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The Power Self-Confidence: Become Unstoppable, Irresistible, and Unafraid in Every Area of Your Life
Self-confidence is the ability to move out of you comfort zone and take risks with no guarantee of success.
The Power of Self Confidence explains that confidence is "mental fitness." It can be developed by engaging in a series of regular exercises to build up and maintain higher and higher levels of self-confidence in every area of your life. This audiobook revolves around the idea that with self-confidence, everything is possible. Each chapter will be a lesson in ways to exercise mental fitness, which include:
• The Foundations of Self-Confidence
• Purpose and Personal Power
• Achieving Confidence and Mastery
• Succeeding in Personal Relationships
• Dealing with Difficult People
• Self Confidence in Action
• Achieving Confidence and Mastery
The Power of Self Confidence explains that confidence is "mental fitness." It can be developed by engaging in a series of regular exercises to build up and maintain higher and higher levels of self-confidence in every area of your life. This audiobook revolves around the idea that with self-confidence, everything is possible. Each chapter will be a lesson in ways to exercise mental fitness, which include:
• The Foundations of Self-Confidence
• Purpose and Personal Power
• Achieving Confidence and Mastery
• Succeeding in Personal Relationships
• Dealing with Difficult People
• Self Confidence in Action
• Achieving Confidence and Mastery
5 pages, Audio CD
First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
Brian Tracy
1,364 books4,999 followersBrian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations.
He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.
Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.
He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 20 languages.
He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results.
Prior to founding his company, Brian Tracy International, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer of a $265 million dollar development company. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. He has conducted high level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar plus corporations in strategic planning and organizational development.
He has traveled and worked in over 80 countries on six continents, and speaks four languages. Brian is happily married and has four children. He is active in community and national affairs, and is the President of three companies headquartered in San Diego, California.
His most popular training programs are centered around teaching authors how to write a book and helping public speakers create successful careers.
He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.
Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.
He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 20 languages.
He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results.
Prior to founding his company, Brian Tracy International, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer of a $265 million dollar development company. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. He has conducted high level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar plus corporations in strategic planning and organizational development.
He has traveled and worked in over 80 countries on six continents, and speaks four languages. Brian is happily married and has four children. He is active in community and national affairs, and is the President of three companies headquartered in San Diego, California.
His most popular training programs are centered around teaching authors how to write a book and helping public speakers create successful careers.
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June 14, 2021
I don't know why I keep reading Self Help. I hate the ideas surrounding the "Laws of this and the Laws of that". Mate these are not scientific truths these are just loose conjecture at best and I can't believe people base their lifes choices and actions on such things. I think there are some true cause and effect outcomes of the choices we make and pushing ourselves to do our best is certainly in our best interest but creating arbitrary laws to "explain" such things comes across as psuedo science.
May 11, 2017
DO NOT GET THE AUDIO OF THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU HAVE NO ISSUES WITH MOUTH SOUNDS! This book is fantastic. Brian Tracy is an amazing coach for time management, goal setting, and building confidence, and I'd recommend ANYTHING he writes to anyone building a business. BUT, the audio for this book is full of mouth sounds. I endured them for 5 hours . . . but was so disappointed in the recording that I actually asked, and received, a refund. Will always be fan of Mr. Tracy. Just not on audio.
April 26, 2020
مثل همه کتابهای تریسی؛ دوست داشتنی ولی تکرار مکررات. مناسب برای مرور اهداف و مسیر زندگی. قسمت تمرینات عملی آخر فصل ها رو دوست داشتم هر از گاهی روشون فکر کردن ذهن رو رفرش میکنه
July 17, 2023
This one had its moments, but ultimately, it did not resonate with me...
Author Brian Tracy is a Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development author. He is the author of over eighty books that have been translated into dozens of languages.
Brian Tracy:
Alarm bells went off for me early on here, with Tracy dropping many black and white statements. The book is peppered with writing like this: "Whenever you ___, you ALWAYS ___," and "Everyone who ___ always ___."
For example; he writes:
"If you sow positive, optimistic, uplifting thoughts in your mind, you will reap positive, optimistic uplifting events and experiences in your life. It cannot be otherwise."
So, if I think positive thoughts, I can "think" my way out of whatever disaster I face? I get what he is driving at, but this writing needed to be more measured. It reeks of pop self-help, IMHO.
Also, I didn't really like the author's writing style, to be honest. I found it to be too jumpy, and not really down-to-earth. It bordered on sounding like evangelizing and woo-peddling.
Sadly, I also found the formatting of the book to be poorly done, as well. The narrative jumps around too often, without establishing and expanding upon the points raised.
Even more gratingly, there were far too many dubious "laws" of this and that, liberally dropped throughout. Just a few that a covered here:
The Law of Indirect Effort
The Law of Attraction
The Law of Correspondence
The Law of Concentration
The Law of Substitution.
And it kept going like that...
I don't generally like this kind of writing. I found many of his quotes to be bordering on questionable, to downright silly and nonsensical. Just two examples:
"True self-confidence does not come from positive wishing or positive hoping or positive thinking. It comes from positive knowing based on having proven to yourself, over and over again, that you have what it takes to get from wherever you are to wherever you want to go."
And:
"Your mind is structured in such a way that you cannot write down a goal clearly on paper (not on a computer screen!) without simultaneously having the ability to somehow attain it."
What ridiculous quotes... Many people do things that they have never done before, or have been done by other people. The second quote is even more ludicrous. So, if I write down my "goal" of winning this week's $50 million lottery jackpot, I will achieve that goal?
Most of the writing here followed along those lines. It definitely needed to be more measured and nuanced. This book came off like a late-night infomercial at times...
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There was some good info presented here, but for the reasons mentioned above, I did not enjoy it as much as I could have.
2.5 stars.
Author Brian Tracy is a Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development author. He is the author of over eighty books that have been translated into dozens of languages.
Brian Tracy:
Alarm bells went off for me early on here, with Tracy dropping many black and white statements. The book is peppered with writing like this: "Whenever you ___, you ALWAYS ___," and "Everyone who ___ always ___."
For example; he writes:
"If you sow positive, optimistic, uplifting thoughts in your mind, you will reap positive, optimistic uplifting events and experiences in your life. It cannot be otherwise."
So, if I think positive thoughts, I can "think" my way out of whatever disaster I face? I get what he is driving at, but this writing needed to be more measured. It reeks of pop self-help, IMHO.
Also, I didn't really like the author's writing style, to be honest. I found it to be too jumpy, and not really down-to-earth. It bordered on sounding like evangelizing and woo-peddling.
Sadly, I also found the formatting of the book to be poorly done, as well. The narrative jumps around too often, without establishing and expanding upon the points raised.
Even more gratingly, there were far too many dubious "laws" of this and that, liberally dropped throughout. Just a few that a covered here:
The Law of Indirect Effort
The Law of Attraction
The Law of Correspondence
The Law of Concentration
The Law of Substitution.
And it kept going like that...
I don't generally like this kind of writing. I found many of his quotes to be bordering on questionable, to downright silly and nonsensical. Just two examples:
"True self-confidence does not come from positive wishing or positive hoping or positive thinking. It comes from positive knowing based on having proven to yourself, over and over again, that you have what it takes to get from wherever you are to wherever you want to go."
And:
"Your mind is structured in such a way that you cannot write down a goal clearly on paper (not on a computer screen!) without simultaneously having the ability to somehow attain it."
What ridiculous quotes... Many people do things that they have never done before, or have been done by other people. The second quote is even more ludicrous. So, if I write down my "goal" of winning this week's $50 million lottery jackpot, I will achieve that goal?
Most of the writing here followed along those lines. It definitely needed to be more measured and nuanced. This book came off like a late-night infomercial at times...
**************************
There was some good info presented here, but for the reasons mentioned above, I did not enjoy it as much as I could have.
2.5 stars.
December 6, 2021
I wish I had read this book much earlier in my life. It goes far beyond helping overcome moments of lack of self-confidence. Brian Tracy’s book is a great guide for life - setting life values and goals straight and acting accordingly.
August 24, 2023
4/5 คู่มือปลุกใจให้ฮึกเหิม
February 16, 2025
for school this fucking sucked
January 4, 2022
Plusieurs concepts déjà connus! Intéressant de réaliser que nous avons tous des talents et aptitudes naturelles que nous pourrions utiliser au cours de 100 vies et que le seul obstacle est la peur!!! Et que l’on est tous ici-bas pour accomplir une chose particulière que l’on est peut-être seul à pouvoir faire… il suffit juste de poursuivre nos passions et de se fixer des objectifs!!
January 1, 2023
I loved it very inspirational book :)
March 26, 2023
Wzięłam ze względu na autora I się nie zawiodłam
October 14, 2017
چقدر مزخرف بود؛ اصلا توقع نداشتم
همینجوری برداشته یه مشت جمله اورده کنار هم نه قافیهای نه ارتباطی اصلا در کفم هنوز...
همینجوری برداشته یه مشت جمله اورده کنار هم نه قافیهای نه ارتباطی اصلا در کفم هنوز...
July 9, 2013
"You will learn to approach the biggest challenges and opportunities of your life completely unafraid, convinced of your ability to accomplish anything you put your mind to."
I used to be like that, then I got kicked in the face a couple of times and couldn't figure out how to get back up, and then I got kicked a couple of more times when I was down.
If I was to write a book on self confidence this is exactly the book I would write. It's near perfect. It's exactly what I needed to get that confident self out of hiding.
The book covers maintaining a positive mindset and guarding every single one of your thoughts, as well as finding out what you're good at. I suppose many people don't know this. There is also a series of exercises on setting goals and writing them down, which I've found to be very important.
One thing I did not like was the perfectionist, "don't be soft on yourself" advice in a small portion at the end of the book. That is the exact kind of thinking and attitude that has landed me where I'm at today. Not good. It actually contradicts the beginning philosophies and advice in the beginning of the book.
This is one of those books that I would tell everyone to read. You have to apply the information for it to work. A lot of people won't understand the magnitude of the advice and exercises in this book, because they've heard them but never actually implemented them. I've implemented them before, and if you do them they WILL change your life.
I used to be like that, then I got kicked in the face a couple of times and couldn't figure out how to get back up, and then I got kicked a couple of more times when I was down.
If I was to write a book on self confidence this is exactly the book I would write. It's near perfect. It's exactly what I needed to get that confident self out of hiding.
The book covers maintaining a positive mindset and guarding every single one of your thoughts, as well as finding out what you're good at. I suppose many people don't know this. There is also a series of exercises on setting goals and writing them down, which I've found to be very important.
One thing I did not like was the perfectionist, "don't be soft on yourself" advice in a small portion at the end of the book. That is the exact kind of thinking and attitude that has landed me where I'm at today. Not good. It actually contradicts the beginning philosophies and advice in the beginning of the book.
This is one of those books that I would tell everyone to read. You have to apply the information for it to work. A lot of people won't understand the magnitude of the advice and exercises in this book, because they've heard them but never actually implemented them. I've implemented them before, and if you do them they WILL change your life.
December 27, 2019
I don't know if my rating is depentent on the wrong timing for reading this book. It came out in 2012 and I have just discovered it now (gift from a dear friend). After having read many books of this kind over the years It felt like the same stuff in different words (maybe not even so different). Some statements like : "repeating what succesful people do is the perfect strategy to replicate their outcomes" made me want to burn the book right away, but maybe the target is those who have just discovered the genre and need this kind of "easy" recipes to feel motivated. The only thing I liked and which should be implemented in every personal development book is: shortness and clear paragraphs titles.
August 10, 2023
ถ้าพรุ่งนี้เราต้องตาย เราจะเขียนคำไว้อาลัยให้ตัวเองอย่างไร เราอยากเป็นตัวเองแบบไหน งานที่เราทำอยู่...เราพึงพอใจหรือยัง นี่คือคำถามที่ย้อนให้เรากลับมาคิดเพื่อพัฒนาตัวเองให้ก้าวกระโดด
เมื่อเรารู้ว่าเราอยากเป็นอย่างไร
หนังสือเล่มนี้ได้แนะนำเส้นทาง เทคนิคเพื่อให้เราพัฒนาตนเองไปถึงจุดที่เราอยากเป็น รวบรวมกฏต่างๆ เช่น 80/20 กฏแห่งแรงดึงดูด work flow เป็นต้น สุดท้าย ความล้มเหลว ความเพียรพยายาม การเตรียมเผชิญกับความผิดหวัง คือ เส้นทางสู่ความสำเร็จ
ประโยคในเล่มนี้ที่ประทับใจที่สุด คือ การเผยตัวตนที่แท้จริง เกิดจากวิธีรับมือกับความล้มเหลว การรักษาความเชื่อมั่นในตนเอง และจัดการกับปัญหาที่เผชิญได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ
เป็นหนังสือที่ดีอีกเล่มหนึ่งค่ะ ที่ชวนให้คิด และพัฒนาตัวเองอย่างกาวกระโดดค่ะ
เมื่อเรารู้ว่าเราอยากเป็นอย่างไร
หนังสือเล่มนี้ได้แนะนำเส้นทาง เทคนิคเพื่อให้เราพัฒนาตนเองไปถึงจุดที่เราอยากเป็น รวบรวมกฏต่างๆ เช่น 80/20 กฏแห่งแรงดึงดูด work flow เป็นต้น สุดท้าย ความล้มเหลว ความเพียรพยายาม การเตรียมเผชิญกับความผิดหวัง คือ เส้นทางสู่ความสำเร็จ
ประโยคในเล่มนี้ที่ประทับใจที่สุด คือ การเผยตัวตนที่แท้จริง เกิดจากวิธีรับมือกับความล้มเหลว การรักษาความเชื่อมั่นในตนเอง และจัดการกับปัญหาที่เผชิญได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ
เป็นหนังสือที่ดีอีกเล่มหนึ่งค่ะ ที่ชวนให้คิด และพัฒนาตัวเองอย่างกาวกระโดดค่ะ
March 26, 2016
Fantastic! Not just any self improvement book. There seems to be a magic lingering around this one! Felt hell a lot positive, reading this one and even implemented few of the techniques or cues mentioned in the book. Must read.!
January 9, 2020
Libro che tende a rimarcare più volte gli stessi concetti, risultando in certi casi banale. Tuttavia, nel complesso può essere un ottimo inizio per chi vuole acquisire fiducia in sé.
Frase più bella: "Tu non credi in ciò che vedi, ma vedi in ciò che credi" (capitolo 4)
Frase più bella: "Tu non credi in ciò che vedi, ma vedi in ciò che credi" (capitolo 4)
March 2, 2021
Moi qui avait peur de ne pas être faite pour les lectures audio, j'ai adoré celle-ci !!!
Très enrichissant et motivant
Très enrichissant et motivant
April 27, 2024
Le pouvoir de la confiance en soi de Brian Tracy est un livre de développement personnel intéressant et assez rapide à lire. Il reprend beaucoup de concepts déjà connus, à savoir se fixer des objectifs définis, dépasser ses peurs et se servir de ses échecs pour apprendre. Si vous êtes déjà connaisseur de tous ces aspects, le livre n’est pas forcément pertinent. Si vous ne l’êtes pas encore, alors le livre est sans doute intéressant à découvrir.
À garder en tête : l’auteur a une vision, comme dans ses autres livres, assez « américanisée » de la confiance en soi, des compétences, et du dépassement de soi.
À garder en tête : l’auteur a une vision, comme dans ses autres livres, assez « américanisée » de la confiance en soi, des compétences, et du dépassement de soi.
August 11, 2024
The author reminds and opens the mind about the right approach to life, i.e.: aspirations, ambitions and education.
It restores faith that it is possible, if only we program our thinking properly.
It helps to build a stronger awareness of the perception of the world, getting to know ourselves, and thus increasing the titular self-confidence. It shows what you need to regularly train and experience to make it happen.
It restores faith that it is possible, if only we program our thinking properly.
It helps to build a stronger awareness of the perception of the world, getting to know ourselves, and thus increasing the titular self-confidence. It shows what you need to regularly train and experience to make it happen.
January 19, 2025
Nie zawiodłam się na tym tytule, już nie mogę się doczekać następnej książki tego Autora
August 20, 2022
Es uno de mis autores preferidos en el tema motivacional. El libro es, fiel a su estilo, claro racional y contundente. Mediante el uso de las herramientas que el suele recomendar para el crecimiento personal, deriva en cómo el tener una escala de valores, metas y disciplina nos lleva a un paulatino amor por uno mismo y la consiguiente autoestima. Como siempre, en sus libros encuentro capítulos a repasar y tomar nota
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February 24, 2017
Brian Tracy provides practical advice on how to increase self-confidence in this book.
March 21, 2025
Forse è la terza volta che leggo questo libro, e piu lo leggo piu mi ricordo delle cose. Mi piace perche oltre a farti capire che in realtà hai tutto il potenziale per fare tutto quello che desideri è anche molto concreto e realista dicendoti cose che non tutti i libri di crescita ti fanno notare cioè il fatto che la sicurezza cresce in base alle competenze, alle ore di studio, lavoro e fatica ma che una volta che l’acquisisci hai delle capacità e potenzialità che nemmeno noi immaginiamo. Il libro poi ti da i consigli per capire quali sono le tue potenzialità in modo da trovare la tua strada, e successivamente una volta capita la tua strada concentrarsi sulle competenze fondamentali del lavoro che cerchi infatti è fondamentale fare la cosa giusta e non nel modo giusto alle volte infatti, frase fraintendibile ma bisogna leggere il libro per poterla capire a pieno ❤️ inoltre ogni esperienza di qualunque tipo fa parte del nostro bagaglio culturale per la legge dell’accumulo! Quindi magari tante cose che abbiamo fatto dobbiamo semplicemente metterle nel piatto e capire bene come valorizzarle. In modo concreto e realistico ti aiuta ma allo stesso tempo ti da tanta fiducia nel futuro ! in questo periodo sto molto riflettendo sul mio futuro e mi ha dato molto di pensare alle mie qualità, esperienze e dove voglio proiettarmi e chi voglio essere e soprattutto quali competenze a livello pratico devo avere. Grazie ❤️ mi ricorderò per sempre di questo libro soprattutto avendolo letto in questo periodo di grande cambiamento e un po di scoraggiamento nella mia vita!
March 15, 2020
This book was given to me with a different cover and I thought it was a different book. In 70 years of reading the first time I think that ever happened
But it was not apparent until the end.
This book was not read thinking the ultimate goal was self confidence but I found that the means and measures used to build self confidence in this book were based upon goals with few questions of ethics - the goal was just success.
And it was based upon really - it seemed - selling or performing in an atmosphere where the opinion of others was the means to success - not accomplishment - not the book for a production person or an engineer or a person creating real wealth - a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs or John D. Rockefeller.
It would work for some people but I am not sure I would want to break bread with those people or have them as an in-law.
Save your time. there are lots of good books for ways to work for success and happiness without making the sacrifices to human nature this book seems to ask.
But it was not apparent until the end.
This book was not read thinking the ultimate goal was self confidence but I found that the means and measures used to build self confidence in this book were based upon goals with few questions of ethics - the goal was just success.
And it was based upon really - it seemed - selling or performing in an atmosphere where the opinion of others was the means to success - not accomplishment - not the book for a production person or an engineer or a person creating real wealth - a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs or John D. Rockefeller.
It would work for some people but I am not sure I would want to break bread with those people or have them as an in-law.
Save your time. there are lots of good books for ways to work for success and happiness without making the sacrifices to human nature this book seems to ask.
May 11, 2019
It's a nice quick read if you're looking for some cheerleading
I didn't quite enjoy the over "you can do it" pep talks and I felt like they overshadowed some very solid points. However I do get why some might find this encouraging and quite useful.
The book does present excellent ideas. Even though some might feel obvious when you read them, the way they are layed out is quite impressive.
I didn't quite enjoy the over "you can do it" pep talks and I felt like they overshadowed some very solid points. However I do get why some might find this encouraging and quite useful.
The book does present excellent ideas. Even though some might feel obvious when you read them, the way they are layed out is quite impressive.
June 2, 2019
Wie alle Bücher von Brian Tracy verfehlt auch dieses nicht seine Wirkung: Einen kleinen Motivationsschub gibt es einem jedenfalls. Nicht alles ist up-to-date, denke ich, aber brauchbar ist es allemal.
February 17, 2013
Somewhat repetitive, boring. Not a lot of helpful information.
November 13, 2015
Brian Tracy has got me on my toes shaping my destiny.setting precise goal...
Highly recommend it.
Highly recommend it.
April 22, 2020
الكتاب عباره عن نصايح، وطاقه ايجابيه كبيره بمجرد ان تقرا صفحتين منه بتحس فيها
لكن كتب تطوير الذات احسها عباره عن كلام جميل وحقيقي لكن كيف يصبح الكلام اللي تقراه هو انت هذه هي مشكلتي معها
لكن كتب تطوير الذات احسها عباره عن كلام جميل وحقيقي لكن كيف يصبح الكلام اللي تقراه هو انت هذه هي مشكلتي معها
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