Do you have the self-belief and confidence to make a difference? Do you “just know” that you’ll succeed no matter what?

Do you know what motivates and gets you going? And do you know how to tap into the motivations of other people?

In this book you’ll find the answers to all of these questions! You’ll understand how to build your own confidence levels and how to generate confidence in an instant. You’ll then move on to the topic of motivation and you’ll be able to really understand this area of personal development.

Do you have the self belief and confidence to make a difference? Do you “just know” that you’ll succeed no matter what?

Do you know what motivates and gets you going? And do you know how to tap into the motivations of other people?

In this textbook you’ll find the answers to all of these questions and much more besides! You’ll understand how to build your own confidence levels and how to generate confidence in an instant. You’ll then move onto the topic of motivation and you’ll be able to really understand this area of personal development.

Sean McPheat, the Founder and Managing Director of management development specialists, MTD Training is the author of this publication. Sean has been featured on CNN, BBC, ITV, on numerous radio stations and has contributed to many newspapers. He’s been featured in over 250 different publications as a thought leader within the management development and training industry.

MTD has been working with a wide variety of clients (both large and small) in the UK and internationally for several years.

MTD specialise in providing:

• In-house, tailor made management training courses (1-5 days duration)
• Open courses (Delivered throughout the UK at various locations)
• Management & leadership development programmes (From 5 days to 2 years)
• Corporate and executive coaching (With senior or middle managers)

MTD provide a wide range of management training courses and programmes that enable new and experienced managers to maximise their potential by gaining or refining their management and leadership skills.

Our team of highly skilled and experienced trainers and consultants have all had distinguished careers in senior management roles and bring with them a wealth of practical experience to each course. At MTD Training we will design and deliver a solution that suits your specific needs addressing the issues and requirements from your training brief that best fits your culture, learning style and ways of working.

Our programmes are delivered when and where you need them! We believe that training should be fun, highly interactive and provide “real world” practical techniques and methods that you can use back in the office – and that’s exactly what we provide.

1. Introduction
   1. Personal Confidence and Motivation in the Business World
   2. Personal Confidence
   3. Personal Motivation
   4. Defining Confidence
   5. Defining Motivation
   6. An Overview of this Ebook
2. Theories Regarding Personal Confidence
   1. Introduction
   2. Self-Confidence
   3. Self-Esteem
   4. Self-Efficacy
3. Theories Regarding Motivation
   1. Introduction
   2. Herzberg’s Motivational Theory
   3. Vroom’s Expectancy Theory
   4. McCleland’s Need-Based Model
   5. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
4. Methods for Improving Self-Confidence
   1. Introduction
   2. 10 Tips to Improve Self-Confidence Instantly
   3. Building Self-Esteem at Work
   4. Enhancing Your Self-Efficacy
5. How to Improve Your Motivation
   1. Reasons We Lose Motivation
   2. Building Self-Discipline
6. Personal Change and Goal Setting
   1. Introduction
   2. A Formula for Making Changes
   3. The Process of Change
7. Resources