Table of Contents

Twelve Rules for Building Self-Confidence

Author's Note

Self-Confidence and the Discovery of Joy

Part One: Four Fundamentals for Developing Self-Confidence

Tapping Your Capacities

Discovering Your Inner Self

Stepping Off the Treadmill

Aiming for Personal Excellence

Part Two: daily Exercises for Building Self-Confidence

Improving Your Inner Dialog

Envisioning a Confident Self

Part Three: Steps to Independence

Breaking Away from Other People's Expectations

Breaking Away from Parental Power

Part Four: Dealing with the Enemies of Self-Confidence

Clearing the Confusion about Your Body

Shedding the Albatross of Unearned Guilt

Part Five: How Love Leads to Self-Confidence

Building a Network of Supportive Relationships

Coping with Rejection

Self-Confidence without Self-Worship

Notes

Index

About the Author

Alan Loy McGinnis (1933-2005) was a best-selling author, family therapist, business consultant and popular speaker. After a twenty-year career as a minister he became a counsellor and co-founded the Valley Counselling Centre in California. A popular speaker, he also authored more than fifty articles and several more books, including Bringing Out the Best in People and The Friendship Factor.