The Story
We are flooded every day with messages from socalled experts in magazines and on TV telling us whats wrong with us. Our teeth arent white enough, we arent good enough lovers, we arent exercising enough, we have ADHD. No wonder were dogged by worry and selfdoubt!Luckily, M. J. Ryan can help. As the creator of the bestselling Attitudes of Gratitude and The Power of Patience, Ryan discovered that the classic virtues can help bring peace and light to our lives. Now, in Trusting Yourself, Ryan reveals how the longforgotten virtue of selftrust lets us feel less overwhelmed and happier every day. Trusting yourself makes choices easier, lets you express your unique talents, and gives you greater optimism and joy.How do we learn to set the critics aside and trust ourselves instead? Ryan teaches us how to start learning what is right with us. First she reveals the inner attitudes that nurture selftrust. If you accept that we learn through trial and error, if you believe that we each have unique strengths and that no one of us has to have them all, if you realize that labels only get in the way, then your selftrust will grow, your worries will shrink, and youll find happiness and success with a lot less effort.Ryan also shares the best practices of those who trust themselves: Learn the way Quakers make their most important decisions by asking each other openended questions. When youre feeling overwhelmed by a big project, draw on the secret of time management experts and ask, Whats the next actionable step? And when you make a mistake, remember that the master weavers of Persia include an intentional error in every carpet, to remind us that nothing human is supposed to be perfect.A celebration of an untapped source of personal power, Trusting Yourself helps us find more peaceful, saner lives every day.
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We are flooded every day with messages from socalled experts in magazines and on TV telling us whats wrong with us. Our teeth arent white enough, we arent good enough lovers, we arent exercising enough, we have ADHD. No wonder were dogged by worry and selfdoubt!Luckily, M. J. Ryan can help. As the creator of the bestselling Attitudes of Gratitude and The Power of Patience, Ryan discovered that the classic virtues can help bring peace and light to our lives. Now, in Trusting Yourself, Ryan reveals how the longforgotten virtue of selftrust lets us feel less overwhelmed and happier every day. Trusting yourself makes choices easier, lets you express your unique talents, and gives you greater optimism and joy.How do we learn to set the critics aside and trust ourselves instead? Ryan teaches us how to start learning what is right with us. First she reveals the inner attitudes that nurture selftrust. If you accept that we learn through trial and error, if you believe that we each have unique strengths and that no one of us has to have them all, if you realize that labels only get in the way, then your selftrust will grow, your worries will shrink, and youll find happiness and success with a lot less effort.Ryan also shares the best practices of those who trust themselves: Learn the way Quakers make their most important decisions by asking each other openended questions. When youre feeling overwhelmed by a big project, draw on the secret of time management experts and ask, Whats the next actionable step? And when you make a mistake, remember that the master weavers of Persia include an intentional error in every carpet, to remind us that nothing human is supposed to be perfect.A celebration of an untapped source of personal power, Trusting Yourself helps us find more peaceful, saner lives every day.
