In this free guide you will learn:

  • The five thinking patterns that cause self-consciousness and how to break them.
  • Why you don’t need to change your personality to feel confident.
  • The science-backed mindset shift that helps you stop overthinking and start speaking up.
  • How to feel grounded and capable in high-stakes meetings or conversations.

This guide is for you if:

  • You’re competent but constantly overlooked or underestimated.
  • You freeze when it’s your turn to speak, even when you know the answer.
  • You replay conversations for days and wish you’d spoken up.
  • You believe self-consciousness is just “who you are”

If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place.

“I came out a lot happier with myself. The practical tools and homeworks worked wonders.
I’m so much more confident and comfortable socially. I’d 100% recommend this to anyone
who wants to grow.”
Mmatebo, Graduate


Hey there!

I’m Telana, Your Courage Coach

For over 20 years, I’ve helped corporate professionals overcome self-consciousness, because I lived it myself.

I used to blush approaching my professor, and then in business, my managers. I would outsource speaking opportunities, and hear “Why are you so quiet?” constantly. I believed self-consciousness was my unchangeable personality.

I was wrong. Today I speak to hundreds, host podcasts, and lead with confidence. What changed? The thinking patterns that created my self-consciousness, not my personality.

Using psychology and neuroscience, I help professionals transform self-doubt into confident leadership without changing who they are.

If you’re competent but invisible, brilliant but silent: you’re in the right place. This guide shows the path forward.

“Attending Telana’s sessions helped me rebuild my confidence after a tough season.
I even found the courage to approach someone about a business idea I’d been too
scared to start before!”
– Ntombi, Electrical Engineering Industry

Shanel, Corporate Manager’s transformation – see her reel at @shanelmunger