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Self-confidence : the remarkable truth of how a small change can boost your resilience and increase your success / Paul McGee.

By: McGee, Paul, 1964- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hoboken : Wiley, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Tenth anniversary edition.Description: xv, 301 pages : illustrations, 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780857088352 (paperback); 0857088351 (paperback).Subject(s): Self-confidence | WellbeingAdditional physical formats: Electronic version: Self-confidenceDDC classification: 158.1 Also available in electronic form.
Contents:
Why self-confidence is the x-factor for life -- Taking the "con" out of confidence -- Who shaped your confidence? Your ubringing -- Who shaped your confidence? Other influences -- You'll get by with a little help from your friends -- How to be your own best mate -- How to shine when your neck's on the line -- Here's how to ramp up your reilience -- How to handle conflict confidently -- Have you got the confidence to go M.A.D.? -- A little extra to take you further.
Subject: "The subject of confidence continues to be a hot topic. In recent years, issues such as resilience, wellbeing and mental health have received huge media attention and there is a hunger to gain access to ideas that will improve and enhance our wellbeing and improve our confidence in ourselves. A Self-Confidence 10th Anniversary Edition will incorporate all these issues to provide an essential guide to increasing self-confidence to boost success, both in our personal and professional lives"-- Provided by publisher.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The special Tenth Anniversary Edition of the classic, bestselling guide to increasing self-confidence and boosting personal and professional success

Confidence is profoundly important to virtually every aspect of our lives - it's the main ingredient for handling anything thrown at us. Whether in our school or business careers, personal relationships or the way in which we present ourselves to the world, confidence is often the deciding factor between success or failure. But how does one increase self-confidence? Sunday Times best selling Author Paul McGee has helped thousands of people answer this very question with his bestselling book Self-Confidence . Blending Paul's humour and wit with expert insights and practical advice, this beloved resource remains the essential guide to increasing self-confidence and boosting success. Paul shows you how increasing your confidence by even a small amount can lead to dramatic positive changes in your life.

Celebrating its tenth year in publication, this new Anniversary Edition has been extensively updated to address current "hot topics" and trends for improving confidence and driving personal and professional success. Paul offers new guidance on strengthening resilience, promoting well-being, enhancing mental health and much more. Along the way, Paul shares honest and very personal stories from his own life to highlight important lessons and reinforce your confidence-building process. This must-have guide will help you:

Understand how making small changes will yield enormous results Manage self-doubt and overcome anxiety Discover who or what crushed your confidence and meet them head-on Refuse to let setbacks sap your confidence by turning them into motivation to forge ahead Step away from your comfort zone and achieve what you always wanted, but lacked the confidence to pursue

The special edition of Self-Confidence provides everything you need to start on the path to increased confidence, resilience and success. You will be astonished by what you can accomplish when you have the confidence to try.

Includes index.

Why self-confidence is the x-factor for life -- Taking the "con" out of confidence -- Who shaped your confidence? Your ubringing -- Who shaped your confidence? Other influences -- You'll get by with a little help from your friends -- How to be your own best mate -- How to shine when your neck's on the line -- Here's how to ramp up your reilience -- How to handle conflict confidently -- Have you got the confidence to go M.A.D.? -- A little extra to take you further.

"The subject of confidence continues to be a hot topic. In recent years, issues such as resilience, wellbeing and mental health have received huge media attention and there is a hunger to gain access to ideas that will improve and enhance our wellbeing and improve our confidence in ourselves. A Self-Confidence 10th Anniversary Edition will incorporate all these issues to provide an essential guide to increasing self-confidence to boost success, both in our personal and professional lives"-- Provided by publisher.

Also available in electronic form.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. ix)
  • About the Author (p. xvii)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • Section 1 The Stuff You Need to Know (p. 9)
  • 1 Why Self-Confidence Is the X-Factor for Life (p. 11)
  • 2 Taking the "Con" Out of Confidence (p. 29)
  • 3 Who Shaped Your Confidence? Your Upbringing (p. 47)
  • 4 Who Shaped Your Confidence? Other Influences (p. 73)
  • Section 2 The Stuff that Will Really Help (p. 93)
  • 5 You'll Get By with a Little Help from Your Friends (p. 95)
  • 6 How to Be Your Own Best Mate (p. 119)
  • 7 How to Shine When Your Neck's on the Line (p. 147)
  • 8 Here's How to Ramp Up Your Resilience (p. 193)
  • 9 How to Handle Conflict Confidently (p. 219)
  • 10 Have You Got the Confidence to go M.A. D.? (p. 245)
  • 11 A Little Extra to Take You Further (p. 263)
  • How It Worked for Me (p. 275)
  • Other Books By Paul McGee (p. 283)
  • Want Paul to Speak for Your Organization? (p. 291)
  • Index (p. 293)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Paul McGee is Capstone's bestselling franchise author of all time. He is the author of S.U.M.O (Shut Up and Move On , which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2015, How Not to Worry , How to Succeed with People , Self-Confidence, & How to Have a Great Life.
Paul is an international keynote speaker and performance coach, and managing director of his own training company and proud creator of SUMO (Shut Up & Move On). He integrates all of his titles into his speaking and teaching in approximately 40 countries and has expanded the S.U.M.O brand into the public, private and education sectors.