ON CONFIDENCE

SHONDA RHIMES, PRODUCER AND WRITER: ‘Women cut off pieces of themselves to make others comfortable. If people aren’t happy with you taking up space, take up more.’

Caroline Britton, life coach: ‘I realised that by swapping the words “I can’t” with “I can”, I could rewire my mind to see positives, which encouraged me to go after what I wanted.’ Chi Onwurah,

Labour MP: ‘You have a right to speak. I started out with the impression that everybody knew better than me, and it was necessary to learn that it wasn’t true.’ Otegha Uwagba, founder of Women Who:

‘We tend to be our own worst PRS. Start by reframing your perspective on self-promotion as an optional “extra”. You should treat it as an elemental part of work.’ Nicola Mendelsohn, vice president EMEA, Facebook: ‘Act confident and you will be confident. Don’t expect everyone to like don’t like everyone. You will have to do things sometimes and people won’t like you for it.’