Coach Yourself Confident

Julie Smith, founder of leadership consultancy Talent Sprout, is a sought-after coach who has been supporting leaders to grow their confidence for three decades. Through this real-world research she has developed, tested and honed frameworks and tools that unleash conscious confidence.

• Title PageCopyright PageDedicationContentsList of activitiesIntroduction: How to coach yourself confident Mapping out the territoryWhy ‘coach yourself confident’?Doing the work 1 Fuel for life What does confidence give us? Better oddsA willingness to say YESThe trust of othersA collective powerThe difference for you How do we grow confidence? The momentum of confidenceFeeling the fear and doing it anyway 2 The self-doubt tax How self-doubt shows up The inner criticWords that sow the seeds of doubtNerves and butterflies Counting the costPaying the self-doubt tax in missed opportunities Holding backStaying smallSlowing the paceLeaving potential unfulfilled Paying the self-doubt tax in overwork Achievement addictionHero complexOver preparationEmotional exhaustion Show yourself some compassion 3 The humble confidence benefit Painting a pictureThe humble confidence mantraRight-sized self-doubtGetting too big for your bootsUniquely youA paradox 4 Faulty calibration A hall of mirrorsAn uncertain graspOwning your strengthsFeedback through a filterThe highest of barsThe longest of lists 5 Confidence saboteurs The inner criticComparisonitisFOPOMindreadingOverthinkingPerfectionismFear of failureTirednessUnderminers 6 Comings and goings A wobbly lineThat so thisSteep dropsBumps and knocksJob changesFree range confidence 7 Homegrown confidence Confidence by proxyOver-reliance on others Borrowing confidencePeople pleasingLeaving ourselves vulnerable Confidence in community From borrowed to ownedJust enough support Keeping up with yourselfPermission to be you A few final words of encouragementAcknowledgementsAbout the authorBibliographyIndex

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