Summary of Russ Harris's The Confidence Gap

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Confidence is not the end of the journey, but rather just the beginning. You want more confidence in order to achieve something, which is why you ask yourself how you would behave differently if you had all the confidence in the world.
#2 It’s time to connect with your own desires. Take your time to read through and carefully consider the important questions that follow. In a world where you had unlimited confidence, how would you behave differently, walk and talk differently, and treat others differently.
#3 Values are the desired qualities of ongoing action. They describe how you want to behave as a human being. Goals are desired outcomes. When you achieve a goal, you can tick it off the list. Values cannot be completed or ticked off the list as done. They are ongoing.
#4 Values and goals are important in developing confidence and enhancing performance. They provide us with the inspiration and motivation to do what it takes, and they sustain us on the journey.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Confiance en soi et estime de soi
• Confiance en soi
• Confiance
• Personal development
• Self-esteem

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 19 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669354055
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Russ Harris's Confidence Gap
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Confidence is not the end of the journey, but rather just the beginning. You want more confidence in order to achieve something, which is why you ask yourself how you would behave differently if you had all the confidence in the world.

#2

It’s time to connect with your own desires. Take your time to read through and carefully consider the important questions that follow. In a world where you had unlimited confidence, how would you behave differently, walk and talk differently, and treat others differently.

#3

Values are the desired qualities of ongoing action. They describe how you want to behave as a human being. Goals are desired outcomes. When you achieve a goal, you can tick it off the list. Values cannot be completed or ticked off the list as done. They are ongoing.

#4

Values and goals are important in developing confidence and enhancing performance. They provide us with the inspiration and motivation to do what it takes, and they sustain us on the journey.

#5

The Life Change List is a set of answers to the questions How will I act differently. and How will I treat others differently. It is a first step on your path to confidence. Make sure you have written down your answers before reading on.

#6

The first definition of confidence is a feeling of certainty or assurance. It is a powerful feeling of certainty or assurance that you will perform well and achieve a positive outcome. The second definition is an act of trust or reliance. This is a much older meaning of the word, which harks back to its ancient origins in Latin.

#7

Nelson Mandela was a great leader who was able to inspire others despite his own fear. He was not able to eliminate his fear, but he learned to triumph over it.

#8

The rule I have to feel confident before I can achieve my goals, perform at my peak, or behave like the person I want to be is a major obstacle to overcome when it comes to handling fear and anxiety. It is impossible to feel confident when you don’t know what you’re doing or what you’re afraid of.

#9

If we want to do anything with confidence, we must do the work. We must practice the necessary skills until they come naturally. If we don’t have the skills to do the things we want to do, we can’t expect to feel confident.

#10

To develop and practice skills, you must be willing to put in the time and effort. It’s easy to say you’ll do something, but it’s not so easy to do in real life. Your mind will give you all sorts of reasons not to do it: It’s too hard, I'm too busy, I'm not in the mood, I've got no motivation, and so on.

#11

There are many things we are extremely confident about doing, and we take them for granted. We don’t lack confidence in everything; we lack confidence in specific activities, within specific areas of life.

#12

Perfectionism is the fear of making mistakes and the self-criticism that follows. It is common among all of us, and there is nothing abnormal about that. The human mind is rarely satisfied for long, and it is usually quick to find fault and insist on more.

#13

The human mind is not naturally positive. It has a natural tendency to judge and criticise, and to find the negative and predict the worst. It becomes rapidly dissatisfied and seeks more.

#14

We all have our own private fears. If we dwell on them and worry about them, they will grow and become bigger obstacles to our confidence. We must not let our fears affect our confidence.

#15

The natural order of things is that we feel confident about doing something only when we are reasonably good at it. It is not natural to feel confident about doing something unless we are reasonably good at it.

#16

There are many mental obstacles to practice, such as lack of motivation or willpower, feeling tired, anxious or fearful, the desire to give up when progress is slow, the tendency to quit after a failure, and perfectionism or harsh self-judgement.

#17

To be able to apply your skills effectively, you must step out of your comfort zone and put yourself into real-life challenging situations. This will not only improve your performance, but also increase your sense of fulfilment.

#18

After we apply our skills, we need to reflect on the results. What did we do that worked. What did we do that didn’t work. How could we do it differently next time around. And we need to do this non-judgmentally.

#19

The final step, based on the results you get, is to modify what you are doing. You do more of what is working well, and you change or modify what isn’t working so well. This is the only way to develop and improve.

#20

You can do many things confidently today, such as use a knife and fork to eat, a pen to write, and a kettle to boil water.