The Self-Confidence Workbook: A Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Improving Self-Esteem (Building Self-Confidence)

This book was recommended to me by a really great therapist I had. It's a great book, very useful for building self-confidence, most especially if under the guidance of a skilled therapist. It would still be good to use on one's own, as well. It has many exercises throughout with space to write things out, to unpack things and set goals. Highly recommend.

I have read all of Dr. Barbara Markway's books and they greatly helped me overcome social anxiety.This modern comprehensive workbook has everything you need! It encompasses many topics, strategies and resources in a warm, easy to read tone. It has step by step, real, relatable action steps, and is up to date with examples, scenarios (e.g., social media and bad news burnout) and names of other empowering individuals in the field in all sorts of media and book formats.I’ve been gathering resources for 20 years in this area. I’m delighted to see each method I’ve seen to be highly effective in my personal and professional life come to light. From cognitive distortions (automatic negative thoughts), exposures, growth-based mindset, scarcity vs abundance thinking, creating hierarchies and realistic action plans, covering areas of CBT, ACT and Coaching - they are all beautifully intertwined.To really grasp the concepts, there are many brief scenarios with relatable characters who are facing challenges and overcoming them realistically; it’s a helpful added touch in each chapter. The Chapter Takeaways and Action Steps are a bountiful bonus, including links to even more modern resources.The thought-provoking questions are wonderful to getting to the root off your thinking and how to transform your beliefs, this workbook is definitely something to look back upon over time, track and update regularly. They aren’t cheesy questions that are typically asked in self-help books, they are of great depth with much detail of how to interpret them and connect them to other tools in the book.As a social anxiety/fear of public speaking support group and workshop facilitator over the past decade and a life coach the past couple of years, this workbook is like nothing I’ve seen before and it will be recommended to just about everyone I meet : )

Lots of good advice, but seems deliberately to eschew truths of religion in favor of "whatever you think". Good for the particular goal of building self-confidence, but missing the opportunity to affirm the whole person in truth rather than neglect truth for the sake of book sales.

Hermoso libro, te explica muy bien y tiene actividades para hacerte pensar. Me encantó.

Love it. Great condition.

I like the way this book is formated. I shared with my therapist and they are ordering it so we can utilize it in my sessions.

Helpful but too short though. Nice book but a lityle overpriced though new copy nicely packaged quick delivery

The authors and various individuals who invested their time into this book are keen and passionate about helping out people with low self esteem, and I would suggest no other book than this one.