Chapter 1
Identifying Your Sticking Points
In This Chapter
Recognising when your natural confidence comes under attack
Getting familiar with what pulls you down and holds you back
Spotting new ways to break out of your inertia
Facing your fears
Exuding confidence is a bit like being wealthy. Confidence, like money, only becomes a problem when it disappears. You’ve probably experienced times when you suddenly become aware of your confidence because you’ve lost it. You don’t pay attention when confidence is coming at you in abundance and you have that pleasant, warm, ‘can do’ glow.
Now we’re not saying you should expect life to be 100 per cent perfect all the time. In fact, that’s unrealistic. You can expect sticking points on any journey – times when your plans, hopes and dreams don’t run smoothly and you feel as if you’re wading through treacle. The art of developing your confidence lies in minimising how long you let yourself stay mired in low-confidence land and how quickly you’re able to let the causes go.
Soon you’ll be ready to set your sights on your next destination, so for ...
