Confidence by Numbers

The guide to having more confidence when and where you want it. Maximise your impact in an instant with this unique approach to increasing confidence. In this empowering guide, motivational coach and three times Author of the Year, Tee Dobinson shares her proven strategies and insights. She's used them to help over 100,000 people build lasting confidence. In her accessible story-driven style, Tee shows you how to handle difficult conversations with ease and enhance personal and professional relationships. Find out how to lift your confidence, and that of those around you, to 10 out of 10.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: I Wrote This Book For You xvi Welcome to Confidence by Numbers Who Is This Book For? xviii  How To Use It? xix  Who is Tee Dobinson? xx Section One: Confidence 1 to 10 1 My Confidence by Numbers method explained Test Results 3  Put a Number on It 5  Out and About 7  The Jammy Dodger Moment 8  Hello, I’m... 10  A Word about 10 12  Autopilot? 13  A Commentary Journey 16  New Outfit 17  Pick a Number, Any Number 19  A Garden View 21  The Football Fan 23 Going to Berlin 24  Teddy Bear Pyjamas 26  Ready to Boost 28 Section Two: Confidence Boosts 31 Get inspired by stories and tips to lift your Confidence Number The Michael Jordan Moment 33  Small Jumps 35  The Prove-It List 38  Five Other Things 41  The Late Book 44  Especially Because 45  Don’t Think About Chocolate 49  Juggling Judgements 51  Plant Flowers 52  Speaking from the Middle 53  The Journey 55  Dancing Naked 58  Thank You, It’s True 59  Phone-A-Friend 61  In Your Corner 62  The Election 63 Bigger on the Inside 64  Make a Move 66  A Pile of Plates 68  Vile Voices 70  Bring on the Cheerleaders 71  Noisy Supporters 73  Remember to Remember 75  Just Don’t Cry in the Middle 77  Be Like Baby 79  A Cool Bat 80  Strike a Pose 81  Mirror Mirror 82  Green Green Grass 84  Branching Out 86  High Up 89  Leaving from Platform 11 91  Opening The Door 92  The Bucket 93  The Confidence Crush 95  That’s Brave! 96  Deep Joy 99  Dust 101  Building 103 Section Three: Confident Conversations 105 How to have a high Confidence Number when talking to others The Square 107  The Prujean Chest 109  It was a Misunderstanding! 110  The Difficult Person 111  The Communication Cake 113  The Plate of Before 117  A La Carte Cakes 118  Mind The Gap 121  Long Story Short 123  Introducing Eva 127  The Boat 128  Right Here, Right Now 130  Stepping Out, Leaning In 132  The Spiral 134  A Third 136  It’s a Six 138  Listen Agree Pause 140  Damien Hirst 144  The Naughty List 146  A Suggestion 149 I Wish 151  The Menu 154  Going for Grown-Up 158  North Star 161  A Nice Nod 163  The Can Do 166  Above & Below 168  Auntie Mary 170  Red and Green 172  Ask and Ask First 173  I Can Do That 175  What People Want 178 Section Four: Creating Confidence 181 Help the people around you raise their Confidence Numbers Power of Praise 183  The Jigsaw 189  It Only Works If You’re From California 191  Name Tags 192  Are You Listening? 194  In Service 196  The Pep Talk 198 Perfect Pairs 201  Kindness Advocate 203  Trust Points 204  It’s Not You, It’s Me 208  Smiles 210  The Bar 212  Sunglasses 214  Frank’s Way 217  Say It Now 220  Oxygen 221 Conclusion: Over to You 223 Putting it all together Natural Rhythm 225  Waltzing 226  One Thing 228 Acknowledgements 229