Honestly, do you genuinely like the person you have become? If you’re like me, sometimes I like me, sometimes I don’t. None of us are perfect: We all have flaws that are not life-threatening. I’m always trying to improve myself, wanting to present myself well. I think much of this comes from a background in theater, where the grand entrance is a big deal. Although the years have taught me that the grand entrance is not what it’s all about, I still catch myself wanting to make one. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, psychologist Carl Rogers wrote that when parents place “conditions of worth” on young children, they cause them to grow up to doubt and criticize themselves. I can relate to this sort of upbringing, can you? Some of us grew up with parents who made us feel that they would love us only if we lived up …