578: Charity Work Builds Confidence With Rachel Grant

Rachel Grant is a travel writer, host and actress.  Rachel played Bond girl Peaceful Fountains of Desire opposite Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond film Die Another Day. One of her first TV roles was on SyFy as horror hostess Nina in Friday night's Sci-fright, becoming SyFy UK's most watched TV slot. She has had roles in theatre and on British TV shows including Emmerdale, Murder in Suburbia, Blue Murder, Star Hyke and Casualty. Other roles include Maria Ronson in the film Until Death with Jean Claude Van Damme and Stephen Rea, and in The Purifiers with Dominic Monaghan.  As a seasoned traveller, Rachel has hosted travel shows onboard Cathy Pacific Airways and is the Tour Guide/Host of TV show Tour Group on Bravo USA. She has written travel articles for various magazines.  In August 2016, Rachel became a viral star. She made a 2-minute home video for Shark Tank company Biaggi foldable luggage. "How To Pack Over 100 Items into a Carry-on" was viewed millions of times on release, featured on TV stations across the globe, covered by over 200 websites and was shared by Ashton Kutcher, Oprah and TIME magazine. Since being dubbed "packing queen", Rachel has won a Shorty Award and has guest-hosted on various TV shows including the Emmy-winning Rachael Ray Show and Hallmark's Home & Family Show. Rachel shares how charity work has helped her gain her confidence back and learned to live a life of true freedom from the expectation of others.  She also shares tips that you can use in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Rachel's episode, Rachel's website, resources, gifts and so much more.