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Article Series: Self Esteem, Self Worth & Shyness
I Desperately Want To Feel Better About Myself
7
Ways To Radically Improve Your Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
Everyone needs to feel a sense of self-worth
and healthy self-esteem in order to live a successful, contented
life. While some people look to others and their material success
to gauge their own self-worth, the most important assessment
is how you feel about yourself.
There are many things you can do to boost your own self-esteem.
By taking the steps to build your own self-worth and well-being,
you're practicing the best form of preventative medicine possible.
Here
are the top seven ways to radically improve your self-esteem:
1.
Do things you love.
The
more time you spend doing things you love to do, the better
it makes you feel. Doing the things
you enjoy causes your brain to produce higher levels of endorphins,
which are chemical in the brain that increase your sense
of joy and well-being. Engaging in activities we love also helps us recall other
times we've done them, and those memories increase our self-esteem.
Our favorite activities are often things we do well, which
is a factor in increasing our self-esteem.
2.
Strengthen your strengths.
When
you exercise your strengths, they become stronger and your
self-esteem rises as well. We
all like to feel proud of the things we excel at and those
things cause us to feel better about ourselves. Spend time working on, building, and renewing your strengths,
and your inner approval rating will soar.
3.
Surround yourself with positive people.
Positive
energy is like an electrical charge as it spreads from one
person
to the next. When you spend time in the company of positive
people, your own attitude will lift to match theirs, and
you'll be charged from their energy.
4.
Measure your worth based on yourself, not on others.
Everyone
sees the world based on his or her own biases and circumstances.
When someone pours negative thoughts on another person, it's
a greater reflection on their own deficiencies than the person
they're attacking. Basing your self-esteem on another person's opinions is never
a good idea. Instead, take your value from what you know to
be the truth about yourself from the inside out, not the other
way around.
5.
Believe in yourself.
Trust
in your ability to achieve whatever you set your mind to
accomplish. When you believe that you're
capable of attaining your goals, you unleash the ability
to do so from deep within you, so trust in the process.
6.
Set your thoughts on the things you want to attract.
Albert
Einstein determined all things are made of energy and energy
attracts more of the same energy. Focusing your thoughts
on the things you desire in your life keeps the energy
of those
things moving toward you.
7.
Speak affirming thoughts to yourself.
We've
all heard the phrase "act as if." Affirmations work on
that principle. Instead of saying, "I want to be
happy," say, "I
am a happy person." Say it out loud everyday. You'll begin to reprogram your subconscious to believe it
as the truth, and soon you'll be feeling that truth every day.
These simple steps to boost your self-esteem are easy to put
into practice in your day-to-day life. Start today and build
your self-worth and self-esteem into the foundation of your
character. Your life will never be the same.
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