The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know

by Katty Kay

“Thank you, I appreciate that”

Do one small brave thing,

The impulse that lets many boys shrug off nagging parents, break curfews, and refuse to take showers is the same impulse in adulthood that inures them to the fear of annoying their bosses by asking for pay increases and promotions. They worry less

When you are an overstretched parent—let’s face it—having a daughter you can count on to be the good child can make your own life much easier. But if you want your daughter to have the confidence later in life to buck the system and advocate for herself, you need to encourage her to be a little bit bad.

strong cognitive function often goes along with being worriers.

making a virtue out of our differences, instead of trying to hide, erase, or change them.

Dare the difference. That we like. “You have to be savvy about it,” Lagarde allows, “but you also, in a sense, have to be confident about the difference.”

The Japanese word for purpose literally translates as ‘that which I wake up for.’ I