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Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning
Self-Esteem
A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem
New Harbinger, 2000
What's inside?
Just as a bodybuilder exercises daily to build great muscles, you can exercise daily to build great self-esteem.
Recommendation
Each individual manifests self-esteem, or the lack of it, differently. Generally, people with strong self-esteem had parents who nurtured them constantly during their early childhood, while those with low self-esteem often did not. Can people with low self-esteem build it as adults? Yes, because self-esteem is how you feel about yourself, and your thoughts control your feelings. If you take command of your thoughts, you can take command of your feelings, including your sense of self. In this fine book on self-esteem, Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning show you how to banish regressive “stinking thinking” and the nasty inner critic that inevitably tries to flatten your self-esteem. You can use their instructive “cognitive techniques” to elevate your self-esteem, develop self-assurance and feel better about yourself. getAbstract finds McKay and Fanning’s book warm and practical. If their self-esteem is high, there’s a good reason.
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About the Authors
Matthew McKay, Ph.D., is the clinical director of a psychological services practice in San Francisco. Patrick Fanning is a writer who specializes in mental-health topics. Both men are authors of other books on self-help and related subjects.
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