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SharpMinds founder Tracy Sharp's latest thoughts on supporting women in STEM, overcoming self doubt and navigating life setbacks.


Brilliantly Stuck: Tips To Overcome Overthinking
Photo by Aubrey Odom on Unsplash Those who enter my coaching space often share a common thread. They're brilliantly smart, passionate, considered, and detail-oriented. And they're stuck — frozen by their own inner dialogue whispering that they're making a mistake, that they need to try harder, and that, heartbreakingly, what they're doing simply isn't enough. Overthinking sucks. So they don't start. Or they keep going, one more time around. But the result stays the same. The
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Leadership Skills That Stick - What the Best (and Worst) Bosses Teach Us
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash A former client had just gotten a promotion and it was the first time they would be leading a...
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Growth Mindset Activities for Self-Critics: What Actually Helped Me Change
Photo by Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash I’ve always struggled at being nice to myself. To everyone else? No problem. But when...
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When the only person standing in your way to success .... is you
I'm so bloody stubborn sometimes. I'm naturally very driven and I've had a lifetime of trying to prove to others, and myself, that I'm...
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When it's time to unlearn everything
Once I made the decision to launch my business on International Women's Day, everything was go-time. I jumped into building my website...
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How to re-frame a life failure: Thoughts on job loss
In 2021, my life changed overnight; on a Monday I was suspended from work and escorted from the premises and two weeks later I was fired...
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How my burnout saved my life
I didn’t realise what kind of trouble I was in until I had to buy new clothes. My weight naturally fluctuates throughout the year, but I...
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