Publisher's Synopsis
This is a short book that will help you overcome low self-esteem, change the way you feel about yourself, and become more confident and comfortable in your own skin.
If you struggle with self-esteem, you know what it is like to feel you are not good enough, inadequate, worthless, and even unlovable. And you know the struggles this low self-esteem creates in your social life, anything from awkward to uncomfortable interactions.
And as if that's not enough, low self-esteem will have its toll on your ability to take action and do something useful with your life. Your abilities and talents and generally your competence will not be as great as they can be.
I have been there; I have lived it.
This book takes all this -and more- into consideration, and it speaks to you intellectually and emotionally to help you raise your self-esteem and overcome the low self-esteem issues.
You will learn the basics of what self-esteem is, how healthy it should be, how the healthy and the unhealthy self-esteem look like, and why did you end up where you are now. (Note: the book answers a counterintuitive question: should you have high self-esteem in the first place? Hint: not always).
You will learn about the idea of not being enough and how to manage it, challenge it, and destroy it. For instance:
- On not being enough.
- Do you need a reason to appreciate yourself?
- I don't feel I deserve happiness and joy.
Last but not least, the book contains a part that discusses social interactions and self-esteem. Some social interactions can affect our self-esteem badly. The book will teach you:
- How to stop being needy and desperate;
- how to be confident despite how people treat you;
- what to do if you get defensive when people judge you; and
- what to do when you lose your self-confidence.
This is not a workbook, but it contains a few exercises (the 22 days challenge) that you can practice and some techniques that you can apply right away. And it's written in language that appeals to the average individual who struggles with self-esteem. It's written for you. Not for professionals nor in an academic way; it's an easy read.
Other than that, you will gain insights about self-esteem that will help you shift everything from the inside. this way you have a long-term solution for any self-esteem issues you have. The insights in this book are based on how values, beliefs, thoughts, and ideas come together to shape the way you see yourself and go about your life.
This book will have answers to many of your questions about self-esteem and self-confidence. And it will help you get to a place where you can find answers to all the questions; to your questions and therefore, your solutions.
