I Am Enough: Discover the Real You

By Nalini Taneja

I Am Enough is a practical guide towards awakening your inner magnificence. Filled with real-life stories of students and young adults who have overcome personal obstacles because of the strength of their mind and self-esteem, this book seeks to inspire an individuals journey to delve deeper into discovering their inner strengths.

After writing several books and working with teens over the past decade, one of my greatest sources of pain is still seeing young people sell themselves short. We wont get from life the things we feel we dont deserve. Our potential and life path is hinged upon what we believe is possible. Fortunately, Nalini Taneja Ph.D shares insight and inspiration to help young people develop the confidence and self-esteem necessary to build a life theyre proud of and a life they will enjoy. I Am Enough is enough to change your life or someone elses. The path to success, however you define it, is a journey; this book could be your first step towards it.
Kent Healy co-author
(The Success Principles for Teens: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Jul 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781452515793

Nalini Taneja

Nalini Taneja, PhD, is an educator, author, trainer, and transformational speaker. She has conducted training workshops in schools and universities, while working with UNICEF, UNESCO, and UNAIDS on aspects of health and education in countries like South Korea, Australia, India, and the Sultanate of Oman, among many others. She believes she is a teacher and an awakener.

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Balboa Press rev. date: 07/29/2014

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Contents

1.   Preface

2.   Acknowledgements

3.   I Am Enough

4.   Why Fear?

5.   Embrace Your Magnificence

6.   The Power of Your Mind

7.   Less Luggage More Comfort

8.   Just Do It

9.   The Miracle

10.   About the author

11.   I AM ENOUGH WORKSHOP

12.   READING LIST

I AM ENOUGH

Discover the Real YOU

SEVEN STEPS TO ENHANCE

YOUR SELF-ESTEEM

BY

NALINI TANEJA, PH.D.

I AM ENOUGH

SEVEN STEPS TO ENHANCE

YOUR SELF-ESTEEM

BY

NALINI TANEJA, PH.D.

© 2014 Nalini Taneja

Published by Balboa Press a division of Hay House

Cover Design: JULIE THANH NGUYEN

Cover Art and Illustrations: JULIE THANH NGUYEN

For my nephews:

Hriday and Raghav

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Preface

As I write these lines to you, memories of my childhood come flooding back to me. I grew up in a wonderful middle-class family, enjoying every moment, savoring the adventures and tribulations of those growing-up years. I know from my personal journey, the struggle and challenges one faces at school and in life. Having become an orphan at a very young age, I most treasured the guidance and advice of my father on dealing with the situations that life offered me. I vividly remember I came home crying one day from my school. My father made me sit and tell him the whole episode that had upset me. I narrated to him how some kids had bullied me at school. He listened to me very patiently till I finished and said, It does not matter what others say or do. Know it, feel it and acknowledge it that you are enough, exactly the way you are.

I am enough. With a shock I realized how true his words were, and thus began my journey of accepting, valuing and honoring myself. I am enough - these three words have shaped and made me who I am today. Having spent the last thirty years teaching, consulting and conducting workshops in different parts of the world, I have come to the conclusion that for anyone, a healthy self-esteem is the most important ingredient to a successful adult life. Morris Rosenberg—One of the foremost researchers on Self-esteem, defined it as a stable sense of personal worth or worthiness. I believe if we make individuals aware of the fact that they are enough, unique and living miracles, we then become whole individuals who grow up to create a better world. What you add to the two words ‘I am’ will define your reality. I chose to add ‘enough’, you may choose to add ‘great’ or ‘beautiful’, and let that be a beginning of a new journey for you. That is my hope for you in sharing this book.

What you are about to read has the power to change your life; you can take my word for it if you will follow and practice the advice I provide. I hope this book becomes a guide that will help you navigate the direction of your life better. By all means, it should lead you to accept and understand yourself; make you more self-aware and conscious of the fact that you always have choices and you can create the life that you desire if you believe in yourself and work on yourself.

Above all, this book is my tribute to all children. It is my way of saying thank you to all my students who have enriched my life in so many ways. It is the affirmation of my fundamental belief—when I teach, I learn more than I teach others. It is a shout-out to all of you out there—you are enough, know it, embrace it and acknowledge it. My hope is that this book will help you discover one of the greatest living miracles, i.e. YOU.

Dr. Nalini Taneja

Melbourne, 2014

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Acknowledgements

As I get up every morning I am amazed at all the small and big miracles that unfold in my life. This book happens to be one of them. I extend my deepest gratitude and thanks to all those who made this one happen.

To my teachers, thanks for guiding me and showing me the path; my wonderful students, who have enriched my life in innumerable ways; my family for being there for me and letting me be Me. Michela