Best Confidence Books — 45 Honest Reviews

Every book below was read and judged on one question: will it change what you do on Monday morning? Each review tells you who should read it, who should skip it and the three ideas worth keeping.

The High 5 Habit

Mel Robbins · Confidence

Soft, sincere and surprisingly sticky; the practice outlasts the skepticism.

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Quiet

Susan Cain · Confidence

An important, slightly overlong book; validating for half the population.

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Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff · Confidence

Research-backed and gentle; a corrective many high performers need and avoid.

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How to Do the Work

Dr. Nicole LePera · Confidence

Accessible and well-meaning; a starting point, with a professional for the rest.

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The Gifts of Imperfection

Brené Brown · Confidence

Short, kind and foundational; a good first Brown.

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Daring Greatly

Brené Brown · Confidence

Her most complete book; warm, serious and useful.

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The Mountain Is You

Brianna Wiest · Confidence

Reflective and gentle; comforting more than directive.

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The Courage to Be Disliked

Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga · Confidence

Provocative and freeing; a philosophy book disguised as self-help.

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You Are a Badass

Jen Sincero · Confidence

High-energy and light; a jolt, not a system.

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Atlas of the Heart

Brené Brown · Confidence

A handsome, useful emotional dictionary; a browsing book.

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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Susan Jeffers · Confidence

Kind and timeless; still the right book for the fearful starter.

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Year of Yes

Shonda Rhimes · Confidence

Warm, funny and encouraging; a good nudge toward yes.

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Radical Compassion

Tara Brach · Confidence

Practical and kind; a method for hard moments.

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Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come

Jessica Pan · Confidence

Funny, honest, encouraging.

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The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion

Christopher K. Germer · Confidence

Gentle and specific.

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Fierce Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff · Confidence

A needed correction.

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Good Morning, I Love You

Shauna Shapiro · Confidence

Warm and simple.

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No Bad Parts

Richard C. Schwartz · Confidence

Clear and transformative for many.

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Self-Therapy

Jay Earley · Confidence

Procedural and practical.

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On Confidence

The School of Life · Confidence

Small and bracing.

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Changes That Heal

Henry Cloud · Confidence

Foundational and clinical.

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The Introvert Advantage

Marti Olsen Laney · Confidence

Practical, somewhat dated.

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Introvert Power

Laurie Helgoe · Confidence

Affirming manifesto.

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Charisma on Command

Charlie Houpert · Confidence

Tactical and accessible.

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Confidence

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic · Confidence

Contrarian and correct.

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Self-Esteem

Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning · Confidence

Thorough and clinical.

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Ten Days to Self-Esteem

David D. Burns · Confidence

Short and practical.

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I Thought It Was Just Me

Brené Brown · Confidence

Research-forward origin.

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The Power of Self-Confidence

Brian Tracy · Confidence

Short and direct.

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The Confidence Gap

Russ Harris · Confidence

Grounded and practical; the best psychological book on confidence.

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The Aladdin Factor

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen · Confidence

One idea, well carried: ask.

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The Gift of Self-Confidence

Brian Tracy · Confidence

Confidence as a skill, briefly.

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Unstoppable Confidence

Kent Sayre · Confidence

Body-first confidence.

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The Introvert's Way

Sophia Dembling · Confidence

Permission, warmly given.

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You Can If You Think You Can

Norman Vincent Peale · Confidence

Encouragement by anecdote.

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Cues

Vanessa Van Edwards · Confidence

Specific and practical; a signal manual.

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The Confidence Code

Katty Kay and Claire Shipman · Confidence

Well-reported and actionable; a good book on earned confidence.

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Presence

Amy Cuddy · Confidence

Encouraging with caveats; useful despite the replication debate.

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The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

Nathaniel Branden · Confidence

A thorough classic; demanding and rewarding.

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Speak with No Fear

Mike Acker · Confidence

For the nervous beginner.

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In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day

Mark Batterson · Confidence

Chase the lion.

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Playing Big

Tara Mohr · Confidence

Warm and practical; a program for playing bigger.

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The Imposter Cure

Jessamy Hibberd · Confidence

Structured and effective; CBT for imposter syndrome.

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Stop Overthinking

Nick Trenton · Confidence

Quick and practical; a toolbox, not a theory.

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Rewire Your Anxious Brain

Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle · Confidence

Clear and well-targeted; anxiety by pathway.

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