Table of Contents
Foreword Jack Canfield xiii
Part 1 Putting Some Skin In: Peeling Back the Layers of Self in Order to Grow 1
Prologue: Thank You for Using This Imperfect Child 3
Introduction: A Confession and a Promise 7
Part 2 Building Your Bounce-Back Muscles 15
Chapter 1 Developing Your Understanding Muscle: Some Gifts Come Wrapped in Sandpaper 17
Chapter 2 Developing Your Faith-in-Myself Muscle: Pressing the Stop Button on Your Mind's Negative Chatter 41
Chapter 3 Developing Your Take-Action Muscle: Stop Lying on the Nail 63
Chapter 4 Developing Your I-Know-Like-I-Know Muscle: God Is Good, Good Is God. Woo-hoo! 90
Chapter 5 Developing Your Honesty Muscle: Keeping It Real 116
Chapter 6 Developing Your Soy-Yes Muscle: Being Willing to Play Full Out 140
Chapter 7 Developing Your Determination Muscle: Doing What It Takes to Get to Your Mountaintop 163
Chapter 8 Developing Your Forgiveness Muscle: Finding Your Way Back to Love 192
Chapter 9 Developing Your Highest Choice Muscle: Meeting Your Needs from the Inside Out, and Then Aiming for the Stars 218
Chapter 10 Finding Your Rhythm: Living in Joy and Possibility 242
No Matter What Resources 259
Acknowledgments 263
About the Author 269