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Confidence: How to Succeed at Being Yourself

Confidence: How to Succeed at Being YourselfConfidence: How to Succeed at Being Yourself

Confidence: How to Succeed at Being Yourself

by Alan Loy McGinnis (Author)
Discover how you can: build inner strength, handle rejection, develop your uniqueness, keep your flaws in perspective, make friends with your body, find a place to excel, expand your network of love, and help others become more confident. These and other practical guidelines, along with fascinating stories and anecdotes, show how you can increase your self-confidence without falling into the trap of self-worship. A book to help you succeed at being yourself.
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  • Publisher Fortress Press
  • Format Paperback
  • ISBN 9780806622620
  • Age/Grade Range Adult
  • Dimensions 4.25 x 7
  • Pages 192
  • Publication Date January 1, 1987

Table of Contents

Twelve Rules for Building Self-Confidence
Author's Note
Self-Confidence and the Discovery of Joy

Part One: Four Fundamentals for Developing Self-Confidence
Tapping Your Capacities
Discovering Your Inner Self
Stepping Off the Treadmill
Aiming for Personal Excellence

Part Two: daily Exercises for Building Self-Confidence
Improving Your Inner Dialog
Envisioning a Confident Self

Part Three: Steps to Independence
Breaking Away from Other People's Expectations
Breaking Away from Parental Power

Part Four: Dealing with the Enemies of Self-Confidence
Clearing the Confusion about Your Body
Shedding the Albatross of Unearned Guilt

Part Five: How Love Leads to Self-Confidence
Building a Network of Supportive Relationships
Coping with Rejection

Self-Confidence without Self-Worship
Notes
Index
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