Confidence Booster: How to Boost Confidence, Set Boundaries and Practice Self-Care in the Changing Work World

by Helene Lerner

The pandemic has put a strain on working women who carry most childcare and eldercare responsibilities in the family. The workplace terrain has become hybrid, where people are in-office and working from home. Re-entry anxiety, along with adjusting to the constantly changing “new normal,” can create confusion and a lack of confidence for workers.

Author, workplace consultant and social media influencer Helene Lerner offers guidance in the form of a five-step program to boost confidence. This book is filled with practical tips and inspiration to assist women in navigating the internal and social barriers they face in their daily lives.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Health

145 pages, Paperback

Published February 3, 2022

About the author

Public television host, Emmy Award winning executive producer, and workplace consultant, Helene Lerner has covered a wide array of women’s issues, including relationships, self-esteem, breaking barriers, and work-life balance.

Reviews

[Sheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this little book; it's full of helpful information on navigating through these turbulent times. I found the positive affirmations plus the little exercises on how to address certain situations to be very useful. Self-Care is vital to our well-being, especially as negativity seems to be bombarding us constantly, it's not a luxury it's become a necessity because if we don't take care of ourselves who will?
I hope other readers will find this book as helpful as I have.

[Ale · Rating 3 out of 5]

Confidence Booster is a small guide-book with the purpose to boost women's confidence mostly at work. It’s a really “contemporary” book because due to the pandemic people at home get to understand a lot of things: such as they have a life other than a job, and since by doing a lot of smartwork the two aspects overlapped: I heard about a lot of colleagues not being able to discriminate from working time to life time.
In the pandemic years women with a job were the most at a disadvantage, as always I would say.
The book is divided into two parts: in the first one, I took a lot of notes because this part is actually really useful: 5 steps to boost confidence. I am in the let it go phase, I am too tired of me suggesting things and being turned off, but a male colleague suggesting the same identical thing (listened from me) and being listened to and congratulated for the smart suggestion… meh.
I found the second part a bit strange. In this part there are a lot of quotes, most of them are directly from the author. I found this really strange because I expected quotes from other people, there are but they are really few, and not so many directly from her because in the first part she already quotes others of her book.
This book really takes a little time to read: in one evening I finished it, I really appreciated it for being “essential”. I am pondering if it can be useful to anyone but I think that it is addressed to women with a job, basically.

[Piper · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyed reading this little book; it's full of helpful information on navigating through these turbulent times. I found the positive affirmations plus the little exercises on how to address certain situations to be very useful. Self-Care is vital to our well-being, especially as negativity seems to be bombarding us constantly, it's not a luxury it's become a necessity because if we don't take care of ourselves who will?
I hope other readers will find this book as helpful as I have.

[Kayla Benesz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to the publishers for sending me this ARC through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review!

The first part of this book is targeted for the audience of women in the hybrid workplace who struggle to confront their boss. This is incredibly specific and unrelatable to my current situation. Prior to reading this section, I have easily confronted my boss to fit my personal needs, so this information is not necessary for me anyway. I would only recommend reading this part if the unique situation of struggling to talk to your boss during the pandemic is what you find yourself in. That being said, this book is not likely to stand the test of time as it caters to personal issues that women have to face in the workplace during the pandemic.

The next part of the book is much more helpful with general self-care tactics, although pandemic related situations are used to explain these tactics. It reminded me that I do need to focus on taking care of myself and I even implemented some of the tactics immediately after reading! I definitely recommend reading this part for self-care reminders. Overall, this book was a quick, easy, and enjoyable read, but not meant for everyone.

[Lebo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to netgallery for this arc! :)

This was a good, quick and easy read. However, I found it to be very specific and didnt really apply to me. It's also very specific to the pandemic so over time it might not be relevant. Otherwise it was okay for what it is.