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DREAM BIG & MAKE IT HAPPEN In this easy to read confidence-building book by David Shirey you’ll learn: * Exact words to say to get the job and then how to excel at it * How to treat the janitor like the CEO and vice versa * What the sports world can teach us about confidence * The Essence of Cool & How to be S.M.O.O.T.H. * Confidence Blasts and Killers * And much, much more… In RARE CONFIDENCE, David Shirey gives you a simple 4 Step Foundational Belief System to become the most confident you possible. With stories of inspiration and interviews with some of the most unique and confident people you’ll ever meet this book will have you believing you can accomplish anything. You’ll meet: *Adel Anwar – Guinness Record Holder for Human Memory *Heidi Krupp-Lisiten – New York City Publicist Extraordinaire *Steve “Yo Cuz” Martorano – The Italian-American Cook from South Philly *Tristan Truscott – Black Belt Martial Arts Instructor & Founder of The Satori Method “David Shirey’s book RARE CONFIDENCE is a rare treasure! Finally a self-help read written in a simple, relaxed and yet informative way. If you want to take your confidence, and success for that matter, to the next level…READ THIS BOOK!” -RJ Lowery, Founder & CIO of Your Expert Image & creator of Dress to Attract Success “Layoffs and crashing economies have hurt the confidence of a lot of people at a time they need it the most. David Shirey’s RARE CONFIDENCE is the cure. From inspirational interviews to specific action plans for building your own RARE CONFIDENCE, it’s all here. I like to say that “confidence is a habit.” This book will show you how to build and nurture that habit…for life.” -Jennifer Gresham, Founder of the No Regrets Career Academy and the blog Everyday Bright “His own confident and caring personality shine through his words brilliantly; enabling readers to trust and learn from him. What he has given us is rare indeed. A must read.” -Pamela Paxman, Author of Flight Plans For The Heart

Some people spend their lives reacting to what life hands them, while others craft life to fit their goals. Author Phillip C. McGraw, who is a psychologist but describes himself as a strategist, is determined to make sure that his readers are the creators of their lives, not created by their lives. By accepting that you are personally accountable for every element of your life, McGraw says, you can erase the negative “epidemic behaviors” (found in all of American society: denial, false assumptions, inertia, deceptive masking) in your life and reach your goals.Written in a tough-love, sometimes cantankerous tone, this self-help book is not for those looking to explore their inner child or visualize away negative energy. No, this is pull-yourself-up-by-the- bootstraps advice from someone who’s done just that. McGraw opens with a scene describing how he helped Oprah Winfrey survive–and win–the 1998 “Mad Cow” lawsuit in Texas, when she was having difficulty coping with the reality of what was happening to her. He helped her face the facts about the lawsuit, after which she was better able to participate in crafting a strategy to win it.McGraw first forces you to take a good hard look at who you are by dissecting your personality. It may be painful to realize that you fall into the “Porcupine” or “Perfecto” or any of the other personality types McGraw delineates, but here it’s true that there’s no gain without pain, because (Life Law No. 4) “You Can’t Change What You Don’t Acknowledge.” He then describes in depth all 10 “Life Laws”–the rules by which the world plays–that he learned the hard way. Laws such as “You Either Get It, or You Don’t,” “Life Is Managed; It Is Not Cured,” and “You Have to Name It to Claim It” make up the bulk of the book and McGraw’s realist philosophy.If you learn and abide by the Life Laws and go on to create a Life Strategy, McGraw claims you will not only know yourself better and eliminate negative behaviors, you will also know how to reach any goal you set for yourself. –Stefanie DurbinAuthor and reader Phillip McGraw is at the forefront of a group of self-help gurus rethinking Americans’ decade-plus-long celebration of victimhood. Calling himself a realist, he outlines 10 ways to take responsibility for and change your life. His reading mirrors the style of the weekend motivational seminars he conducts, designed to spark the listener into action. The lively pace crackles with such gems as, “My dad had taught me there are times in life where you just don’t want to miss a good chance to shut up.” While tape 1’s side A bogs down during an account of Oprah Winfrey’s beef-industry battles, side B dives quickly into the meat of the audiobook, featuring anecdotes from McGraw’s own life and the 10 “Life Laws”–the rules by which McGraw believes the world plays. (Running time: 5 hours, 4 cassettes) –Kimberly Heinrichs

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Rare Confidence: Strategies & Inspiration To Strengthen Your Belief That You Can Achieve Anything!

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