Overview

Everything you’ve been told about confidence is wrong. Be UPFRONT rips up the old rulebook and hands you a new one, 24 new rules for building confidence your way. This isn’t about faking, forcing, or waiting until you feel ready. Confidence isn’t a personality trait. It’s not something you’re born with. It’s a muscle you build every day, in small, powerful ways. Lauren Currie OBE is a global authority on leadership and confidence. As founder of the UPFRONT movement, she has helped thousands of women rewrite their confidence story and worked with world-leading organisations, including Nike, the NHS, and WaterAid, to build bold, inclusive cultures of confidence. In this book, she shows you how. Through a powerful mix of storytelling, research, and practical tools you’ll learn why confidence isn’t about fearlessness, why discomfort is your greatest ally, and how to swap the old rules that don’t work for new ones that do. Lauren’s voice is honest, rebellious, and deeply compassionate. Her work has transformed thousands of women’s lives through The Bond, UPFRONT’s flagship program, and now these tools are in your hands. Whether you’re navigating a career shift, leadership challenges, or personal milestones, this book will help you build the confidence to speak up, take up space, and lead with power, on your terms. Be UPFRONT is a radical unlearning of everything we’ve been taught about confidence. It dismantles the shame and fear that keep women quiet and replaces them with bold, unapologetic action. This book is a warm hug and a kick up the ass. It puts a fire in your belly that will never burn out. Unlearn the old rules and Be UPFRONT. Start building confidence that will change everything.

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Author:   Lauren Currie
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Capstone Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781907312694

ISBN 10:   1907312692
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   05 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii Introduction xv PART I UNLEARN 1 0 My Confidence Story 3 1 You Were Always Teachable 15 2 You Are a Confidence Cultivator 23 3 You Are Practising Confidence 37 4 You Are a Match for Your Discomfort 51 5 You Were Never the Imposter 65 6 You Were Never Sorry 81 7 You Were Never Meant to Be Fearless 93 8 You Can't Graduate Confidence 105 9 You Are Building Confidence in a World That Doesn't Want You To 113 PART II RELEARN 121 10 You Are Cringing Forward 123 11 You Were Never Meant to Shout to Be Heard 131 12 You Are Choosing Confidence Again and Again 149 13 You Are Making Your Work Visible 157 14 You Are Making Yourself Visible 171 15 You Are Ready Now 191 16 You Are Demanding More 209 17 You Are a Big Deal 221 18 You Were Never Meant to Be Humble 233 19 You Were Never Meant to Do This Alone 247 20 You Are Allowed to Be Bigger 259 PART III BE UPFRONT 271 21 You Are Learning to Love Mistakes 273 22 You Are a Mirror 287 23 You Are Choosing Yourself 301 24 Your Confidence Will Upset Them 309 Afterword 321 Where We Meet Next 325 Acknowledgements 327 About the Author 329 Index 331

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