By Gill Hasson
Published by Capstone, 28th July 2017
Paperback original and e-book
ISBN: 9780857087331
It’s not about becoming a different person; it’s about becoming more of the real you!
Confident people believe in themselves, their decisions and their actions. They live life optimistically and achieve what they want. How do they do it? Is it luck? Is it just who they are? No, it's skill. Confidence is a learned set of actions and beliefs that anyone can exercise.
The Confidence Pocketbook is a ‘take everywhere’ guide to confidence and self-esteem. The latest in author Gill Hasson’s Pocketbook series, it is packed with over 100 simple tips, techniques, ideas and suggestions for facing life head-on — even during the most awkward or nerve-wracking moments.
Whether the reader flounders in social situations, second-guesses every decision or doubts their own abilities, the Confidence Pocketbook can help them live life with confidence.
Public speaking, networking, job interviews, making friends, asking for help, saying no — confidence is key to them all. This book shows readers how to develop the confidence needed to succeed in all areas of life and feel good about themselves every single day. Each chapter presents a specific scenario and shows readers the little ways in which they can act — and feel — more confident every day.
Split into three parts the Confidence Pocketbook covers:
- The Foundation Stones of Confidence – what they are and how to achieve them
- Personal Confidence – addressing more specific areas of life where readers may want to feel more confident and better about themselves, and
- Social Confidence – addressing a range of issues relating to interacting with other people, whether they be colleagues, family, friends and so on.
“Self-confidence is not about what you can and can’t do. It’s what you think and believe you can or can’t do,” says Hasson. “When you’re feeling confident, you have a positive attitude towards yourself and your abilities and you believe that events and experiences are likely to turn out well. But when you’re not feeling confident, you’re likely to believe that things will turn out badly. And because you believe things won’t turn out well, you often feel there’s no point trying.”
Readers of Confidence Pocketbook will learn:
- To understand the building blocks of confidence
- How to tap into their personal value and let it out into the world
- How to practise confidence — even when they don't feel it
- Simple tricks that banish anxiety and self-doubt
- How to forge ahead boldly in personal, social and business situations.
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Confidence Pocketbook: Little Exercises for a Self-Assured Life by Gill Hasson is published by Capstone, A Wiley Brand, priced £8.99/ $12.99/ EUR 11.40.
About the author:
Gill Hasson is the bestselling self-help author of Mindfulness, Mindfulness Pocketbook, How To Deal With Difficult People, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence Pocketbook, Overcoming Anxiety and Positive Thinking.
She is a teacher, trainer and writer. She has 20 years’ experience in the area of personal development. Her expertise is in the areas of confidence and self-esteem, communication skills, assertiveness and resilience.
Gill’s particular interest and motivation is in helping people to realise their potential, to live their best life.
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