Seven Strategies You Need to Know About Strengthening Your Self-Esteem

Written by Carol Dickson-Carr


Did you know that your life’s success in all areas is directly related to having a healthy self-esteem? You’ve heardrepparttar cliché “You are what you eat.” Many would also argue that “You are what you think.”

Nathaniel Brandon, one ofrepparttar 129939 most notable psychologists on self-esteem put it nicely: “There is no value-judgment more important to man—no factor more decisive in his psychological development & motivation thanrepparttar 129940 estimate he passes on himself.”

It isrepparttar 129941 secret or “hidden self-esteem” in particular, that will get you through those very dark spots. It will enable you to find a valuable lesson each time you face an obstacle.

The hidden or secret self-esteem is how you feel about yourself deep down. It isrepparttar 129942 most accurate description of how you feel, regardless of what obstacles are thrown in your path.

If it’s strong, then you will be able to deal better with stress and your relationships. You’ll be successful by your own standards and have no need to boast about it. Your surface self- esteem, however, can vary widely depending onrepparttar 129943 day ofrepparttar 129944 week. It’s a temporary feeling.

Environmental factors can play a role in how you view yourself. It most certainly did for me. For example (the very short version), I felt essentially fatherless. I got called weird a lot growing up (and fat, too!).

Artists, musicians, andrepparttar 129945 mathematically inclined tend to be labeled as eccentric. I am all three! Teenagers generally ridiculed eccentricity in my environment back then.

Honestly, I don’t believe my secret nor surface self-esteem was as healthy as it could be in all areas until I was finished with school—Graduate School!

So how did I get from there to here?

Let’s look at some strategies that I used and see if any or all them can get you onrepparttar 129946 road to developing or strengthening your self-esteem. Here are seven of them:

1. Clear outrepparttar 129947 junk: This means anything hurtful and unconstructive that you’ve been told by someone you care(d) about (or even some you didn’t) is to be taken with a grain of salt. It’s one thing to be given constructive criticism in life, but quite another when people are downright mean about it. Remember it’s repparttar 129948 offending party’s issue. NOT yours.

One Reason Why You Fail To Succeed!

Written by Shawn Nelson, MSA


I can tell, with 95% accuracy, if you are going to succeed or fail in life and business based on your answer torepparttar following question, "Do you mostly read for entertainment?"

Reading for entertainment is a wonderful way to relax and get away from daily stress. However, in a society where your pay is based on your knowledge and skills, simply reading for entertainment is not enough.

Reading fiction can provide you with some useful information. Unfortunately, it's usually notrepparttar 129937 information you need to increase your income.

In order to obtain your goal to be successful, if that is your goal, you need to supplement your fiction with nonfiction material.

Specifically, how-to-books, magazines, web sites, forums, audio and videotapes that direct your thoughts, actions, behaviors, attitude and outlook on becoming successful.

Your whole being must be immersed in your goal to succeed!

Success will not fall into your lap! You must create it. You must train your mind to see opportunities most people overlook every day.

There is an opportunity staring you inrepparttar 129938 face right now, but you cannot see it until you expand your knowledge and are able to see things from a different perspective.

Reading to gather information helps you to develop your vocabulary in a certain area and allows you to understand industry jargon. It helps you stay abreast of trends that may affect you directly or indirectly.

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