Introduction

When you look in a mirror, you see your appearance — your face, your style, your expression.

But there is another mirror — an invisible one — that reflects what you think about yourself, what you feel about who you are, and what you believe others see in you.

This inner mirror is your self-concept: the collection of images, feelings, and beliefs you carry about yourself.

It isn’t simply your own opinion of who you are, nor is it just other people’s opinions.

It forms gradually, as you learn to truly understand yourself.