Chapter 12
It ends with authenticity
Key wisdom from this chapter
- It doesn’t matter if something goes wrong . . . what matters is how you deal with it. Confident speakers return to their authentic state, rather than turning to a defensive mechanism.
- Become a weeble: every time something puts you off, learn to return to your centre by learning to access your inner confidence.
- Get the right type of feedback: look for feedback that affirms your authentic qualities rather than criticises your specific behaviours. When you feel relaxed, your behaviours will naturally be powerful anyway.
- Unleash your extraordinary authentic power: the most powerful version of you goes beyond ‘habitual’ authenticity to the real you that might never normally be seen. ...
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