INDEX

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• Achievements, reflecting on, 104, 108, 126–27
• Activities, enjoying, 52–53, 106, 108
• Activities, solo, 28, 92–93, 132
• Affirmations, daily, 24–25
• Affirmations, positive, 24–25, 72–73
• Alone time, 92–93
• Apologizing, 30–31
• Appreciation, 28, 92, 114
• Awareness, 12–13

• Bad habits, 44, 46, 80, 128
• Bedtime routines, 108
• Belittlement, avoiding, 28, 30–31
• Bennett, Roy T., 13
• Berk, Bobby, 17
• Best friend, being, 28
• Beyoncé, 15
• Blessings, focus on, 13
• Body image, 50
• Body, improving, 50–51, 72–73
• Body, listening to, 94–95
• Body positivity affirmations, 72–73
• Boundaries, setting, 34
• Brett, Regina, 41
• Brown, Brené, 33
• Burnout, avoiding, 34, 52

• Calmness, achieving, 108, 120
• Cardi B, 99
• Career goals, reaching, 42, 76–77, 86
• Caruso, David R., 111
• Challenges, handling, 86, 106
• Challenging self, 46–47, 92–93
• Changes, making, 22–23, 136, 138–39
• Character, focus on, 13, 48–49
• Clean spaces, 106
• Comfort zone, leaving, 46
• Comparisons, avoiding, 40–41, 68–69, 72
• Compliments, accepting, 38–39
• Confidence, breathing in, 112
• Confidence, building, 8–11, 18, 24–25, 44–46, 78, 92, 112, 116
• Creativity, expressing, 74–75, 100
• Cuddy, Amy, 84, 85
• Curiosity, 124

• Daily affirmations, 24–25
• Daily routines, 26, 60, 80, 136
• Determination, 106
• Difference, making, 22–23, 54–55
• Disappointments, 98–99
• Discipline, 18
• Doubt, 10–11, 14, 44, 56, 64, 112, 118
• Doubt, breathing out, 112
• Dressing for success, 70
• Drucker, Peter, 82
• Dyer, Wayne W., 61

• Electronics use, reducing, 108
• Emotional health, 34, 36–37, 110–11
• Emotional intelligence, 110–11
• Emotions, honoring, 56–57
• Empowerment, 8–11, 14, 44–45, 58, 106–8, 138–39
• Empowerment environment, 16–17
• Empowerment playlist, 14–16
• Energy, recharging, 26, 34, 120, 122
• Excesses, reducing, 122–23
• Exercise, 50–51
• Experiment, thirty-day, 136
• Faith in self, 10, 25, 92
• Family, time with, 48, 96–97
• Fitness, improving, 50–51
• Flaws, embracing, 88–89
• Focus on others, 22–23
• Focus on self, 12–13, 44–45, 48–49, 52, 118–19
• Focus on success, 62–63, 118–19
• Focus on why, 44–45
• Friend, to self, 28
• Friends, time with, 48, 52, 96–97
• Future, envisioning, 42–43, 60–61, 128–29

• Goals, achieving, 128–29
• Goals, creating, 42
• Goals, positive, 60–61
• Goals, reaching, 42, 76–77, 82–83, 86, 114–15
• Green, John, 89
• Growth mindset, 138–39
• Growth, tracking, 104, 130, 132

• Habits, 44, 46, 80, 128
• Hay, Louise, 95
• Health, emotional, 34, 36–37, 110–11
• Health, improving, 50–51, 80–81, 128
• Health, mental, 106, 108, 118, 128
• Health, physical, 50–51, 72–73, 94–95, 108, 118
• Health, spiritual, 26
• Healthy relationships, 96–97
• Hobbies, enjoying, 52–53
• “How could I not?” thoughts, 66–67

• Imperfections, embracing, 88–89
• Insecurity, 14, 44, 97
• Inspirational board, 74–75
• Inspirational spaces, 16–17
• Intelligence, emotional, 110–11
• Intentions, positive, 114–15, 138–39
• Intentions, writing, 114–15
• Investing in self, 36–37

• James, William, 55
• Journaling, 108, 114
• Judgment, replacing, 124

• Knowing self, 80, 110, 118–19

• Lady Gaga, 15
• Learning, continuous, 18, 42, 77, 102–3
• Letter to self, 104
• Letting go, 110, 112, 115, 122–23
• Life, managing, 32, 58, 98, 106
• Love for others, 96–97, 134–35
• Love of self, 50–51, 80, 90–91, 94–96, 120, 124, 134–35

• Meditation, 108
• Mental health, 106, 108, 118, 128
• Mental space, clearing, 106
• Mental wellness, 128
• Mercree, Amy Leigh, 37
• Michaelson, Ingrid, 15
• Millburn, Joshua Fields, 123
• Millennial Therapist, 110
• Minaj, Nicki, 15
• Mindfulness, 40
• Mindset shifts, practicing, 138–39
• Minimalism, 122–23
• Mood board, creating, 74–75
• Mood, boosting, 74–75, 122–23, 138
• Music, benefits of, 14–15

• Narrative, rewriting, 64–65
• Negative body image, 50
• Negative self-talk, 32–33, 44, 62–63
• New skills, 18, 42, 46, 102–3, 132
• Nietzsche, Friedrich, 105
• Nurturing self, 26, 28, 90, 94

• Obstacles, handling, 86
• Others, focusing on, 22–23
• Others, helping, 22–23
• Others, influences of, 96–97
• Others, loving, 96–97, 134–35
• Others, opinions of, 132
• Others, relationships with, 96–97

• Pamper day, planning, 120
• Partner, romantic, 96–97
• Past self, reflecting on, 104–5
• Patterns, rerouting, 80–81
• Perfectionism, 88–89
• Perry, Katy, 15
• Personal growth mindset, 138–39
• Personal growth, tracking, 104, 130, 132
• Personal life balance, 52
• Perspectives, changing, 138–39
• Physical exercise, 50–51
• Physical health, 50–51, 72–73, 94–95, 108, 118
• Playlist, making, 14–15
• Poses, power, 84–85
• Positive affirmations, 24–25, 72–73
• Positive goals, 60–61
• Positive intentions, 114–15, 138–39
• Positive self-talk, 28, 32–33, 62–63, 66–67
• Posture, checking, 78–79
• Potential, realizing, 12–13, 44, 90–91
• Potential, using, 9, 12–13
• Power, 8–11. See also Self-empowerment
• Power nap, 94
• Power pose, 84
• Present, living in, 60, 72, 105, 114, 128
• Priebe, Heidi, 110
• Procrastination, ending, 106
• Productivity trap, 52
• Professional life balance, 52
• Progress, tracking, 104, 130
• Proud, feeling, 54–56, 126–27

• Recharging energy, 26, 34, 120, 122
• Relationships, healthy, 96–97
• Relaxation, 108, 120
• Respect, 34, 106
• Responsibility, 36–37, 106
• Rogers, Carl, 127
• Role models, 54–55, 77
• Routines, bedtime, 108
• Routines, daily, 26, 60, 80, 136

• Satterfield, Mike, 23
• Saying “I’m sorry,” 30–31
• Saying “No,” 20–21, 34
• Saying “Thank you,” 30–31, 38–39
• Self-appreciation, 28, 92, 132
• Self-awareness, 12–13
• Self-betrayal, 48
• Self-care, 26, 28, 94–95, 108, 120
• Self-challenges, 46–47, 92–93
• Self-confidence, building, 8–11, 18, 24–25, 44–46, 78, 92, 112, 116
• Self-defeating thoughts, 32–33
• Self-discipline, 18
• Self-discovery, 50, 100
• Self-doubt, 10–11, 14, 44, 56, 64, 112, 118
• Self-empowerment, 8–11, 14–16, 44–45, 58, 106–8, 138–39
• Self-empowerment environment, 16
• Self-empowerment playlist, 14–15
• Self-esteem, 8–9, 24–25, 100, 102–3
• Self-expression, 74–75, 97, 100, 110, 116, 118
• Self-focus, 12–13, 44–45, 48–49, 52, 118–19
• Self-investment, 36–37
• Self-judgment, 124
• Self-knowledge, 80, 110, 118–19
• Self-love, 50–51, 80, 90–91, 94–96, 120, 124, 134–35
• Self-nurture, 26, 28, 90, 94
• Self-pamper, 120
• Self-pride, 54–55, 126–27
• Self-reflection, 104, 108, 126–27
• Self-respect, 34, 106
• Self-responsibility, 36–37, 106
• Self-sabotaging behavior, 128
• Self-talk, negative, 32–33, 44, 62–63
• Self-talk, positive, 28, 32–33, 62–63, 66–67
• Self-worth, 8, 24–25, 72–73, 120, 134
• “Shoulds,” avoiding, 56, 68–69, 72
• Skills, improving, 18, 132
• Skills, learning, 18, 42, 46, 102–3, 132
• Sleep, improving, 80, 108
• S.M.A.R.T. goals, 82–83
• Social media posts, 40–41
• Solo activities, 28, 92–93, 132
• Space, cleaning, 106
• Space, inspirational, 16–17
• Space, taking up, 116
• Sparacino, Bianca, 135
• Speaking up, 116
• Spiritual health, 26
• Standing up, 98–99
• Story, rewriting, 64–65
• Strengths, focus on, 12–13
• Stress, releasing, 14, 80, 118
• Success, dressing for, 70
• Success, focus on, 62–63, 118–19
• Success, opinions on, 132
• Success, preparing for, 108

• Thirty-day experiment, 136
• Timing, trusting, 68–69
• Truths, 118

• Values, exploring, 48–49, 96
• Video blogs (vlogs), 130
• Vision, creating, 42–43
• Volunteering, 22–23

• Well-being, improving, 34, 36–37, 128. See also Health
• West, Kanye, 15
• Wiest, Brianna, 110
• Work-life balance, 52
• Worthiness, 8, 24–25, 72–73, 120, 134