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Book Authority award: "One of the best self-confidence books."

Publisher's Weekly recommended the book, saying "Women who struggle to believe in themselves will discover many useful tips in this practical guide to building and sustaining self-esteem. . . . Great for fans of Jen Sincero's You Are a Badass."

Kirkus: "Both inspirational and practical, McGuinness provides a playbook of the techniques she employed to rebuild her lost confidence."

Kate McGuinness is the author of Confidence Lost / Confidence Found: Strategies to Reclaim the Unstoppable You, a book based on neuroscience discoveries that is packed with strategies to boost confidence. Her insights grew out of her work as a certified coach and the founder of Empowered Women Coaching. ...more

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One key to confidence is experiencing positive emotions. We can do that by savoring the positivity by “swishing” the experience around in our minds for a few extra seconds, writing about it in a journal or by sharing the experience with friends. I’m immodestly sharing the recent Kirkus review of Confidence Lost / Confidence Found: How to Reclaim the Unstoppable You.

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