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Gill Hasson. Confidence Pocketbook
INTRODUCTION
PART 1. THE FOUNDATION STONES OF CONFIDENCE
UNDERSTANDING CONFIDENCE
UNDERSTANDING SELF-ESTEEM
AVOIDING THE COMPARISON TRAP
BEING WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE
DOING THINGS YOU ENJOY
HAVING GOALS TO AIM FOR
HAVING REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
TAKING STEPS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE
HAVING THE COURAGE TO BE CONFIDENT
KNOWING YOUR VALUES
IDENTIFYING AND ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR STRENGTHS
MANAGING FAILINGS AND FOIBLES
THINKING POSITIVELY AND HAVING HOPE
SPEAKING WITH CONFIDENCE
HAVING CONFIDENT BODY LANGUAGE
PART 2. PERSONAL CONFIDENCE
STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE
LETTING GO AND MOVING ON
TAKING RISKS
TUNING IN TO YOUR INTUITION
HAVING A CONFIDENT BODY IMAGE
CHANGING YOUR JOB OR CAREER
CALMING CONFIDENCE
MAKING CONFIDENT DECISIONS
CHANGING YOUR MIND
RETURNING TO LEARN
MAKING MISTAKES
COPING WITH CHANGE
COPING WITH SETBACKS TO YOUR CONFIDENCE
TRAVELLING WITH CONFIDENCE
RETURNING TO WORK
PART 3. SOCIAL CONFIDENCE
MAKING SMALL TALK
GIVING AND TAKING COMPLIMENTS
NETWORKING WITH CONFIDENCE
SPEAKING UP
SPEAKING OUT
ASKING FOR WHAT YOU WANT
SAYING NO
LETTING SOMEONE DOWN
DEALING WITH CRITICISM
GIVING CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
PREPARING FOR a JOB INTERVIEW
SPEAKING IN PUBLIC
HELPING OTHER PEOPLE
ASKING FOR HELP
DEALING WITH BULLIES
GETTING RESPECT
MAKING NEW FRIENDS
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Do you feel that life would improve for you if you had more confidence and self-esteem?
When you’re confident and have good self-esteem, you believe in yourself; your decisions, your actions and your abilities. You face life with optimism; you believe that you can cope with challenges and difficulties and that events are likely to turn out well. You value yourself and feel good about yourself. You feel at ease around other people; able to join in, speak up and speak out.
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• Part 3: Social Confidence
Self-confidence and self-esteem are built from a sound base of foundation stones. Part 1 of this book explains what those foundation stones are and how you can establish them. The foundation stones involve principles – fundamental truths – which apply in a wide range of situations, both personal and social.
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