to reflect: What do you want to let go of? What do you want to learn? What do you want to achieve? And most importantly… why? Bring that curiosity with you into the next episode and we'll unlock something powerful together. Have more fun than you can stand. It's time to fly and share https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com/fmq529-the-big-why-lets-refresh/ But Before you do ➜ Continue the Journey In this short FMQ episode we've refreshed one important question: Why are you really doing personal development? But there's somet…","meta_description":"FMQ529 – The Big Why: Let's Refresh Sometimes we just need to pause… and refresh. Not another technique. Not another goal. 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