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Gladeana McMahon
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  • Paperback: 145 pages
  • Publisher: Sheldon Press (23 Nov 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0859698696
  • ISBN-13: 978-0859698696
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 294,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Optimists aren't just happier and more fun to be with than those who look on the gloomy side of life, they also tend to enjoy better health and greater success at work and in their relationships. Confidence Works shows that anyone can become confident with time and practice. A trained counsellor and psychotherapist, Gladeana McMahon uses a holistic approach to beat negative emotions. Her injection of common sense shows just how irrational many of our beliefs about ourselves are. But she also shows the importance of nutrition and sleep if you want to avoid feeling down, providing her own valuable tips for a confidence diet. Giving practical advice and attainable targets for achieving change, Confidence Works will help; improve communication skills to create positive impressions and strengthen relationships; create a realistic, positive view of your strengths and weaknesses; look on the bright side of life, taking set-backs in your stride and solving problems effectively

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Gladeana McMahon is GMTV's website life coach and broadcasts regularly on radio and television. She has acted as counselling adviser to Channel 4's Big Brother and more recently as life coach and counsellor for Channel 4's Model Behaviour. She is a trained counsellor and psychotherapist and has written many books including Coping with Life's Traumas (Gill & Macmillan, 2000).

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By Kathryn
Format:Paperback
I've done a lot of reading recently as anyone like me (someone who feels the need to improve their lives and change their ways) does. In doing so, I recently bought this book to expand on the subjects I had already been reading with additional information about life coaching.

As the author says, life coaching "is about developing a life strategy and a way of feeling better about who we are and the world we live in". It encompasses four skills sets:

1. Creating and sustaining positive impressions
2. Developing a healthy thinking style
3. Managing emotions
4. Managing behaviours

If you find yourself feeling out of control emotionally, dissatisfied with communications with friends, family, loved ones or colleagues, this book could point you back in the right direction.

I was surprised to find that it covered much of what I had read in other books that were devoted to the subjects covered (see next paragraph for details of subjects), only it had the distinct advantage of distilling the information into no more than a few pages or short chapter of information. Despite this, the important messages did not loose their value and methods and techniques were still clearly explained and exemplified.

Broadly speaking this book tackles ways of improving self-esteem, becoming more assertive, instilling self-confidence, communicating effectively, overcoming stress and the pursuit of relaxation.

Specifically, the book prompts you to investigate what lead to you lack of self-confidence and self-esteem; aspects of non-verbal communication (body talk/body language) that can be improved on; making small talk and improving your listening skills (reflective listening/active listening); other peoples' impressions of you; what motivates you; your learning/thinking styles and how to think more positively; relaxation and how to overcome stress; how to be more assertive.

It contains lots of helpful information, background theories, examples and exercises for you to perform to improve your self-awareness. It is an ideal book to get you started if you are suffering from low self-esteem and want to become a stronger, happier person. If you then want to delve into specific aspects of self-improvement, you will be able to find other books with even more information and more detailed examples to further improve your knowledge.

If like me, you've already read about it, done it and got the proverbial t-shirt, this book is still a really handy synopsis of the key skills and information you might need to dip into in the future. It can almost be thought of as a revision or study guide, and is one of the most useful books I have read to date.

I hope this has been of use to you, and that if you are pursuing self-improvement, it will help you on your way.

Best wishes.

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