Confidence : overcoming low self-esteem, insecurity, and self-doubt
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- ISBN: 9781594631269 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1594631263 (hardback)
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ix, 258 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York, New York : Hudson Street Press, 2013.
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General Note: | "First published by Hudson Street Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2013"--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-249) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Confidence Ain't Competence: -- Difference between feeling and being able -- Me, me, me (the narcissistic society) -- Wanting versus needing confidence (and Coke) -- Higher confidence does not cause competence -- Most confident people are deluded -- Ignorance ain't bliss -- Perils of chasing confidence -- Confidence-competence cycle -- Why feeling down can be a good thing -- Confidence-competence grid -- Taking Advantage Of Low Confidence: -- You can benefit from insecurities -- Low confidence protects you -- Low confidence helps you improve -- Being other focused -- Successful people are rarely themselves -- If you fake it you'll make it -- Reputation Is King: -- If character is destiny, reputation is fate -- Others value humility, not confidence -- Everyone's a psychologist -- Do others know what we are like? Do we? -- Why you should care about others' perceptions of you -- Self-knowledge matters more than self-belief -- Successful Career: -- What top performers do better -- Debunking career myths (confidence, talent, and arrogance) -- Three things top performers do better -- How to boost your career confidence (even though you don't have to) -- Social Confidence And People Skills: -- How to master interpersonal relations -- Social confidence as presentational strategy -- Toxicity of high social confidence -- Adaptive side of lower social confidence -- How to use your low social confidence to enhance your social competence -- Early childhood experiences determine your social confidence (and that's ok) -- Turning your low social confidence into high social competence -- Loving Relationship: -- How to boost your dating confidence -- Dating confidence is not dating competence -- Four ways to succeed in romantic relationships -- There's a time to fake dating confidence -- Healthier Life: -- Your well-being is in your hands -- Unhealthy side of high confidence -- Healthy side of lower confidence -- Low confidence extends life --- Earning confidence (through well-being) -- Easier Said Than Done?: -- All you need is a bit of willpower (and low confidence) -- Embracing low confidence -- Success is the best medicine for your insecurities -- More competent you -- More competent, less confident world -- Final thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
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Subject: | Self-confidence Self-esteem |
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Confidence : Overcoming Low Self-Esteem, Insecurity, and Self-Doubt
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Table of Contents
Confidence : Overcoming Low Self-Esteem, Insecurity, and Self-Doubt
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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1 | Confidence Ain't Competence | p. 1 |
The Difference Between Feeling and Being Able | p. 1 | |
Me, Me, Me (the Narcissistic Society) | p. 3 | |
Wanting Versus Needing Confidence (and Coke) | p. 7 | |
Higher Confidence Does Not Cause Competence | p. 10 | |
Most Confident People Are Deluded | p. 12 | |
Ignorance Ain't Bliss | p. 15 | |
The Perils of Chasing Confidence | p. 19 | |
The Confidence-Competence Cycle | p. 24 | |
Why Feeling Down Can Be a Good Thing | p. 25 | |
The Confidence-Competence Grid | p. 28 | |
2 | Taking Advantage of Low Confidence | p. 35 |
You Can Benefit from Insecurities | p. 35 | |
Low Confidence Protects You | p. 40 | |
Low Confidence Helps You Improve | p. 46 | |
Being Other Focused | p. 50 | |
Successful People Are Rarely Themselves | p. 53 | |
If You Fake It You'll Make It | p. 56 | |
3 | Reputation Is King | p. 61 |
If Character Is Destiny, Reputation Is Fate | p. 64 | |
Others Value Humility, Not Confidence | p. 70 | |
Everyone's a Psychologist | p. 73 | |
Do Others Know What We Are Like? Do We? | p. 77 | |
Why You Should Care About Others' Perceptions of You | p. 80 | |
Self-Knowledge Matters More Than Self-Belief | p. 84 | |
4 | A Successful Career | p. 91 |
What Top Performers Do Better | p. 91 | |
Debunking Career Myths (Confidence, Talent, and Arrogance) | p. 91 | |
Three Things Top Performers Do Better | p. 102 | |
How to Boost Your Career Confidence (Even Though You Don't Have To) | p. 112 | |
5 | Social Confidence and People Skills | p. 117 |
How to Master Interpersonal Relations | p. 117 | |
Social Confidence as Presentational Strategy | p. 121 | |
The Toxicity of High Social Confidence | p. 124 | |
The Adaptive Side of Lower Social Confidence | p. 126 | |
How to Use Your Low Social Confidence to Enhance Your Social Competence | p. 128 | |
Early Childhood Experiences Determine Your Social Confidence (and That's OK) | p. 132 | |
Turning Your Low Social Confidence into High Social Competence | p. 135 | |
6 | A Loving Relationship | p. 151 |
How to Boost Your Dating Confidence | p. 151 | |
Dating Confidence Is Not Dating Competence | p. 152 | |
Four Ways to Succeed in Romantic Relationships | p. 158 | |
There's a Time to Fake Dating Confidence | p. 168 | |
7 | A Healthier Life | p. 179 |
Your Well-being Is in Your Hands | p. 179 | |
The Unhealthy Side of High Confidence | p. 183 | |
The Healthy Side of Lower Confidence | p. 197 | |
Low Confidence Extends Life | p. 199 | |
Earning Confidence (Through Well-being) | p. 201 | |
8 | Easier Said Than Done? | p. 207 |
All You Need Is a Bit of Willpower (and Low Confidence) | p. 207 | |
Embracing Low Confidence | p. 210 | |
Success Is the Best Medicine for Your Insecurities | p. 211 | |
A More Competent You | p. 215 | |
A More Competent, Less Confident World | p. 217 | |
Final Thoughts | p. 220 | |
Acknowledgements | p. 223 | |
Notes | p. 225 | |
Index | p. 251 |