Self-Esteem For Dummies

Learn to:

• Identify triggers to low self-esteem
• Set and achieve goals that will enrich your life
• Celebrate your personal strengths
• Build self-esteem in children

Get on a path to self-discovery—and believe that you are perfectly awesome

Looking to get your hands on some more self-esteem? You’re not alone. Written by the experts and packed with accessible, compassionate guidance, Self-Esteem For Dummies presents clear and innovative methods to help you identify the causes of low self-esteem, shift your thinking, behave with more self-assurance, and reclaim your self-worth.

• Mirror, mirror on the wall — get to know your “inner critic,” how your thoughts affect your level of self-esteem, and why your sense of self-worth can be skewed
• Perfect, schmerfect — come to grips with being a perfectionist, deal with your negative self-talk, create a healthy body image, and nurture yourself to create happiness
• Get on that high horse — discover the benefits of healthy self-esteem, find the fear that is zapping your faith, and create and reach achievable goals
• Tear down the walls — find out how to break down internal barriers to success in love and at work
• Pay it forward — get trusted guidance on helping family, friends, children, employees, and coworkers build self-esteem from the ground up

Open the book and find:

• How your low self-esteem may have been formed
• Why it’s important to make friends with yourself first
• The lowdown on the impacts of low self-esteem
• How to measure your self-esteem
• Guidance on increasing your self-esteem
• Ways to set healthy boundaries for yourself and others
• 10 tips for quickly improving your self-esteem
• Tips on speaking up confidently