Building Confidence

By Louise Azzopardi

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A podcast about growth, realistic tools, practical strategies, and support. Whether you’re starting out, facing challenges, or looking to level up, Building Confidence brings you real conversations, practical insights, and inspiring stories to help you navigate your journey with confidence. Your host, Louise, is a heavy vehicle and plant mechanic by trade who started her apprenticeship at just 15 years old. Over the years, she has faced and overcome harassment, impostor syndrome, mental health struggles, and workplace challenges—while also achieving industry awards and experience in both large corporations and family businesses. Now a life coach and mentor for tradeswomen, Louise is here to share the lessons she’s learned so that her struggles weren’t for nothing—and so you can build the confidence to take charge of your own path.

Episode Date
Beyond Machines: The Human Side of Leadership with Ashley Belteky - Building Confidence - Ep 149
May 05, 2026
Why the Unknown Is Your Best Next Step - Building Confidence - Ep 148
Apr 28, 2026
The Power of 20-Minute Goals: Boost Your Momentum - Building Confidence - Episode 147
Apr 21, 2026
Mum and Mechanic - Chelsea Lawson Life Lessons - Building Confidence - Episode 146
Apr 14, 2026
How to Use Observer Mode to Manage Emotions and Thoughts - Building Confidence - Ep 145
Apr 07, 2026
Building Confidence: Life Lessons from Tradeswoman Bardie Somerville - Episode 144
Mar 31, 2026
Getting constructive and useful feedback - Building Confidence - Ep143
Mar 24, 2026
Bridget Bell - Life Lessons - Building Confidence - Ep 142
Mar 17, 2026
Business Impact Report - Building Confidence - Ep 141
Mar 10, 2026
Coralee Zueff's Life’s lessons and new book! – Building Confidence – Episode 140
Mar 03, 2026
International Women's Day - Building Confidence - Episode 139
Feb 24, 2026
Logan Barnett - Life Lessons - Building Confidence - Ep 138
Feb 17, 2026
DDT Exhibitors, Technology, Golf day and more – Building Confidence – Episode 137
Feb 10, 2026
If you don’t ask, the answer is always “No”- Building Confidence – Ep136
Feb 03, 2026
Compare and Despair - Building Confidence - Episode 135
Jan 27, 2026
Celebrating 10 Years of Diesel, Dirt and Turf - Building Confidence - Episode 134
Jan 23, 2026
Things that anger you - Building Confidence - Episode 133
Jan 13, 2026
Frameworks - Building Confidence - Episode 132
Jan 06, 2026
Choosing Joy For 2026 - Building Confidence - Ep 131
Dec 30, 2025
Big Fat Greek Wedding Style - Building Confidence - Ep 130
Dec 23, 2025
History of Diesel Dirt and Turf - Building Confidence - Episode 129
Dec 16, 2025
Lizard brain - Building Confidence - Episode 128
Dec 09, 2025
Emotional Immune System - Building Confidence - Episode 127
Dec 02, 2025
Supporting people going through harassment - Building Confidence - Episode 126
Nov 25, 2025
Too much bad in the world - Amber Czech and Outi Hicks - Building Confidence - Episode 125
Nov 18, 2025
Building a personal brand as a trades woman, part 2 - Building Confidence - Episode 124
Nov 10, 2025
Building a personal brand as a trades woman, part 1 - Building Confidence - Episode 123
Nov 04, 2025
Peoples outbursts: how to not make them about you - Building Confidence - Episode 122
Oct 28, 2025
Repetitive Work - Building Confidence - Episode 121
Oct 21, 2025
New jobs - new is uncomfortable - Building Confidence - EP 120
Oct 08, 2025
What do you care about and why? - Building Confidence - Episode 119
Sep 30, 2025
Healthy Arrogance + Sexism Discussion - Building Confidence - Episode 118
Sep 23, 2025
The fear of being arrogant stopping you from being proud - Building Confidence - Episode 117
Sep 16, 2025
Do you have a life outside of work? - Building Confidence - Episode 116
Sep 09, 2025
Career grief - Building Confidence - Episode 115
Sep 02, 2025
Using your goal as a decision filter - Building Confidence - Episode 114
Aug 26, 2025
Comparing to the big picture - Building Confidence - Episode 113
Aug 19, 2025
Bullies, the power you give them - Building Confidence - Episode 112
Aug 12, 2025
Networking - Building Confidence - Episode 111
Aug 08, 2025
Is your hard work getting you ahead or getting you taken advantage of? - Building Confidence - Episode 110
Aug 06, 2025
When to be resilient - Building Confidence - Episode 109
Jul 29, 2025
Self Concept - Building Confidence - Episode 108
Jul 22, 2025
Self talk - Building Confidence - Episode 107
Jul 15, 2025
Self safety - Building Confidence - Ep 106
Jul 08, 2025
What do Tradeswomen get coaching on? - Building Confidence - Ep 105
Jun 30, 2025
Doing the reps - Building Confidence - Ep 104
Jun 23, 2025
Getting things in writing - Building Confidence - Ep 103
Jun 16, 2025
Who is your inner voice? - Building Confidence - Ep102
Jun 09, 2025
Micro Reflections - Building Confidence - Ep 101
Jun 02, 2025
Bullying - it's not you - Building Confidence - Ep 100
May 26, 2025
Double check lists - Building Confidence - Ep 99
May 20, 2025
Catastrophizing Thoughts - Building Confidence - Ep 98
May 12, 2025
Facts and feelings when decision making - Building Confidence - Ep 97
May 05, 2025
Advice is like seasonal clothing - Building Confidence - Ep 96
Apr 28, 2025
Depression as repressed anger - Building Confidence - EP 95
Apr 21, 2025
Being Told your Stupid When You Ask A Question - Building Confidence - EP 94
Apr 15, 2025
Unsubscribe - Building Confidence - EP 89
Apr 15, 2025
Apprentices being used as cheap labour - Building Confidence - Ep 93
Apr 07, 2025
Emotional residue - Building Confidence - Ep 92
Apr 02, 2025
Making molehills out of mountains- Building Confidence - Ep 91
Mar 24, 2025
Fake Flexibility - Building Confidence - Ep 90
Mar 17, 2025
The difference between growth and overworking - Building Confidence - Ep 88
Mar 03, 2025
Unlearning is hard - Building Confidence - EP 87
Feb 25, 2025
Question asker to problem solver - Building Confidence- Ep 86
Feb 17, 2025
Going from not knowing to knowing - Building Confidence - Ep 85
Feb 10, 2025
Building confidence - previously Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 84
Feb 03, 2025
What are red flags? - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 83
Jan 27, 2025
Non-linear growth - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 82
Jan 20, 2025
Years experience vs engaged experience - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 81
Jan 13, 2025
Apprentices Training Apprentices - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 80
Jan 06, 2025
Habits and Goals - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 79
Jan 02, 2025
Solution Comebacks - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 78
Dec 23, 2024
Rejection Fatigue - Anxious Tradewoman - Ep 77
Dec 16, 2024
Trusting Yourself - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 76
Dec 09, 2024
Two things can be true at once - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 75
Dec 02, 2024
Manufactures Job Times - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 74
Nov 25, 2024
Emotional Breakwalls - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 73
Nov 18, 2024
Mentoring and Coaching - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 72
Nov 11, 2024
Income Goals - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 71
Nov 04, 2024
Resilience - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 70
Oct 29, 2024
Using awards against yourself - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 69
Oct 21, 2024
Judge or be judged - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 68
Oct 15, 2024
Catching Other Peoples Balls - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 67
Oct 07, 2024
Feeling Productive - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 66
Sep 30, 2024
Preventative Maintenance / self care -Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 65
Sep 23, 2024
Respond vs React - Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 64
Sep 16, 2024
The power of hobbies - Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 63
Sep 09, 2024
Getting back on the tools - Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 62
Sep 02, 2024
Conversation Consent - Ep 61 - Anxious Tradeswoman
Aug 26, 2024
Ep 60 - Four types of imposter syndrome - Anxious Tradeswoman
Aug 19, 2024
Making excuses for other peoples behaviour-Anxious Tradeswoman - Ep 59
Aug 12, 2024
Anger - a cooling system analogy - Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 58
Aug 05, 2024
Internal and external worlds - Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 57
Jul 28, 2024
What is in the way? - Ep 56 - Anxious Tradeswoman
Jul 22, 2024
Butting yourself- Ep 55 - Anxious Tradeswoman
Jul 15, 2024
Options when you are stuck - Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 54
Jul 08, 2024
Getting a diagnosis - Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 53
Jul 01, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 52 - Pushing For Change
Jun 24, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 51 - Decision Making
Jun 17, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 50 - Networking
Jun 10, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 49 - Ambassador Burnout
Jun 03, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 48 - Am I being too aggressive?
May 27, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 47 Overcoming Self Doubt Using a Self Skills Assessment
May 20, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 46 - Pre Planning to prevent mental freeze
May 14, 2024
Ep 45 Anxious Tradeswoman - Should I go to the pub?
May 06, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 44 - Societies programing, marriage and kids
Apr 29, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 43 - Do the Math!
Apr 22, 2024
Anxious Tradeswoman Ep 42 - Shame
Apr 16, 2024
Ep 41 - Surface Level Knowledge vs Deep Understanding
Apr 09, 2024
Ep 40 - Fact Checking Your Thoughts
Apr 01, 2024
Ep 39 Breaking up with a workplace
Mar 25, 2024
Ep 38 Social Media as a Tradeswoman
Mar 18, 2024
Ep 37 Becoming a Trainer and Assessor
Mar 11, 2024
Ep 36 International Women's Day
Mar 04, 2024
Ep 35 Getting Off The Tools
Feb 26, 2024
Ep 34 Hidden Community
Feb 19, 2024
Ep 33 Your Energy
Feb 12, 2024
Ep 32 Just keep swimming goals
Feb 05, 2024
Ep 31 Stretch Goals
Jan 29, 2024
Ep 30 Research Season
Jan 22, 2024
Ep 29 Reflection Questions
Jan 15, 2024
Ep 28 Celebrating Yourself
Dec 18, 2023
Ep 27 creating a good day
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 26 Answer sheet from the universe
Dec 04, 2023
Ep 25 reporting harassment
Nov 27, 2023
Ep 24 Over bearing help and mansplaing
Nov 20, 2023
Ep 23 - Identifying as a female tradie
Nov 13, 2023
Ep 22 - Think of something positive every time you think of something negative
Nov 06, 2023
Ep 21 Applications Open - Tradeswomen Owning Their Power Coaching Scholarships
Oct 30, 2023
Ep 20 Using vague goals to bully yourself
Oct 23, 2023
Ep 19 Matching to create Rapport
Oct 16, 2023
Ep 18 You are 50 percent of every relationship
Oct 09, 2023
Ep 17 Moving on from mistakes
Oct 02, 2023
Ep 16 Part time apprenticeships and time flexibility
Sep 25, 2023
Ep 15 Asking for what you need
Sep 18, 2023
Ep 14 retaining information
Sep 11, 2023
Ep 13 Societies Programming
Sep 04, 2023
Ep 12 Sexism
Aug 28, 2023
Ep 11 Unconscious Bias
Aug 21, 2023
Ep 10 Imposter syndrome
Aug 14, 2023
Ep 9 Having Difficult Conversations
Aug 07, 2023
Ep 8 Workplace Relationships
Jul 31, 2023
Ep 7 Burnout
Jul 24, 2023
Ep 6 Loving Making Mistakes
Jul 17, 2023
Ep 5 Periods on site
Jul 10, 2023
Ep 1 - Who am I?
Jul 03, 2023
Ep 2 Anxiety Part 1 Self Talk
Jul 03, 2023
Ep 3 Anxiety Part 2 Mental Health
Jul 03, 2023
Ep 4 Anxiety Part 3 Self Concept
Jul 03, 2023
Teaser
Jun 29, 2023