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Social Skills MasteryAuthor: Susan Callender
The Social Skills Mastery Podcast is where High-Performance Social Confidence Coach and Corporate Trainer, Susan Callender helps professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs stand out in competitive and often high-stakes situations, by raising social capital and using the power of polished people skills to make an impact. Weekly content encompasses what to do, what to say, how to maneuver tricky situations and get it right the first time. Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Education, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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276. Is It Supposed to Feel Like This? The Universal Emotions on the Road to Making a Greater Impact
Friday, 17 April, 2026
Becoming a key person of impact isn't just a strategy problem, it's an emotional one. In this episode, Susan names the universal emotions that derail even the most talented professionals before they ever reach their potential: fear, confusion, enthusiasm, safety, anger, loneliness, shame, and self-doubt. This isn't a therapy session and it's not a pep talk. It's an honest, practical conversation about what you're actually going to feel on the path to impact, and what it takes to move through it rather than around it. What You'll Hear in This Episode Susan walks through each emotion with real client context, sharp reframes, and the kind of direct commentary that makes you feel seen and slightly called out at the same time, which, if you've listened before, you know is exactly the point. Key Takeaways Why fear almost never looks like fear in high-achieving professionals, and how to spot it in yourself The real cost of confusion, both in how you communicate and how you lead Why enthusiasm is your most underused professional asset and how to stop suppressing it How safety, psychological, relational, and strategic, is the foundation of real influence What anger is actually telling you when it shows up at work The specific loneliness of being surrounded by people and still feeling unseen Why shame and impostor experience live underneath almost every other obstacle The three things that actually move you through all of it ** Don't even know where to begin in improving your people skills? Are you ready to leave social stress behind and go from where you are to where you want to be? The School of Social Mastery Book a Social Strategy Session HERE Have a question that needs an answer. Email me at Hello@SocialConfidencePro.com LinkedIn Instagram TikTok
