The Courage to be Disliked meets The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: an essential, inspirational, wise and forgiving book that will liberate the people pleaser inside us all. This book will teach you how to be you. We all know how it feels to want people to like us, to approve of us, to accept us. It's part of what makes us human. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to support other people and help them satisfy their needs. The problem comes when we give up our own needs along the way. Because when we give to make others like us or approve of us, to shore up our own sense of self-worth, to feel needed or to avoid painful emotions, then we give to get. And rarely do we get what we really need.

Introduction -- The four pleasing profiles -- Pleasing your parents -- Pleasing in friendships -- Pleasing in relationships -- Pleasing at work -- Pleasing as a parent yourself -- Pleasing on special occasions -- Pleasing online -- Pleasing as a woman -- Pleasing and masculinity -- Being people-pleased -- Conclusion: please yourself.