Acknowledgements My thanks go to everyone who has helped me in the writing of the book. In particular, my wife, Jenny, for all the support she's given and for her hard work and expertise in creating the www.thinkconfidence.com website. Thank you also to my children, Madeleine, Toby and Anna, for having so much patience throughout the project. My thanks also go to James Crooke from www.cj-design.com for creating the software for the Think Confidence Reality Check. Lastly, thank you to all the people whose experiences are men- tioned in the book. Although their names have been changed, it would not have been possible to write the book without refer-