Review: Excellent Self-Help Book with an Engaging Concept
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2014
“Feed Your Confidence: 26 Nourishing Thoughts to Stir Your Soul, Lift Your Spirit and Change Your Life” is a positive self-help book with an engaging concept—it arranges its advice through a list of attributes that follow the alphabet.The author starts out by affirming that success is a habit—but it’s a complex habit, with many attributes, some positive that you must pursue and others negative that you must try to avoid. Each letter—for instance, A is Attitude—has several pages explaining what the attribute is and how to best use it (or work away from it).I read this book in one sitting, but I could also it as a daily read with one letter each day, giving you time to think over the author’s wisdom and apply it to your life. I especially liked the author’s descriptions of Charity as an important attribute—love for humanity—Love as an affinity, and Unpretentiousness. I also liked that the approach to the negative attributes isn’t judgmental or preachy; instead it’s more gentle advice describing what things like procrastination are motivated by, so you can cut them off before they begin.In sum, “Feed Your Confidence” really is food for thought and can be enjoyed if you’re looking to be a happier person, a more productive person, or even just a nicer person—it’s well-written in a conversational style and the author shares her own journey and insight as well (in the X-tra section). Recommended to readers who enjoy self-help and are seeking a most positive outlook on life.