Apr 12 2008
3 Simple Steps To Increase Self Esteem
It is inevitable that people experience not-so-good things and will feel bad about themselves from time to time. Some can easily get back up and move on with their lives but there are some who remain scarred from the experience and have already lost their self worth and self esteem.
This should not continue. You have the right to feel good about yourself and you should practice that right. Improve your self esteem by practicing these 5 simple steps to increase self esteem.
Increase Self Esteem Step # 1
Increase self esteem step # 1 is all about assessment. This is the best time to reflect on the past events as well as what is going at present. You need to identify what are those factors that have contributed to you having low self esteem. Remember the events as well as the people who are involved.
Another point of reflection is to know your weaknesses and insecurities. You also need to gauge your perception about yourself and what you think other people think of you. These assessments will be of use as you try to increase self esteem.
Increase Self Esteem Step # 2
In increase self esteem step # 2, the focus is all about instant gratification. Give yourself a break and succumb to the things that you want. Listen to what your mind and body is saying and give them what they are asking for. If your body wants you to go to the gym and workout go out and workout. If your mind is telling you to rest and sleep, then go ahead and rest and sleep.
In step # 2, included here is also having the proper diet and exercise. Contrary to the beliefs of a lot of people, the body and the physical aspects of a man is a big factor in the development of self esteem of a person.
Increase Self Esteem Step # 3
Step # 3 to increase self esteem is focused on transforming negative perceptions about yourself to positive ones. The negative perceptions that you have about yourself may have spawned from people in your past like friends, parents, teachers, neighbours etc. It could even be a formation of your own ideas about yourself based on the norms of society.
Sometimes, when you already have your own perception about yourself, you tend to keep on repeating them to yourself especially the negative ones. For instance if a teacher has told you that you are a worthless piece of trash, this will tend to scar you. You will keep on repeating to yourself “I’m a worthless piece of trash” unconsciously. But you can turn these negative thoughts to something positive. Instead of saying the negative statement you could say, “I’m a valuable person.” This is one way of transforming negative notions to positive ones.
These are just some of the simple steps that you can take to increase self esteem.
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