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    The Confidence Myth: Why Women Undervalue Their Skills, and How to Get Over It
    The Confidence Myth: Why Women Undervalue Their Skills, and How to Get Over It
    The Confidence Myth: Why Women Undervalue Their Skills, and How to Get Over It
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    The Confidence Myth: Why Women Undervalue Their Skills, and How to Get Over It

    Written by Helene Lerner

    Narrated by Marsha Mercant

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    Not only do we need more female leaders at the top, but we need more women at all levels of business, government, and nonprofits to step up-there's no time to waste. The problem, says Helene Lerner, isn't so much that women lack confidence but that they misunderstand what confidence really is.

    True confidence isn't fearlessness; it's having the courage to jump in even when your knees are shaking. Any woman who waits until she feels 100 percent confident before offering a big idea or asking for a raise or promotion will never get anywhere. Drawing on her own and other female leaders' experiences, as well as on her survey of over 500 working women, Lerner lays out practical strategies for beating this confidence myth and overcoming obstacles like gender bias. The book features dozens of Confidence Sparks, simple but powerful exercises and techniques that can catapult anyone's career to the next level.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAscent Audio
    Release dateApr 1, 2015
    ISBN9781469060385
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    Helene Lerner

    Public television host, Emmy Award winning executive producer, and workplace consultant, Helene Lerner has covered a wide array of women’s issues, including relationships, self-esteem, breaking barriers, and work-life balance. She has consulted with Fortune 500 companies about how to attract, retain, and advance women managers, as well as given keynotes and moderated panels such as Smart Risk-Taking, Reinventing Yourself, and Embracing Change. As an accomplished freelance journalist and founder of one of the premier sites for women, womenworking.com, Lerner remains on the cutting edge of women’s issues.

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