46. Creative Confidence: The Goal That Strengthens Self-Worth with Bhavini Lakhani

A conversation about creative confidence, goal setting, and how sharing your work builds self-worth. Designer Bhavini joins Leila to explore fear, visibility, and growth.

In this episode of Psychologically Speaking, Leila Ainge sits down with creative designer Bhavini (B81 Designs) to explore the psychology behind creative confidence, self-worth, and setting goals that stretch you.

Bhavini shares the now-iconic story of her childhood Peter Rabbit — the rainbow-drenched sculpture her mum repainted white — and how that moment shaped her creative identity decades later. It becomes a powerful metaphor for self-expression, suppression, and the courage to show the work you’re proud of.

💡 What’s inside this episode

• How childhood experiences quietly shape creative identity
• Why sharing your work feels terrifying — even when clients love it
• The difference between confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth
• How fear of rejection stops creatives from posting their work
• The “imagined audience” and why visibility feels risky
• Practical strategies for building a habit of sharing
• Why accountability, community, and collaboration matter
• How one difficult client situation derailed Bhavini’s motivation
• The value of starting a goal that’s really about self-worth, not perfection

🎯 Bhavini’s 2026 Goal

To share more of her design work online ,consistently, visibly, and beyond her comfort zone , and to build self-worth by doing the thing she’s been avoiding.

With tools like the Rejection Challenge, a bingo card of self-sabotage phrases, and reframing portfolio updates as self-worth time, the episode shows what it looks like to set a goal that genuinely grows you.

🧠 Why this episode matters

If you’ve ever hesitated to show your work, doubted your abilities, or worried about being judged online, this conversation will land deeply. It’s about identity, self-expression, and the quieter psychology behind creative careers.

🔗 Mentioned

• B81 Designs (Bhavini)
• Doing It For the Kids Community
• Being Freelance
• Liz Mosley & The Rejection Challenge
• Hannah Isted

🚀 Join the 2026 Goal Sprint

Want your own ambitious, exciting 2026 goal — the kind that assumes you can grow from day one? Join Leila’s 60-minute live Goal Sprint.

www.leilaainge.co.uk/goalsprint