Table of Contents
Introduction xv
Part 1 Tame Your Inner Critic and Explore Your Potential
Step 1 Noticing the Noise 3
Step 2 Starve Your Doubt Demons 13
Step 3 Get the Weight off Your Shoulders 21
Step 4 Decipher FEAR 33
Step 5 Whose Voice Is in Your Head? 43
Step 6 Work with Your Imperfections Instead of Pushing Them Away 51
Step 7 Lifting the Shame Layer 61
Part 2 Shift Your Focus and Live Bravely
Step 8 Welcome a Misstep as an Opportunity to Explore, Learn, and Engage 75
Step 9 Clean Up Your Vocabulary: Replace "No, but…" with "Yes, and …" 85
Step 10 Take Time Out from Social Media 95
Step 11 Write a Paragraph About Your Proudest Moment 105
Step 12 Pull the Trigger 113
Step 13 Try Again 121
Part 3 Liberate Yourself and Unleash Your Joy
Step 14 Become a Benefit Seeker 131
Step 15 Pay Someone a Compliment in Place of a Criticism 139
Step 16 Move from a Perfectionist to a Passionist 149
Step 17 Change Your Relationship with Exercise 159
Step 18 Get Curious 169
Step 19 Find Enchantment in the Flow 179
Step 20 Make Peace with the Mirror 189
Step 21 Let Go of Your Past and Create Your Magnificent Future 199
Notes 207
Acknowledgments 215
Index 219