Books to Know Yourself & Grow More Confident
Building self-confidence is a lifelong task for everyone on the planet. In any local bookstore, you’ll find recent graduates, young professionals and seasoned business owners alike searching for the best books on confidence. Why read books on confidence? Self-confidence books have skyrocketed in popularity for a wide range of reasons, including their ability to transform lives by connecting people to their true selves. Books on building confidence help focus your attention and resources so that you’re able to bring your best to the table.
The EMPRINT Method: A Guide to Reproducing Competence by Leslie Cameron-Bandler, David Gordon and Michael Lebeau
The EMPRINT Method outlines a method for believing in your capacity to acquire new skills and talents. The EMPRINT method is an accelerated skill-acquisition process for realizing goals. You will gain tools for creating mental patterns to help you identify, acquire and teach new skills to yourself and others.
Friendly Persuasion by Bob Woolf
One of the most widely-recognized best self-confidence books on the shelves, Friendly Persuasion provides guidance on how to negotiate. Whatever your career stage, the ability to negotiate effectively is vital in almost all facets of life – and especially in business. You will learn proven strategies, tactics and techniques for persuading and influencing others so that you’re able to reach your goals.
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury
One of the most seminal books on confidence, Getting to Yes is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a group dedicated to conflict resolution through negotiation. Recognizing the role of debate in business, this book offers strategies for improving your persuasion skills. You will learn how to create allies and cohesion in any type of situation.
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion looks at the psychology of why people say “yes” to better understand the art of persuasion. Backed by 35 years of evidence-based research, Influence is recognized as one of the most influential confidence-building books. You will gain the ability to influence people from all walks of life.
Love Is the Answer: Creating Positive Relationships by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane Cirincione, M.D.
Love is the Answer: Creating Positive Relationships reveals the role of unconditional love in healing emotional wounds. By mastering the principles of love, you’re able to salvage relationships, increase productivity and improve your health. You will master the Seven Stepping Stones of inner health, including mastering your emotions, setting healthy boundaries, letting go of control and building healthy relationships.
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People outlines strategies for getting out of a mental rut to make life more rewarding. A time-honored classic counted among the best books on confidence, How to Win Friends provides practical advice and techniques. You will learn how to make friends (and customers) more easily, speak with confidence and enjoy life more fully.
Using Your Brain for a Change by Richard Bandler
Using Your Brain for a Change examines the role of curiosity in how we talk to ourselves. One of the few books on confidence written for laymen, Using Your Brain for a Change outlines cognitive-behavioral approaches to curing phobias, increasing drive and changing limiting beliefs. You will gain a clear understanding of your self-talk by incorporating curiosity into your personal and professional life.
Your Erroneous Zones by Dr. Wayne Dyer
Your Erroneous Zones addresses the trap of negative thinking. Your “erroneous zones” are your behaviors, attitudes or approaches to life that prevent your success and happiness. You will gain a greater sense of control (and choice) over your life by overcoming limiting beliefs.
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