Happy High Status

Reassuring, inspiring and wise - a practical handbook for anyone held back by self-doubt * Julia Samuel *
Like all of Viv’s writing, this is joyous, thoughtful and, best of all, bloody useful * Cariad Lloyd *
Friendly, fun and incredibly useful * Cathy Rentzenbrink *
How can you seem confident, gracious and charming when inside you’re anxious, annoyed and on a short fuse? Is it ok to pretend to be someone you’re not? If people are looking to you for confidence and clarity when all around you is complexity and chaos, you could do a lot worse than read this guide to being yourself while also being charming, calm and authoritative. Simple, powerful, funny and practical - I wish I’d read it years ago. * Matt Brittin, President of EMEA Business & Operations, Google *
Viv Groskop always makes me feel more confident. Get the magic now in book form * Katy Brand *
Inspiring. Amazing. Empowering yet relatable, Happy High Status shows you how to channel confidence and embody strength and leadership without feeling like you’re being a dick about it. It has made me feel that I - a normal woman with thick ankles and frizzy hair - can embody the charming, insouciant confidence of Michelle Obama or Julia Roberts. I love this - everyone should read it. * Lucy Porter *
Viv Groskop reinvents the very idea of confidence - she turns tired old ‘one size fits all’ advice on its head and lets us see how we all have ‘happy high status’ within us. Listen to yourself, not to other people - the results will astonish you. This book changes the way we think about confidence and success. * Isabel Berwick, host of Financial Times’ Working It podcast *
Viv Groskop’s no-nonsense approach to confidence is entertaining yet transformative. Show up as you on your best day, every day. * Sara Davies, star of Dragon’s Den *
Self-help without the stupidity … warm, super-smart, sceptical, generous and funny. * Charlotte Wood, author of The Luminous Solution *

Viv Groskop is an award-winning writer, stand-up comedian, playwright, and TV and radio presenter. She hosts the podcast How to Own the Room, which has over 2 million downloads and features guests such as Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Margaret Atwood, Professor Mary Beard, Nigella Lawson, and occasionally, a man like Brian Cox.

Her books include:

• How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking
• Lift As You Climb: Women, Ambition and How to Change the Story
• Happy High Status: How to Build an Inner Confidence That Lasts

As a performance coach, she works with women and senior teams in business and media, helping them to redefine leadership and authority. Her coaching focuses on reducing self-consciousness so clients can focus on their work.

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