Table of Contents
FOREWORD by Suzy Greaves, Editor, Psychologies v
INTRODUCTION 1
1: HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU? 7
CHAPTER 1: Defining confidence – is it what you think it is? 9
TAKE THE TEST: How confident are you? 20
CHAPTER 2: Why do you want confidence – and why do you need it? 27
TAKE THE TEST: Are you over-confident or under-confident? 40
CHAPTER 3: How does real confidence feel? Being comfortable in your own skin 47
TAKE THE TEST: How comfortable are you in your own skin? 54
2: WHY DO YOU LACK CONFIDENCE? 61
CHAPTER 4: Where does your lack of confidence come from? 63
TAKE THE TEST: What kind of confidence do you have? 72
CHAPTER 5: What can you do when your lack of confidence is paralysing? 79
TAKE THE TEST: Do you have faith in your abilities? 92
CHAPTER 6: Confidence robbers 99
3: HOW CAN YOU LEARN TO BE CONFIDENT? 117
CHAPTER 7: Is confidence a skill you can learn? 119
CHAPTER 8: What type of confidence do you aspire to? 133
CHAPTER 9: Confidence-building habits 147
CHAPTER 10: Keeping track of your confidence every day 161
WHAT NEXT? 181
ABOUT PSYCHOLOGIES 182
REFERENCES 183
