EP 13 - Lisa Young: Ready Isn't A Feeling, It's a Decision

What if the thing holding you back isn’t that you need more experience, another qualification or even more confidence - you just need to decide you’re ready? In this episode, Emma Djemil speaks with Lisa Young, founder of HRHQ, about what it really takes to stop hiding behind your expertise and start owning the impact you’re capable of making. Lisa went from being too terrified to put her own face on LinkedIn to building an audience of nearly 80,000 people and creating the HR community she wished she’d had herself. And yet, despite all of that, she still sometimes wonders who the hell she is to be doing any of it. We talk about imposter syndrome, people pleasing, visibility, boundaries and why so many brilliant HR professionals confuse being endlessly available and supportive with actually adding value. Lisa also shares the brilliantly simple tool she uses when fear is getting in the way, why she believes in taking “messy action”, and the mindset that has helped her build something she once had absolutely no idea how to create. Because confidence isn’t necessarily feeling ready before you do the scary thing. Sometimes you decide you’re ready – and then do it anyway. If this episode resonated, firstly, welcome. You are very much amongst your people here. You can connect with Emma on LinkedIn, where she spends a lot of time talking about confidence, leadership, visibility, self-trust and the realities of working in HR. If you're at a point in your career where you're questioning things, feeling stuck, disconnected from yourself or wanting greater impact without sacrificing your entire nervous system in the process, Emma also works with women in HR through 1:1 coaching. Find out more about that here. If you enjoyed this episode, do all the lovely podcast-y things: subscribe, leave a review, share it with your HR bestie, or stick it on LinkedIn so more women realise they're not the only ones feeling this stuff. 🎙️ Subscribe for more conversations about confidence, leadership, vulnerability and sustainable impact in HR. #HR #WomenInLeadership #Leadership #HumanResources #MentalHealth #Burnout #HRLeadership #Confidence #SelfTrust #HumansResourced