Do you want to be a more confident You and live the life you deserve?
Imagine if you could:

• Be confident and unafraid of meeting new people
• Silence your negative inner voice
• Be unfazed by the criticisms around you
• Make the most of your friendships and relationships
• Criticize without offending
• Say NO without feeling guilty
• Be the person you always wanted to be

 

 

A healthy self image is important. You may feel that if you feel good about yourself you are cocky, arrogant or you may even feel that you are not  worthy of feeling good. Having self esteem is the foundation for a happy life. Without a good foundation everything built on it will be less than optimal. 

Low self esteem can be linked to a lot of different causes. Your childhood, your weight, your appearance, and so on. It’s not so important the why but the how you can get help. Getting help is essential to moving from where you are now to where you want to be. 

Don’t let pride stand in the way. I am an island and an island feels not pain. You are not an island and it’s ok to feel bad. You are not a bad person; you just need ways to improve you thinking. 

It all starts with a belief. The way you think affects how you behave. 

• If you believe you are valuable, loved, important…
• Then you will think that you are
• When you thing that you are you will start to act differently
• You develop good habits to replace the bad habits
• Over time you habits become your character
• You may be struggling with depression, alcohol or drug abuse. These are serious issues that need to be addressed. Unless you address the way you feel about yourself, you may find yourself back in old habits, bad behaviors.

You are fearfully and wonderfully made when you were knitted together in your mother’s womb. You are just on a detour. You can get back on track. Help is available but no one will force you.
Most popular people and even celebrities feel the same way you do. You are not alone and the situation has hope. Reach out your hand and get help. 

 

Overcoming Low Self Esteem, It Starts With A 4 Simple Steps

Millions of people, some you know quite well, deal with the challenge of overcoming low self esteem every moment of every day of their lives. Imagine carrying a bag over your shoulders with a sign on the back that says, “I am unworthy, inadequate and uglier that anyone around me. My coworkers and even my family secretly think I am inferior.” This is not at all a fantasy, it goes much deeper. Overcoming low self esteem is a confidence drainer. And a life without self confidence makes it nearly impossible to build an acceptable self image. 

Individuals with a poor self image tend to be easily exploited and victimized during their lives, and not just during their formative years as teenagers. Let’s look at some steps that can be taken in the process of overcoming low self esteem. Building self confidence is possible when you can get a solid start. 

1. Understand that holding yourself in low self esteem is a normal pattern that occurs naturally in society. Individuals who suffer with low self image feel they alone are stricken with these feelings. However, this is not an accurate assessment of their actual status. Recognizing this as a fact is the first step for moving into a new reality. 

2. Challenge yourself to move into a new season of self thought. The low self image breeds feelings of low self esteem and an overall lack of self confidence. Recognizing that you are not alone in these feelings is the first solid step forward. 

 3. Your life is vital and meaningful and as vibrant as anyone can deserve. However, it is time to erase thoughts and feelings of competition that drain energy from your move toward overcoming low self esteem. Recognize there will always be people that are faster, more attractive, smarter and richer than you are at this point in time. Be solidly aware this is the truth about every living being in the world. 

Someone will always lead others in many different ways, however, it is not something that is abnormal nor should it be the focus of your life. There is little any of us can do about something that makes us innately unique. It’s just the way the rich tapestry of life is woven. 

4. Overcoming low self esteem begins with recognizing and developing your strengths. There was a story on a sports magazine show recently that followed an Olympic athlete through his day. Nearly weighed down by gold and silver medals, we posed before the camera in his uniform. Once you lowered your gaze below his brilliant smile and the medals draped across his shoulders, you recognized both of his legs were prosthetic. 

Self esteem was not an issue because he made a conscious decision to build on his strengths. While your strengths may not be upper body power or the ability to do a world record holding butterfly stroke, you do have strengths and talents and it now time to begin a shift of focus. 

It is important to recognize your focus and behavior have been centered on feelings of low self worth and low self esteem for a longer period than these newer ideas that will help you rebuild yourself. It will take time and energy to make the switch. But know the switch can be made. It just takes focus and your earnest commitment to change and move away from the thoughts that no longer can hold you from the life you deserve.