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How to Be More Confident

By Neil Pasricha — 2019

FindCenter Summary

Most of us want to get more confident … but we don’t know how. Confidence seems to increase with age, but what else can we do to consciously boost our confidence? Here are my best tips. What’s one of yours?

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