Improving one’s self esteem is a process, it won’t happen overnight, but there are things you can do to get it started and keep it moving.
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Improving one’s self esteem is a process, it won’t happen overnight, but there are things you can do to get it started and keep it moving.
To build confidence and self-esteem, look at what you have achieved. Write down everything you can think of and keep on going. Small achievements, minute details that made a difference for which you can tell yourself “well done”. How does it feel, recalling the details? It must surely give you boost just by thinking of them. Next time whenever you feel low on confidence read your list again. You can continue to add your achievements every day if you like. Enjoy the success you have already achieved and believe that you can achieve it again
Think whether your thoughts about you are positive or negative. Stop thinking negative about yourself. Every time you make a mistake, you may find yourself automatically thinking “How stupid of me!” or “Why did I do that?”. Instead, you might say to yourself “Everyone makes mistakes” or “I messed up while playing a game this time, but I helped my team win the last several games.” Once you start thinking positive, start acting positive. Believe in yourself even if you don’t know how to do.
You need to know both the good and bad things about you. Know your strengths and weakness. Next work on the weakness and change them. Know yourself and you will win all battles. If you do not know yourself, you have little chance of knowing anything else. Are you aware what your aspirations, dreams are. Understand what you are passionate about, what you are good at. Keep building and working on yourself.
Set for yourself small goals and try to achieve it. Little achievements make you feel good, and they add up to big achievements. Continue to learn from your experience and from your failures what needs to be improved. Small actions each day will give you opportunity to see progress.
Make it a habit to work on yourself. Taking care of your body can be another way to boost confidence. Engaging in exercise you enjoy, such as swimming or cycling, can also help you feel better and more confident about your body
If you look confident and act the part you aspire to reach, you’ll not only feel in control, people will have much more confidence in you as well. Show confidence in your body language and dressing sense. Keep your spine straight while walking or sitting. Be aware of your gestures. Pay attention to your hands and legs. Always keep a smile on your face. Give a warm handshake. A person in authority speaks slowly, this shows confidence.
The most important step to regaining your self esteem and self confidence is to start with is to identify the cause for your lack of self-confidence and self-esteem. In other words, before you change anything for that matter, you must first understand why it is the way it is.
This step is probably the most crucial, so if you are serious about wanting to change, just stop. Stop what you’re doing right now. You cannot expect to achieve different results by continuing to do the same things you were doing before the original problems existed.
So, to be successful at making these changes, it’s important to examine the elements in your life that are causing you to feel the way you do. Start observing the the things you allow inside. Pay attention to the music you listen to, the food you eat, the people you spend the most time with. Remember that wherever your attention goes, so does your power. Are you spending an excessive amount of time on social media? focusing on people who “seem” do be more attractive than you, or perhaps they “seem” to be in a situation that “appears” more favorable than yours. Please keep in mind that this behavior is EXTREMELY toxic and highly destructive. Instead, just focus on yourself. Be deliberate in your actions. Set goals for yourself and for who you want to become. Surround yourself with people that build you up, not break you down. Stop trying to be like someone else and be the greatest version of you that ever existed on the planet.