Welcome to the "How To Be Books Podcast" [https://www.howtobe247.com], guiding you through life's tricky topics and skills by reading through the best books out there. Charisma, effortless confidence, and being self-assured can complement each other, but they can also exist independently, which is what we discussed with Happy High Status author Viv Groskop.

Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills and social change! It should be short and sweet. I look forward to journeying with you through this maze of hacks.

Other amazing guests who took part:

 * UKCP Psychotherapist Mark Vahrmeyer from Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy.
 * Parenting teenagers expert and psychologist Angela Karanja.

Other books/articles looked at:

 * Katty Kay and Claire Shipman: The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance - What Women Should Know

How to be effortlessly confident - with Happy High Status author Viv Groskop

Discovering what makes us human, exploring important life hacks, and "how to be", whilst self-reflecting with you all on this journey of improvement. The How To Be...Podcast looks at improving mental health and wellbeing, as well as creating social change through reading books and interviewing authors.

Have you ever thought why is it that my friends, colleagues, and acquaintances can do so much more than me? Well if you have, you're not alone. From confidence, persistence, motivation, to resilience - these life skills can help us go a long way in believing in ourselves.

So I've made it a mission, as a fellow unconfidante, to try examine the tips and guides out there to see if it can help. Whilst I am no expert by any means, I have lived experience of feeling the above so hopefully we can take this path of enhancement together. PS. I do not receive commission for the books and guides reviewed.

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