"The Confidence Workbook" by The School of Life is a practical and inspiring guide focused on developing self-confidence and courage. The book offers a therapeutic approach to strengthening one's confidence and overcoming internal barriers.
The emphasis is on practical exercises that help readers rediscover and cultivate their innate confidence. Particularly valuable are the insights into topics such as impostor syndrome, self-sabotage, and the importance of trust. The authors convincingly convey that self-confidence is not just a matter of luck but a skill that can be learned.
The structure of the book is clear and accessible. It addresses various aspects of confidence, from personal experiences to philosophical reflections. The concrete exercises are especially helpful, allowing readers to actively work on their self-esteem.
At 180 pages, "The Confidence Workbook" provides a comprehensive yet not overwhelming approach to building self-confidence. It is aimed at anyone looking to advance their personal development and gain more confidence in their lives.
My rating: 3.5/5. It is a recommendable companion for those who want to work on themselves and strengthen their self-confidence.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I found this workbook very helpful and will continue to keep an eye out for more from the school of life.

I like it when the publisher makes a workbook that the reader can work on it slowly like a guided journal. In my opinion, confidence plays a big role in our lives. Being unconfident is not as simple as being shy; it is also about not being able to show our truest selves and being comfortable with ourselves.
Confidentiality is also needed not only for performing at work or school but also for communicating with partners, resolving conflicts, and even parenting.

Thank you The School of Life and Net Galley for providing digital ARC. I will definitely revisit this book when needed.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. The book is surprisingly broad with the topics it covers from childhood and relationships to democracy, gut instinct and death. Having the exercises in orange and the whole page orange when possible helps break up the text and workbook in a unique way making it very distinct. Overall, this is a great workbook to work through if you aim to improve your self-confidence.

The School of Life, by far, has satisfied me and delivers the promise from its title. I feel like this book helps me solve my confidence problem in a systematic way. I get deeper understanding of what caused underconfidence, and how I can get that confidence back. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC ❤️

(update: after I did all the prompts)

this book changed my life. I'm not exaggerating when I say that The Confidence Workbook has made me:
- understand that I am, indeed, an underconfident person.
- feel the need to change
- believe I can change
- changed
the book is as promised on the title: a workbook. it contains brief explanation as an intro to the workbook, which we need to fill. the "workbook" contains prompts that are clear and to-the-point. they helped me ask questions to myself without too much thinking. I've read many self-help books, and this one is just very straightforward, which is what I really need at the time I read it. loved it, and definitely recommend to everyone who needs to find confidence within and ready to dig deeper into oneself.

"The Confidence Workbook" is an insightful and practical guide that offers readers a unique approach to building self-confidence and transforming their lives. Created by The School of Life, an organization dedicated to promoting emotional intelligence and self-improvement, this workbook provides a comprehensive framework for reflecting on your strengths, identifying areas for growth, and developing a personalized plan to boost your confidence and achieve your goals.

What sets this workbook apart is its interactive and introspective approach, which encourages readers to engage in deep self-reflection and journaling exercises to gain a deeper understanding of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The book's user-friendly format and thoughtful prompts make it an ideal tool for anyone seeking to overcome self-doubt, set boundaries, and cultivate a mindset of resilience and empowerment.

"The Confidence Workbook" is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to build a strong foundation of self-confidence and transform their lives. Its practical wisdom and interactive format make it a must-have for personal development enthusiasts and anyone seeking to unlock their full potential and live life with greater purpose and fulfillment.

As someone who suffers from low confidence, I thought this book did well. It breaks down the science behind low confidence in relation to specific areas of life, such as work and sexuality, and then prompts the reader to do some thinking about their own experiences that may have led them to suffer from low confidence. There were lots of prompts and hints so I felt like all of the right questions were being asked and I thought that the amount of questions allowed me to really deeply consider my own experiences. That being said, I don't feel that this is some sort of revolutionary book that will be the right thing for everyone. It is a workbook on confidence, so I feel like it does what it is meant to do, but wasn't anything amazing.

Although I wanted to work through this for the sake of acquisition for my store, it ended up helping me quite a bit personally.

My thanks to NetGalley and The School of Life for an advance copy of this workbook that posits questions and and offers to exercises for people who wish to gain more confidence in their lives.

One of the worst things about lacking confidence is that one says "I Wish", quite a lot. I wish I went here, I wish I went there. I wish I had done this, I wish I had taken that class. I wish that said something to that person who seemed friendly and nice. I wish I had tried to follow my dreams. "I wish" drains a person. A constant reminder that maybe things could be different. Was it something in the past? Was it something chemical in the brain? A path not taken, nor even thought about trying to take, or maybe even trying to look for. "I Wish" in many ways has become a noun, a verb and a perfect adjective for a lot of my life. However if one gives up it it even worse. One has to try cause a journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step. And this book is full of a lot of steps. The Confidence Workbook: Building Courage and Self-belief by The School of Life is a workbook, an idea book, a journal, and maybe even a dream book aimed at tuning ourselves to feel a little bit more confident about ourselves and maybe making a change in the world.

The book is a series of chapters that deal with life; relationships, work, family, friends, and about ourselves. Some of the exercises are questions trying to get to the root of why we feel the way we do. Others involve our dealings with others and how we gain or lose confidence based on these interactions. What is different about this book is that it starts not by promising a cure, but asking readers to invest in their own betterment by making a pledge. This pledge is an understanding in that years of life can not be solved just by closing this book on the last page. Change takes time, and sometimes can be painful, and something we don't want to face. Many books say this, but don't like to deal with this unfortunate fact, as readers might give up. However to ask a reader to make a pledge, that is interesting, and something many might follow up on. Questions follow, many trying to get at the root of our problems, many trying to bring us up while admitting that things might be bad in some cases. Some questions might make a person go huh, and others will strike right at the heart of well their heart, and maybe start a person thinking. And thinking might lead to doing.

A different kind of book, and one that surprised me in a few way. Some questions can be answered quickly. Some take some time, a lot of staring and thinking back. A few took me day, and one, well two, I am thinking even as I write this, as they asked something in such a way that it never occurred to me, and yet makes sense. Some are silly, and full of aphorisms that I don't know will work in this new world we find ourselves living in. However something that occured to me while reading this, is not everything is about me. The world is not about me, its about my place in the world. So a question that seems irrelevant to myself, might have great resonance to someone else. And the two questions well three, I am still grappling with, might be no-brainers to others. I can't say that many books leave me wondering about the subject, there have been a few, and this is one of them.

Time will tell, but I signed a little pledge on a piece of paper I will keep in my wallet, so we will see. This is a good book for oneself, or for a friend who can use a boost, but find other boosts useful or goofy. I hope it helps.

The School of Life produces so many great resources for understanding yourself, others, and interpersonal relationships and this workbook is no different. This workbook approaches confidence from several angles, from confidence in yourself and your beliefs to relationships with those around you to the perception of confidence. I really appreciated that each section provides history and context, examples, and asks pointed questions that are meant to challenge the reader. Overall, I really enjoyed this workbook and recommend it to any underconfident person or anyone who wants to learn more about themselves. Thank you to The School of Life and NetGalley for this ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

I really enjoyed this book. Always looking for new ideas on this topic. I found it to be an interesting read with some good elements. I will definitely be trying out some of the suggestions. Recommend

There were parts in this book that made me think and see things differently which were really interesting while there were parts that didn't talked to me at all. The overall description of an underconfident person and how to "solve it" was for me a little too narrow/ too lightly describe and I would have liked more in depth description of internal psychological struggles that underconfident persons have and how to fight them with maybe more "to do" exercises than only writing. I also felt disappointed that I didn't recognize myself more in the book (although I am for sure an underconfident person). Thank you The School of Life for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

The Confidence Workbook by The School of Life begins with a series of questions to take stock of your own level of confidence, and then there's a pledge to sign and date, keeping you accountable to this work for yourself.

Then, the book covers possible root causes for lack of confidence. I found these very eye-opening. At this point, I felt the rest of the book would be promising and worthwhile.

The areas of life covered in each chapter are very thoughtful and are right on target for the personal work I would like to do. If you truly struggle with confidence, I believe you won't be disappointed in this book. I'm looking forward to going back through the prompts and exercises.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this book overall. The advice makes you think and often raises good points. However some if the advice went a bit too far for me and I can’t image starting some of the suggested topics if conversation. Interesting though.

A gentle approach to teaching one to learn to trust their own value and being. A productive workbook with prompts that will make you think deeply, but doesn't feel overwhelming. Feels reasonable.

this was lovely but felt more to me to be half about confidence and half about trauma; whilst the two are undoubtedly untangled, one thing that I took from this was that I am certainly not an unconfident person.

This book is really detailed! More detailed than most other workbooks/journals I have seen.
I also liked the information in each section of the book too. It was very thorough and helped when filling out the sections.

There were of course some things in the workbook that were not always relevant eg. "being frightened to put your hand up and ask for the toilet in school"

It was also great that the questions were not repetitive (like some other books of this nature)

Overall really detailed, and really thought provoking.

A book that you can confidently use to build, regain or boost your confidence.
A book that you can easily gift or recommend to someone.
A book that is well-designed, focused and well-written (the questions).
Another great book by The School of Life.

I liked this book very much, it's like she's asking the right questions in the right way.

In the way she asks the questions, you do not have the feeling that you MUST answer, but that they WANT to answer the questions.

When this book is on the market, I will definitely buy it and refill it.