In part one of this topic on SELF ESTEEM I will define what self esteem is, why is self esteem important? & look at how to build self esteem. Then other parts will look at the symptoms of low self esteem, how to overcome low self esteem, self esteem exercises and the last part will be self esteem affirmations.
What is self esteem?
Self esteem is basically a collection of all the things (perceptions, opinions, information) that you believe about yourself. This can be good or bad or a mixture of both. These beliefs you have about yourself, shape and influence everything you do and feel.
Why is self esteem important?
What you think about yourself is how you measure your lovability, acceptability, worth, capabilities and strengths. This makes (or breaks) the “you”, that you present to the world. We all enter life intact. (You know … sweet and baby-like?) As we go along, life happens and we interpret and react to everything that happens to us.
We attach meaning to every little thing that happens to us and so we start to form a story of ourselves. If you are lucky and things go well for you, your view of yourself will be positive, true and healthy. If however, things did not go well for you, you will have a damaged, twisted or pain filled view of yourself. Everything about you, the way you present yourself to the world, the way you love, deal with money, how ambitious you are, every success or failure you have, how you deal with people, anger, stress, the peace and harmony in your life stems from how you see yourself, your self esteem.
If you are a positive type of person, you will attract positive people and good love into your life. If you are a negative, damaged person, you will attract people into your life that will damage and hurt you even more. It is therefore extremely important to know how to build self esteem and to find ways to build self esteem. Luckily for us, overcoming low self esteem is not only possible, but a must if you want to live a happy, healthy life. The question now is: how to build self esteem? The answer: you tackle this the same way you will tackle eating an elephant – one bite at a time.
NEXT: Symptoms of low self esteem
Hi Friends,
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting take on the concept. Self-esteem is the subjective measure of a person's value the worth that one believes one has as an individual. Psychologists since William James have attempted to define this self-appraisal in such as way as to measure it objectively, but with only mixed results. Thanks a lot...