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It is never too late to be what you might have been. —

George Eliot

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.

It’s a positive dynamic: learn to be more confident in one situation and you’ll find it boosts your confidence and self-esteem in other situations; at work, in public, with family and friends and in social situations.

Confidence is life’s enabler; life really does improve as your self-confidence and self-esteem grow. So, clearly, confidence is something that’s worth pursuing. But how do you begin to improve your confidence? The Confidence Pocketbook can help!

There are three parts to the Confidence Pocketbook:

• Part 1: The Foundation Stones of Confidence

• Part 2: Personal Confidence

• 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.

Part 2 – Personal Confidence – addresses specific aspects of your life where you may want to feel more confident and better about yourself and your abilities. Whether you want the confidence to take risks and make mistakes, to travel or return to learn – whatever the issue – simply pick out the ideas, tips and techniques that appeal to you and give them a try.

Part 3 of this book – Social Confidence – addresses a range of issues related to interacting with other people; colleagues, friends, family etc. Whether you want the confidence to speak up or speak out, be treated with respect or make new friends, simply pick out the ideas, tips and techniques that appeal to you and give them a try.

Confidence and self-esteem aren’t fixed, they increase and decrease according to the ups and downs you experience in life. Although the way other people treat you and behave towards you has an effect on your confidence, other people can’t force you to be confident and feel good about yourself. You have to take responsibility and be prepared to work at developing and maintaining your confidence and self-esteem.

The Confidence Pocketbook has over 100 simple confidence tips, techniques, ideas and suggestions for a wide range of situations where you’re likely to want to be more confident and capable. The more often you use them, the more you’ll develop your confidence and self-esteem.

Keep this book in your bag or your pocket whenever and wherever you need to feel more confident. You’ll find that the tips, techniques, ideas and suggestions in this book really can help you act with confidence and feel good about yourself.

It’s not about becoming a different person; it’s about becoming more of the real you!