How to Be Confident: The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller

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What you don’t measure you can’t improve. Train to seek progression in your life. It really doesn’t matter where you start but where you’re going, setting the next goal, gives you an incentive to continue. Mental stimulation- were inspired to do things by those around us- Jim Rohn- average of the 5 people you spend the most time with. Loss aversion- stops people wanting to spend inherited money. The idea of giving up something feels more painful than what you could potentially gain.

Diet isn’t just what you eat but what you expose yourself to daily. Who you follow what you watch and who you have around you. Information diet alters our perception. Now I can tell you this truth over and over again until I am blue in the face, but, it will never be real to you until you’ve deeply ingrained this fact into your own mind. The writing is informal and conversational ' you can imagine him speaking the whole thing aloud. I'm glad it wasn't overly academic, because I know he wanted it to be accessible to as many people as possible. I do think some sentences/paragraphs could have been rephrased or edited to be a little clearer.

Surround yourself with people with an abundance mindset.The quality of a persons life is a direct reflection of the expectation of their peers.

You might not get the desired outcome but this is an important part of personal development . Don’t make it about the outcome but the progress. No age limit to learning something new. Don’t put it off any longer. Yes you could have done it ten years ago, the second best time is now.

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When you come to understand this, you’ll be able to turn on your confidence at a moment’s notice. And when you know how to do this, you’ll start finding more of the success you seek.

People don’t have true confidence to speak out. Saying nothing is saying something. Takes courage but the byproduct is integrity . It costs you to NOT speak your truth. Confidence is not comparative to success. Just have a good relationship with failure and don’t be scared of failing Repetition is linked to success. Everything will feel clunky at the start (cognitive and mechanical) but then it will become automatic and fluid (think of using the car clutch at the beginning compared to now) Start with this list. I’ve pulled together a list of the best books on building self-confidence that I’ve ever come across. No doubt, there are hundreds of books on confidence, but let’s be honest, who (aside from Ph.D. students) has the time to read hundreds of books on a single topic?

Change your metric of success, change the goal posts. Make the success just being an attempt and don’t worry about if you actually succeed in it this time. Don’t know if you got a boyfriend but here’s my number text me if you fancy a drink. Simply saying this will be a success regardless if they actually call. Huge power in vulnerability, builds trust and learning opportunities. Being yourself can only improve your confidence.Life’s too short to be anyone but yourself . sunk cost fallacy - eg just because you’ve been with someone for years doesn’t mean it’s right- people can stay just because they don’t want to waste the resources they’ve already invested. Failing is not the end point it is the start point often. At the time of failure it can feel awful but in the future you will be thankful it did not work out (think of bad relationships ending to give room for good ones in the future)

If there were ever a shortcut to learning how to master self-confidence, this would be it. It’s a confidence building tool, and a true call to action. And the best thing about it, is it’s free.I found James Smith on TikTok, where he eloquently (and confidently) explained the Swimmer's Body Illusion in a fitness context. I did not know what it was and knowing it made my life better. If you want to get the feel of the vibe of this book here are some of it’s golden nuggets. If they sound interesting to you then you’d likely enjoy the book. I recommend listening as an audio book to get the feel for Smiths straight talking advice and sense of humour.