Confidence: How to Succeed at Being Yourself

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Augsburg Books, 01.01.1987 - 189 Seiten
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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Twelve Rules for Building SelfConfidence
10
FOUR FUNDAMENTALS
19
Discovering Your Inner Self
30
Stepping Off the Treadmill
46
Aiming for Personal Excellence
59
DAILY EXERCISES FOR BUILDING
71
Envisioning a Confident Self
82
STEPS TO INDEPENDENCE
94
Breaking Away from Parental Power
107
DEALING WITH THE ENEMIES
119
Shedding the Albatross of Unearned Guilt
147
HOW LOVE LEADS
151
Coping with Rejection
161
SelfConfidence without SelfWorship
171
Notes
183
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Autoren-Profil (1987)

Alan Loy McGinnis (1933-2005) was a best-selling author, family therapist, business consultant, and popular speaker. After a twenty year career as a minister, he became a counselor and co-founded the Valley Counseling Center in Glendale, CA. In the 1970s, he began researching friendship and authored The Friendship Factor, published by Augsburg Fortress in 1979 and revised in 2004. A popular speaker, he also authored more than fifty articles and several more books, including Bringing Out the Best in People, Confidence, and The Balanced Life, all published by Augsburg Fortress.

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