Self-Esteem For Dummies

Introduction  1     Part I: The Lowdown on Self-Esteem  5     Chapter 1: The Nature of Self-Esteem  7     Chapter 2: Understanding the Impacts of Low Self-Esteem  19     Chapter 3: Where Does Low Self-Esteem Come From?  29     Chapter 4: Measuring Your Self-Esteem  43     Part II: Expressing a Positive Attitude  53     Chapter 5: Affirming and Visualizing Your Better Self  55     Chapter 6: Nurturing Yourself to Create Happiness  67     Chapter 7: Creating a Healthy Body Image  83     Part III: Changing Your Negative Thoughts and Coming to Grips with Being a Perfectionist  97     Chapter 8: Dealing with Your Negative Self-Talk  99     Chapter 9: Analyzing Perfectionism  115     Chapter 10: Dealing Positively with Perfectionism  127     Part IV: Growing Your Self-Esteem  137     Chapter 11: Increasing Your Confidence through Self-Awareness  139     Chapter 12: Moving Beyond the Fear That   s Zapping Your Faith  159     Chapter 13: Creating and Reaching Your Goals  171     Part V: Dissolving Internal Barriers to Success in Love and Work  183     Chapter 14: Examining Your Role in Creating Conflicts in Your Relationships  185     Chapter 15: Rewriting Your Love Story  201     Chapter 16: Getting Beyond Loving Love  215     Chapter 17: Improving Personal Relationships  229     Chapter 18: Re-Creating Your Image for Professional Success  243     Chapter 19: Managing Your Relationships at Work  263     Chapter 20: Presenting with Confidence  279     Part VI: Nurturing Self-Esteem in Others  293     Chapter 21: Helping Family and Friends  295     Chapter 22: Helping Children and Teens Achieve Healthy Self-Esteem  309     Part VII: The Part of Tens  323     Chapter 23: Ten Famous People Who Raised Their Self-Esteem  325     Chapter 24: Ten Approaches to Pursuing Excellence  337     Chapter 25: Ten Tips for Quickly Improving Your Self-Esteem  347     Index  355