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  • Published: 25 April 2023
  • ISBN: 9781847942944
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $30.00

The Confident Mind

A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance




A US army psychologist shows how to acquire total self-belief when you need it most.

You don't have to be born confident. You can learn to be confident. Here's how.

Dr Nate Zinsser works with the cream of the US military to prepare them mentally for leadership and for action. He also trains top sportsmen and women to develop the self-belief essential for world-class performance. Now he shares the tried and tested techniques he has perfected over many years to help anyone who wants to acquire the confidence that will enable them to perform at their very best, whatever the environment, however stressful the situation. In the process he shows how to make positive use of nervousness, what acquiring a 'success cycle' involves, and why self-assurance, like all skills, requires constant practice.

Drawing on the latest research, and packed with real-life examples, this is a supremely practical - and inspirational - guide to achieving bullet-proof confidence.
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'The new definitive guide to building and mastering confidence.' Forbes

'Gamechanging advice on how to dispel those pesky naysaying voices.' Guardian

  • Published: 25 April 2023
  • ISBN: 9781847942944
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $30.00

About the author

Nathaniel Zinsser

Nate Zinsser has directed the Performance Psychology Program at the United States Military Academy for more than 27 years, providing state of the art training in the psychology of competition, the foundations for confidence and trust, stress management and more. His curriculum has been extended to twelve US Army posts nationwide where it is used to train Army units in preparation for deployment and to support wounded warriors in their recovery. In his private practice, Zinsser has worked with ballerinas, neurosurgeons, and congressional candidates, and currently teaches individuals for both the NHL and NFL, including, for the past 11 seasons, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. He has done training for Staples and UBS and presented to faculty and students at universities such as Princeton and Vassar.

Praise for The Confident Mind

Gamechanging advice on how to dispel those pesky naysaying voices.

Guardian

[The] new definitive guide to building and mastering confidence.

Forbes

Practical, proven methods that will allow you to develop and maintain reliable self-confidence . . . They really work.

Jon Krakauer, author of INTO THIN AIR

Studying confidence with Dr. Zinsser helped me win two Super Bowls. I recommend The Confident Mind to competitors everywhere.

Eli Manning

Confidence is the key that unlocks every player's and every person's potential. You won't find a better, more helpful book on confident anywhere than Dr. Nate Zinsser's The Confident Mind.

Dr Bob Rotella, author of HOW CHAMPIONS THINK

The Confident Mind is a must-read for all those who 'perform' in their chosen field. Dr Nate Zinsser shares constructive and practical insights to empower the reader through stories and science to claim the confidence we each have within ourselves. This book will resonate with anyone who dares to dream.

Margaret Tracey, director of the Boston Ballet School and former principal dancer, New York City Ballet