Publisher's Synopsis
Are you too hard on yourself? Are you prone to beating yourself up for perceived mistakes or shortcomings? Do you view yourself negatively?
If so, you're hurting yourself unnecessarily.Good thing this "One And Only" book is here to help you learn about genuine self-love, grow your self-confidence, self-awareness, self-discipline, and achieve emotional balance.
The first step towards interrupting unhealthy and unreasonable patterns is to know and understand self-acceptance. To the length, you can learn to accept yourself exactly as you are - perfectionism and all -- the happier and healthier you'll be.
Learning self-acceptance will enable you to change the lens you use to view life. You will learn how childhood experiences shape your immature inner dialogue. You will understand how to heal your inner dialogue with self-compassion and by reframing thoughts. Now, the true test is challenging yourself to confront your self-limiting beliefs and thoughts without judgment and practice the skills included in this book.
To put it simply, here are the following topics that will surely benefit the inner you:
- What is Self-Acceptance?
- Everything Starts with Self-Acceptance
- Notions of Genuine Self-Love
- Achieve Emotional Balance
- How to Unleash the Willpower in You
And many more self-learning topics for you.
Motivate yourself and affirm that you can do this. Read this guide when you get stuck. Find a relative or a friend to share the book with, and grow together. There are various ways to use the materials in this book, so start anywhere you like. There is no right or either wrong way to do this. If you find yourself getting stuck in painful memory of the past, set a timer for 5 minutes. When the timer buzzes to alert you that your time is up, find the list of values in this guide. Pick one value from the list and focus on it to help you to move forward with a growth mindset.
Go at your own pace. There is no hurry. There's no light switch you can just flick for everything, then voila, suddenly be amazing. It takes commitment and works to obtain results. Mere understanding of the material presented in this book will do much, but you have to put it into practice. Your initial instinct may be to ignore the internal challenges this book directs you to face, but remember the tea kettle metaphor. We all experience struggles that are difficult to face head-on, but we need to face them, or the kettle will start screeching. It takes a lot of determination to do this work. We promise that when you practice the simple steps outlined in this guide, the pieces of the puzzle start falling into place, and you'll naturally begin taking care of yourself.
Find freedom in knowing that you can change. Yes, it takes work. Yes, some moments will rise to the surface repeatedly in your future. However, you have a strategy this time. Unhappiness is something that you choose for yourself. Implement an approach that enables you to make choices that offer significance in your life. There is only one life to live. Start living your life according to your wishes.
Share this with your loved ones and friends. Together, build a community of resilience and acceptance for all.
