Confidence
Overcoming Low Self-esteem, Insecurity, and Self-doubt
Editorial Review
If you picked up this book because you want to increase your confidence, you are not alone. Millions of people have low confidence and most of them worry about it, not least because it's incredibly hard to simply boost. our confidence at will, as you've no doubt realized by now. We've been taught to prize the swagger of confidence and all its apparent benefits. Who, given the choice, would want low confidence and its related anxieties—both social and performance related—and problems? In fact, you'd probably think that those enviable people with high confidence are more likable, more employable, and more successful in the long run—but you'd be wrong.
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People with resources incur most health issues from making unrealistic evaluations of their problems.
Higher confidence distorts your perception of risk and its consequences, creating a false sense of security and the illusion of immunity.
There is no better demonstration of the detrimental effects of high confidence than its negative effects on health.
People with an avoidant internal model find it the hardest to bond with others because they are too independent and self-reliant for their own good.
Social anxiety is a driving force that motivates you to prepare, improve, and minimize embarrassment ahead of daunting or challenging events.
Socially confident people tend to ignore any evidence suggesting that they may not be as popular as they hoped to be.
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