The Art of Shouting Quietly: A Guide to Self-Promotion for Introverts and Other Quiet Souls - Softcover

Mosley, Pete

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1873847025 ISBN 13: 9781873847022

Publisher: PSB Design & Print Consultants Ltd; 1st edition (31 Mar. 2015), 1600

Synopsis

‘The Art of Shouting Quietly’, is about helping the quiet souls, the shy or introverted amongst us, to find the confidence and sense of purpose to get their ideas flying and make an impact.

The book is all about building self-confidence. It’s a mercurial quality at the best of times and one which ebbs and flows for everyone throughout their lives. It’s not something that you get once and then have forever. It’s all about building your own ‘brand’ of self-confidence by using the platforms and means of communication that come most naturally to you. But it is also about challenge – and getting out in the stretch zone more regularly.

This book will help you engage with the blocks that hold you back from promoting yourself confidently – and explains the steps you can take to overcome them.

It gives clear examples of how this can be done – with insights into what the blocks actually are, how to take responsibility for them, and how to stop blaming others for your own lack of progress. Every reader, I’m sure, will find something in the content that they will relate strongly to in respect of the obstacles and challenges in their own life.

“What matters most in life is to be yourself, not what other people think you should be.”

What’s in the book?

•    Clear, thoughtful advice – based on experience
•    Practical exercises & things to put into practice
•    Strategies for raising your profile – with quiet determination
•    Simple ‘hacks’ to deal with scary situations

Who is this book for? It’s aimed at people who want to find their place in the world, boost their confidence, know their gift/contribution, get a clear sense of direction, overcome blocks and barriers (real or imagined) show up and connect.

For example: Designers, artists and makers, change-makers, coaches, socially conscious entrepreneurs, ethical business owners, therapists/alternative medicine practitioners.

A personal message from Pete Mosley:

I’ve always been a shy person. To get to the point of talking to large live audiences, writing for a national magazine, and blogging and writing online for nationally and internationally significant organisations took a huge effort – not only in overcoming self-limiting beliefs, but also in overcoming the well-meaning critical questioning of others – parents, siblings, peers and colleagues.

The content of my books, talks and workshops and courses are based on my 30 years of working face to face with people – mostly knowledge accumulated from many conversations and problem-solving sessions with a wide range of self-employed people. This new book engages with timeless concerns, questions and themes – not fashionable marketing or self-help trends – above all it’s based on real conversations with people like you.

The book will be on sale at the end of January 2015.

About this title

Book Description

‘The Art of Shouting Quietly’, is about helping the quiet souls, the shy or introverted amongst us, to find the mindset, tools and techniques to carry their message across and get their ideas flying.

The very best ideas usually encounter the strongest opposition – from doubters, critics, misguided mentors and the risk averse.

The Art Of Shouting Quietly is about helping people name the beasts that hold them back – and to systematically engage with and overcome them.

This book illustrates how this can be done – with insights into what the blocks actually are, how to take responsibility for them, and how to stop blaming others for your own lack of progress. Every reader, I’m sure, will find something in the content that they will relate strongly to in respect of the obstacles and challenges in their own life.

One of the questions the book explores is the perennial problem of self-confidence. It’s a mercurial quality at the best of times and one which ebbs and flows for everyone throughout their lives. It’s not something that you get once and then have forever.

With a solid foundation beneath it, however, confidence becomes significantly harder to rock and easier to recover when it is shaken. These foundations have many components – many more than I list here – but here are the most important ones.

·    Belief in yourself.
·    Understanding your place in the world – and what you were put on the planet to do.
·    Being true to yourself and your values.
·    Knowing that you have the power and freedom to shape your own sense of what is (and is not) possible.
·    Having a strong sense of plan and purpose.
·    Knowing where your support lies.
·    Developing the skill of asking for help in a structured way and understanding that this is not a sign of weakness.
·    Knowing how to show up and share your gift in a way that sits comfortably with your values and mindset.

Get to grips with these and the task of self-promotion suddenly gets a lot easier.

Edition details

• Publisher: PSB Design & Print Consultants Ltd; 1st edition (31 Mar. 2015)
• Publication date: 1600
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1873847025
• ISBN 13: 9781873847022
• Binding: Paperback