Of all the judgments you make in life, none is as  important as the one you make about yourself. The  difference between low self-esteem and high  self-esteem is the difference between passivity and  action, between failure and success. Now, one of  America''s foremost psychologists and a pioneer in  self-esteem development offers a step-by-step guide to  strengthening your sense of self-worth. Here are  simple, straightforward and  effective techniques that will dramatically improve  the way you think and feel about yourself. You''ll  learn:

How to break free of negative  self-concepts and self-defeating behavior.

How  to dissolve internal barriers to success in work  and love.

How to overcome anxiety,  depression, guilt and anger.

How to conquer the  fear of intimacy and success.

How to find  -- and keep -- the courage to love yourself.

  And much more.


From the Paperback edition.