Confidence: Finding It and Living It
Author: Barbara De Angelis
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ISBN: 1561705284
Publisher: Hay House (October, 1998)
Sales Rank: 49,538
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
The Best!
As a Psychologist, I can honestly say that this is the best self-help book on confidence that I have ever read! It is short and to the point, yet very rich in extremely helpful and worthwhile information. I refer many of my clients to this book.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Some good stuff
It's hard to rate self-help books, in my opinion. On the one hand, if someone can take a bit of advice and use it then it must be worth it. On the other hand, most of the advice is usually common sense, just repackaged info you've heard before, and/or full of fluff. This book is a real quick read. I do like the author's definition of confidence which basically is "To be true to yourself and take action where/when you feel it needs to be taken, and don't be afraid to look bad."
She then goes into three areas of confidence; behavior, emotional, and spiritual. She states that spiritual confidence is perhaps the most important because you have to have a belief that things are going to work out for you in the long run. I thought this particular idea was basically fluff and can be summed up into one word, optimism.
Self-help books are not miracle pills, they are like private pep talks. The first 2/3 of this book got me invigorated to go out and live life with more confidence!
Rating: 5 out of 5
WONDERFUL, CONCISE, short
This book doesn't beat around the bush. Barbara gets straight to the point -- how to find confidence and how to BE it.
It's really a wonderful book and I would recommend everyone to get it.
To Barbara DeAngelis, if I may dare (for I am a great fan), I would recommend making the book longer with more examples and more insight. I felt that it was a bit short (though that's what some people need) and I was kind of hoping for a bit more hand-holding and encouragement. But still, 5 stars!!!! :-D Thank you, Barbara, for all your wonderful books! Similar Products
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