{"product_id":"the-courage-to-like-yourself-accept-yourself-and-everything-changes-9781761474903","title":"The Courage to Like Yourself: Accept yourself and everything changes...","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sequel to the global bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to be Disliked.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT IF THE ONLY \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPROVAL YOU NEEDED \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAS YOUR OWN?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sequel to the bestselling international phenomenon \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe Disliked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Like Yourself \u003c\/i\u003echallenges beliefs about self-worth, contentment and belonging, and shows us how we can find happiness through accepting ourselves as we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs with\u003ci\u003e The Courage to Be Disliked\u003c\/i\u003e, we follow a conversation between a philosopher and a young man. The philosopher believes the key to a happy life lies in our ability to stop seeking external validation and to start living authentically. Once we find  the courage to let go of the ideas and stories we have about ourselves, contentment, connection and purpose follow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a work that is truly life-changing in its power, and universally applicable in its scope\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to be Happy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781761474903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 17 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Sydney, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 20.8(H)x15.3(L)300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 300\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eIchiro Kishimi was born in Kyoto, where he still lives, in 1956. He has aspired to become a philosopher since his days in high school. Since 1989, while specialising in Classical Western philosophy, with a special focus on Platonic philosophy, he has researched Adlerian psychology; he writes and lectures on the subject, and provides counselling for \"youths\" in psychiatric clinics as a certified counsellor and consultant for the Japanese Society of Adlerian Psychology. He is the translator, into Japanese, of selected writings by Alfred Adler: Kojin Shinrigaku Kogi (\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Living\u003c\/i\u003e) and Hito wa Naze Shinkeisho ni Naru no ka (\u003ci\u003eProblems of Neurosis\u003c\/i\u003e), and he is the author of Adora Shinrigaku Nyumon (\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Adlerian Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e), in addition to numerous other books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFumitake Koga, an award-winning professional writer and author, was born in 1973. He has released numerous bestselling works of business-related and general non-fiction. He encountered Adlerian psychology in his late twenties, and was deeply affected by its conventional wisdom-defying ideas. Thereafter, Koga made numerous visits to Ichiro Kishimi in Kyoto, gleaned from him the essence of Adlerian psychology, and took down the notes for the classical 'dialogue format' method of Greek philosophy that is used in this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether, Ichiro and Fumitake are the authors of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to be Disliked\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Ichiro Kishimi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880251764953,"sku":"9781761474903","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781761474903.jpg?v=1783000204","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-courage-to-like-yourself-accept-yourself-and-everything-changes-9781761474903","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}