The Art of Confident Living: 10 Practices for Taking Charge of Your Life

by Bryan E. Robinson

Reclaim Your Life and Find Your Confident Self Do you wake up feeling afraid of facing challenges, doubting yourself, going through the motions, and lacking a zest for life? The Art of Confident Living will help you break away from this painful lifestyle and understand why you feel this way, change your perspective, and find your Confident Self.

Bestselling author and psychotherapist Bryan Robinson, Ph.D., has revised his breakthrough book Heal Your Self-Esteem to reveal how to find the Confident Self that exists naturally in all of us. He shows you how to uncover this inner resource so that you can redirect the way you handle painful past experiences, insecurities, social interactions, and personal relationships. Through his 10 easy practices and new scientific research, you will discover how to keep the confidence you find and live a more fulfilling personal, professional, and social life. The Art of Confident Living helps you discover happiness
- A quiz to help determine your self-confidence level—and how it most affects you
- New techniques based on brain-chemistry research to help you achieve a higher level of confidence
- Updated examples, new exercises, and case studies that illustrate productive, non-addictive behaviors that can lead you to a more self-fulfilling life The Art of Confident Living is your guide to becoming confident, at peace, and turned on and tuned in to life.

226 pages, Paperback

First published January 23, 2009

About the author

Author Bio

Bryan E. Robinson, Ph.D. is a novelist, licensed psychotherapist, Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Stress. He has authored over thirty-five nonfiction books including Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them (3rd Ed., New York University Press, 2013), The Smart Guide to Managing Stress (Smart Guide Publications, 2012), The Art of Confident Living (HCI Books, 2009), Don’t Let Your Mind Stunt Your Growth (New Harbinger Press, 2000), and Heal Your Self-Esteem (HCI Books, 1991) just to name a few. His debut novel is a Southern murder mystery titled Limestone Gumption (published by Gale/Five Star Publishers January 2014).

His books have been translated into thirteen languages, and he has written for over one-hundred professional journals and for such popular magazines as Psychology Today, First for Women, American Health, Your Health, Natural Health, Total Health, Lady’s Circle, Complete Woman, and Psychotherapy Networker. His monthly column “Mindmatters” appeared in Your Health Magazine for two years. His work has been featured in Town and Country, Marie Claire, McCall’s, Mademoiselle, Out Magazine, Web MD, Shape, New Age Journal, Atlantic Monthly, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Ladies’ Home Journal, Forbes, Fast Company, Fortune, Men’s Journal, Best Life, and in newspapers such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, The Atlanta Constitution, USA Today, New York Post, and The Miami Herald.

He has won two awards for writing: the First Citizen’s Scholars Medal from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for excellence in scholarship, creativity, and/or research. The prestigious Extended Research Award from the American Counseling Association for his outstanding body of pioneer research on workaholism and the family. He is listed as a leading authority on “workaholism” in Wikipedia where his clinical findings are discussed.

He has lectured across the United States and throughout the world. His work has been featured on every major television network. He has appeared on ABC’s 20/20, Good Morning America, and ABC’s World News Tonight; NBC Nightly News, NBC Universal, the CBS Early Show, CNBC’s The Big Idea, and CNN’s Minding Your Money, plus hundreds of local and national television and radio shows. He hosted the PBS documentary, Overdoing It: When Work Rules Your Life.

He is currently writing a memoir and maintains a private clinical practice in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. He resides in the Blue Ridge Mountains with his partner, four dogs, and occasional bears at night. Visit his website:www.bryanrobinsonnovels.com or email him: bryanrobinson@bryanrobinsononline.com.

Reviews

[Lynh Đan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I could read the original version of this book.
Due to my limited amount of vocabularies, I choose to read Vietnamese version in order to embrace my understanding for this book.
I love every ideas he shared because they are so true and I literally could see those in my life
Because I read ebook so definitely I want to buy the paper back one in Vietnamese so as to read and use it as tips for myself to build my confidence.
Highly recommend for any people who are introverted and not confident.

[Sarah Mck · Rating 1 out of 5]

Started with high hopes, but its very weak. Some of the statements or alluded "facts"are not supported at all.

[Siyka · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very practical and meaningful book.
I liked the advice and the explanations, the examples, and the practices.

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent :D

[Tiến Hoàng · Rating 4 out of 5]

Các phương pháp đã giúp tôi hiểu ra thêm nhiều điều và vững vàng hơn trong suy nghĩ để có một cuộc sống tự tin, bớt lệ thuộc, ngoài ra còn làm cho tôi tự chủ trong cuộc sống của mình.

[Yung Zhang · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mình mua cuốn này hồi tái bản năm 2010, đã kỳ vọng khá nhiều ở nó. Đọc dần từng chút một, tới hôm nay mới xong, vs mình cảm thấy nhiều phần exercise ở cuối mỗi chương không hữu ích với bản thân cho lắm, có lẽ đó là phong cách viết của tác giải nước ngoài, hoặc với thể loại tâm lý học này chăng (có thể do đây là 1st mình đọc thể loại này). Ấn tượng để lại trong mình cuối cùng không nhiều, mình tâm đắc nhất với bí quyết Boomerang ở phần cuối.
- "Bạn hoàn toàn có quyền chọn lựa và phát đi những gì bạn muốn nếm trải trong cuộc sống thông qua suy nghĩ, thay vì bị vùi dập trong cảm giác khó chịu hoặc những trải nghiệm thất bại của hiện tại. Cuộc sống của bạn có thể được thay đổi ngay khi bạn thay đổi cách nghĩ của mình."
- "Hãy nhớ rằng khi bạn giận dữ đưa nắm đấm lên trời thì cơ thể bạn cũng trả ngược vềi bạn những hóa chất gây hại cho sức khỏe. Đó là quy luật của của chiếc Boomerang"

[Emily Markulis · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's some great stuff here, but it gets a bit repetitive (many of the 10 practices are extremely similar while differently worded), and the law of attraction crap is off-putting to me. As far as self-help books go, though, there's some help here...

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I've had my share of unconfident times so I was fascinated by this man guide to living life to the fullest and forget what everyone else thinks!

[Lorileinart · Rating 2 out of 5]

nothing new