Embrace Your Greatness: Fifty Ways to Build Unshakable Self-Esteem

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It's time to start feeling good about yourself! In this go-to guide, a licensed professional counselor offers 101 quick tips and tools to help you overcome self-doubt, silence your inner critic, be assertive, boost your self-esteem, and embrace your greatness. In our image-obsessed world, it's easy to compare yourself to friends, celebrities, and models. Social media has skewed our perception of reality by only offering images of people at their best. But the truth is that most people struggle with self-criticism and self-doubt-at least some of the time. So, how can you stop paying attention to your inner critic and start focusing on what makes you truly great? In Embrace Your Greatness, you'll find powerful-yet incredibly simple-tools grounded in mindfulness, acceptance, self-compassion, and positive psychology to help you start feeling good about yourself. The book includes unique and engaging activities and exercises to help you put a stop to that nagging inner critic, overcome perfectionism, and develop lasting self-confidence. You'll also discover ways to be more assertive, develop healthy relationships that support a healthy you, and cultivate an unshakable sense of optimism about yourself and your life. If you need a quick confidence boost, this fun guide offers 101 ways to nix your nagging inner critic and start loving who you are. Introduction Chapter 1. Embrace Your Self-Worth: Overcoming Low Self-Esteem 1: Take Stock of Your Self-Esteem 2: Understand the Importance of Self-Esteem 3: Make Self-Esteem Unconditional 4: Learn a New Emotional Language to Improve Self-Esteem 5: Live in the Land of Good Enough Chapter 2. Embrace Your Imperfections: Overcoming Perfectionism 6: Overcome Perfectionism 7: Quell the Inner Critic 8: Give Yourself Permission to Fail 9: Stand Up to the Perfection Bully 10: Give Up Who You “Should Be” Chapter 3. Embrace Healthy Thinking: Changing Your Thoughts to Change Your Life 11: Differentiate Thoughts from Feelings 12: Take Control of Your Thoughts 13: Identify Cognitive Distortions 14: Uncover Your Core Irrational Beliefs 15: Eliminate Automatic Negative Thoughts Chapter 4. Embrace Your Past: Learning from It Instead of Living in It 16: Forgive the Past 17: Overcome Regret 18: Move from “Why?” to “What’s Next?” 19: Grow Past the Past with Acceptance 20: Embrace Post-Traumatic Growth Chapter 5. Embrace Self-Compassion: Learning to Be Kind to Yourself 21: Say Hello to Self-Compassion 22: Forgive Yourself, for Goodness’ Sake! 23: Put an End to Shame 24: Allow Yourself to Be Vulnerable 25: Cultivate Loving Self-Kindness Chapter 6. Embrace Mindfulness: Learning to Be Present 26: Develop Mindfulness in Everyday Life 27: Practice Mindfulness to Distance from Negative Thoughts 28: Practice Acceptance 29: Transform Rumination into Mindful Thinking 30: Cultivate a Beginner’s Mind Chapter 7. Embrace Self-Care: Taking Charge of Yourself 31: Make Yourself a Priority 32: Be Proactive 33: Set Goals for Mind-Body Balance 34: Get Your Life in Balance 35: Develop Small Mini-Habits for Lasting Change Chapter 8. Embrace Assertiveness: Speaking Up and Setting Limits 36: Develop Assertive Skills 37: Control Your Anger 38: Use Active Listening Skills 39: Communicate with Self-Respect, Not Self-Deprecation 40: Identify Your Emotional Bill of Rights Chapter 9. Embrace Healthy Relationships: Enlisting Support for a Healthy You 41: Break the Habit of Approval Addiction 42: Develop a Support Network 43: Treat Others with Loving-Kindness and Compassion 44: Give Others the Gift of Forgiveness 45: Develop “Bigger-Than-Yourself” Goals Chapter 10. Embrace Your Life: Loving Yourself and Loving Your Life 46: Be Positive and Optimistic 47: Have an Attitude of Gratitude 48: Stress for Success 49: Shift Your Mind-Set, Change Your Life 50: Live an Emotionally Resilient Life Closing Thoughts References