Winning the War With Self

How we can appropriately and productively think about ourselves, feel about ourselves, and address ourselves has been a popular question over the last four decades. It is a central issue in human relationships and individual performance. How we address ourselves is important to our well-being. In Winning the War with Self, Dr. Gregory Potter exposes self-esteem (an old sacred cow) for being an abstract concept without scientific validation, standard assessment, or even a clear definition. As self-esteem is being used today it is confusing values, increasing mindless competitions and even plays a role in senseless murders and random violence. Through logic and practical case examples, Dr. Potter shows us how the attempts to instill a "positive self-esteem" create an inner war with ourselves. Dr. Potter teaches us how to strip away needless self-evaluations which are conditional and fragmenting. We are then given techniques to move to self-acceptance which is unconditional and unifying. Finally, after freeing us from the wasted energy of needlessly thinking about ourselves, Dr. Potter shows us how to peak our performance for getting to our individual potential. A great read for those who are interested in achieving inner peace, reaching individual potential and building close, healthy relationships.Potter, Greg is the author of 'Winning the War With Self', published 2002 under ISBN 9780971623606 and ISBN 0971623600.