Lynn Smith – författare

A lot of adventures begin in the minds of children rambling around dark corners of an old camel-back trunk. Hidden deep in the corners of the musty old treasure chest were secrets of vast proportions about things kids should not question. For a child to get in the trunk was a death-defying act. But the curious minds of children pushed that thought aside for another day. Hidden in the trunk were strange relics of years gone by. An old paper umbrella from the orient tucked safely away was someone''s souvenir. A pair of old wire-rimmed glasses rested on the tray. On the bottom of the old trunk, a woman''s black hat laid with a veil stretched across the front to be pulled down over the eyes. Women wore black hats at a funeral or at church on Sunday.

There were notepads for the farm and lists of the cotton crop sold and livestock bought. Old black and white photos of people not smiling and awkwardly poised stashed away in the trunk''s tray protected in plastic. Envelopes of newspaper clippings contained articles about someone who had died, and the names were vague about who they were. Everybody just assumed it was a past relative. Most of the articles had already turned brown from age. A more recent relative clipped the articles from the newspaper and stashed them away to read at a later time less difficult about the departed loved one.

Four old newspaper clippings from years and years ago captivated the minds of everyone. Being in the trunk was risky enough as it was, but to ask who the articles were about was a death sentence. It would be almost a century before anyone would go back to piece together those articles and finally learn just who Wash Smith was. After careful research, his story unfolded before our very eyes. A story of youth, love, and adventure came together, and it all started at the bottom of an old musty trunk.

You may feel like a confident person but we''ve all been there when we hear that little voice that creeps up in your head saying "you''re really going to screw this up."

That little voice in your head, is like a saboteur and I call her Karen (sorry Karen''s of the world). You''ll meet her in my Confidence Quotient book, and she starts talking full blast and high speed.

You freeze, you second guess yourself, sometimes, if you are honest, you walk away.

But you don''t have to respond that way, in fact, there is a much more empowering and easy process that will help you feel and act confidently in any situation.

I know this is possible because I''ve seen it happen for my clients, I''ve done it for myself, and I know I can help you do it too. 

The one thing every single one of my clients has told me is the steps I''ve taken them through to increase their confidence on camera, also increased their confidence in life!

In this book, I''ll show you how that''s done. 

Even if you feel like you are already a confident person, there''s always a way to level up. When I was a national news anchor at NBC News, MSNBC and CNN Headline News most recently, I was at the top of my game. The truth is there were MANY occasions where I needed the exact steps I''m going to teach you to go to the next level, often without much advance notice and in the face of people who were waiting to see if I''d rise to the occasion. 

I''ll show you how I did it and you can too.

Answer this question honestly: What is the next step you want to take in your career, relationship, or is there a greater impact you want to make in this world?

Our weaknesses are what we think hold us back. Our fears are what actually hold us back. 

How do we overcome those fears to take it to the next level? Increase your confidence. 

Confidence Quotient or CQ are proven techniques to increase your self-confidence and decrease the self-doubt holding you back.