Confidence Counts: A Guide to Boosting Your Inner Strength

By Cate Hollowitsch

"Confidence Counts" helps you build self-esteem and cultivate unshakeable confidence. This book takes readers on a guided journey towards self-improvement as they overcome the limiting beliefs and negative thought patterns that hold you back. The book begins by exploring the concept of confidence and why it's essential for personal growth and success. By learning what traits are common in people with strong self-confidence, you can replicate those characteristics in yourself. The book also provides practical tips and strategies to help you break free from self-doubt and build a positive self-image. By the end of the book, readers will have the tools they need to overcome self-doubt, develop a deep sense of confidence, and build self-worth that will carry them through life's challenges.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Apr 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9781667899404

Book preview

Introduction

Morgan stood at the microphone, about to sing her senior year solo, but she panicked and ran off the stage. Her mother sat in the audience and watched as her daughter’s fear and insecurity held her back.

Morgan was a lively, outgoing teen who liked to try new things and didn’t embarrass easily. Morgan had no real hangups about what others thought of her. No one was more surprised than her mom when she ran off the stage, no self-confidence in sight.

If you’ve picked up Confidence Counts, you are likely someone that has struggled with building and maintaining your confidence. Maybe, like Morgan, you have a decent degree of confidence, but it occasionally takes a hit, and you want to get stronger.

As my career as a manager has grown, I have known people just like Morgan. In fact, I know Morgan. I am her mom. That day nearly broke my heart to watch my confident, brave girl buckle under the pressure. Fortunately, her teacher and some friends raced to her side and encouraged her to try again. She got back on that stage and sang her heart out. I wanted to be like Morgan’s teacher. How can I help those in my care have more confidence, and how can I give them a boost when their confidence wavers?

After that day, I spent some of my professional development time researching this topic, and developing tactics to help my team build and grow their confidence. A few years ago, someone told me I should teach others what I have learned. And so, the idea for this book was born.

I broke this book into three parts. In part one, we will explore what confidence is and the traits and identifiers of what confidence looks like. In part two, we