Confidence Gap A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt

Name: Confidence Gap A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt
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ISBN: 9781590309230

ISBN-10: 1590309235

ISBN-13: 9781590309230

Edition: 2011

Authors: Russ Harris, Steven Hayes

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Too many of us miss out on opportunities in life because we lack self-confidence. Whether it involves public speaking, taking on a leadership role, or starting a relationship, we often don't feel equipped to handle new challenges. Most confidence-building strategies -such as affirmations and positive self-talk -help us only in the short term, if at all. Russ Harris offers a surprising and revolutionary solution to low self-confidence, shyness, and insecurity. Rather than trying to vanquish our fears, the secret is actually to form a new and wiser relationship with them. Paradoxically, it's only when we stop struggling against our fearfulness that we begin to find lasting freedom from it.…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/13/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.98" long x 0.77" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Russ Harris is a medical practitioner, psychotherapist, and executive coach. He is author of ACT Made Simple, ACT with Love, The Reality Slap, The Confidence Gap, Getting Unstuck in ACT, and the international bestseller The Happiness Trap. He is also a world-renowned trainer in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). He lives and practices in Melbourne, Australia.



Foreword



Introduction: A Daring Adventure, or Nothing



Warming Up



Why Bother?



The Good Old Days



True or False?



The double-edged sword



It Ain't Necessarily So



Off the Hook



Never Short of Words



The Self-Esteem Trap



The Rules of Engagement



Smell the Roses



Psychological Smog



What gets you going?



Fueling Up



The Success Trap



Magic Glue



Taming your fear



The Fear Trap



Plenty of Space



Riding a Wild Stallion



Playing the Game



Throw Off the Bowlines



What's Stopping You?



The Motivation Trap



The Power of Self-Acceptance



Getting Better



Reach the Peak



It Ain't Over Till It's Over


Acknowledgments


References


Resources


Index