Our ability to take time out to simply look inside and begin to increase our awareness and familiarity with our strengths and resources is a gift and an essential step to becoming more self-reliant. In Connecting with the Expert Within: Re-Awakening to Your Strength and Competence, author and practicing counselor Richard D. Parsons guides you on a personal journey of self-exploration and reflection to help you uncover the able and capable individual at your core. You'll be challenged to reflect upon times in the past when you've employed your resources, talents, and personal strengths to thrive--and how you can leverage those experiences and strengths to face new challenges, tasks, and goals. You'll learn how to position yourself for positive growth, build your self-confidence and self-efficacy, and transform your visions into attainable goals. The book includes a number of exercises that will help you tap into your inner expert and make life-changing discoveries. Connecting with the Expert Within is a self-affirming and inspirational book that teaches you how to apply key concepts of positive psychology, resilience, and personal growth to help you achieve your goals and experience a happier, more fulfilled life.