The Book of Confidence [antikvár]

IntroductionHaving confidence in ourselves is essential if we're to make our lives what we want them to be. But there are many day-to-day influences that can drain our confidence. When we take a realistic look at the traps our society sets for women's self-esteem, is it any wonder that many of us regularly experience crises of confidence? Sadly, many women of the world still live in appalling conditions, and most of us continue to be at least a little brainwashed by unrealistic expectations from ourselves and from society as a whole.We are our own harshest judges, and I'm overwhelmingly sad to say that young girls, even pre-teens, are becoming afflicted with the impossible mission of perfection as put forth by the entertainment and advertising worlds. No wonder we sometimes feel as insignificant as a ladybug at the base of the Great Wall of China. We must, and we can, change the trend toward impossible perfection.We need to learn to turn a deaf ear and a blind eye toward the ridiculous injunctions about what defines beauty, intelligence, or success and create our own yardsticks based on our unique aspirations, talents, andvery