Table of Content

About the author

Acknowledgements

Before you begin

The way this text works

Introduction: first things first

1 The makings of brilliant personal development
2 Two things you might need … and a warning

PART 1   Getting started

3 Luck or effort?
4 Discovering you
5 Discovering your core beliefs
6 Discovering your values
7 Discovering your strengths
8 Developing your vision
9 Developing your mission
10   Developing and achieving your goals
11   Developing your motivation
12 Gaining support

PART 2   Getting development fit

13   Achieving self-esteem
14   Achieving self-confidence
15   Achieving success out of failure
16   Achieving assertiveness
17   Dealing with change
18   Achieving relaxation (and reducing stress)

PART 3   Understanding people
 
19   Understanding other people
20   Body language and rapport
21   Building your network

Final words

Index
 

Salient Features

1) Readers will find out more about themselves, what drives them and what they're good at. 2) They will learn about the essential ';life tools' to build their confidence and effectiveness. 3) They will discover the powers of body language, rapport and persuasion to engage and impress whoever they meet. 4) Finally, this book will focus on professional life; how to build their presenting, negotiating, networking, managing skills, and much more, to help them take their career wherever they want to.