2As women, we have become professional self-critics. We've become so convinced by society that we need to attain a level of perfection that just isn't real. Whether it's trying to get skinnier, look younger, get that promotion, please our parents, get fuller lips or rid ourselves of cellulite - we're on a never-ending mission to fix ourselves and it always winds up making us feel like crap.

Instead, why not focus on all the fabulous qualities we already possess? There is so much to celebrate when we look at all our accomplishments. In this straight-up girlfriend's guide, master life coach and bestselling author Cara Alwill Leyba encourages women to discover what makes them sparkle so that they can design the lives they desire and deserve.

So raise your glass and toast yourself. You're about to start shimmering, shining and dazzling every day! Because isn't everything better when it sparkles?