How to Feel Good about Yourself - The 10 Steps to Positive Self Esteem

Book excerpt: About The Book: Self-esteem-how we feel about ourselves -is one of the issues most relevant to our emotional health. Poor self-esteem causes an amazing amount of emotional pain and unhappiness and is surprisingly widespread. All of us need positive self-esteem if we are to function well in the world. This well written and easy to understand book will give you the information you need to improve your self-esteem. The premise of this Book is that all of us have our shortcomings and problems. Nobody is perfect. Positive self-esteem is basically accepting ourselves. We will always strive to do better, but at the end of the day, regardless of success or failure, we need to feel good about ourselves. HOW TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF provides simple guidelines for feeling better about ourselves. "An excellent book for anyone wanting to feel better about themselves. Well written and full of useful tips. I recommend it to my patients. Harold H. Dawley, Jr., Ph.D., ABPP Author, Friendship - How To Make And Keep Friends "A good book! Reading this excellent book can help many people improve their self-esteem." Brian Des Roche, Ph.D. Author, Reclaiming Yourself About The Author: Christopher Ebbe, Ph.D., ABPP, FAClinP, has been a practicing clinical psychologist for 30 years, working in such varied settings as a state hospital, the Air Force, a public mental health agency, and private practice. He is active in state and national professional affairs and has received several local and state awards for excellence in psychology.