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    Sorry about last week I was having some technical issues with my computer. But we’re back this week with chapter 4 of 10 Solutions! Chapter 4 is titled “Be aware of your strengths,” and is mostly just a collection of exercises designed to help you know what you’re good at and all around help you with your self worth. The first exercise I think is the simplest out of the exercises in this chapter. Essentially Glenn lists out a bunch of attributes ranging from Humility to Humor. Then he has you rate how you believe you act on this...

Hi! Welcome to our review of the second chapter in “10 Simple Solutions for Building Self Esteem.”  There’s an example that Glenn uses on how self esteem should be built in our minds, and I think it’s really important to see why some of us struggle. His example is that “A parent gives a child an age-appropriate task, such as taking out the trash. When the child succeeds, he or she is praised and thinks “I can probably do other things and succeed.”. (Pg 12) I think this is a great example because it shows a little bit about how...

Finally  we’re starting off our second book review. So we’re starting off this second review with a book called "10 Simple Solutions for Building Self-Esteem". The first chapter is based all around what self esteem really is. This is an important way to start off this book because it basically breaks down what this whole book is gonna be based on. Everyone probably has their own ideals of what self esteem is but Glenn essentially describes it as a “realistic, appreciation of oneself.”  This is a good way of putting it because in my opinion that’s what one's self esteem...

I can tell you all, with certainty, I have struggled with self-esteem or self-confidence most of my life.   I believe a huge reason for this is the atmosphere I grew up in.  My father was a violent drunk.  We lived scared to do something wrong, for not knowing what the retribution might be.  I once wanted to end my father's life so I could sleep through the night and not wake up to him peeing in my room, thinking he was in the bathroom.  Having to go stay in a motel or at someone's home I didn't know so he...

I while back I posted on our Facebook page that when we work on ourselves, we change the world.  This is the core of what DB Toxic is all about.  As we get into the book reviews, I am taking the steps to gain knowledge that will help me be a better person.  I have a stack of books in my office and I picked 3 or 4 and asked Noah to pick one for our next book review.  He picked Glenn Schiraldi's "10 Simple Solutions for Building Self-Esteem"  Why did he pick this?  I think most of us will...