Building Self Esteem Is Something You Gift Yourself

Building self esteem is something you do for yourself. In other words, self esteem is a gift you give yourself; getting to that gift takes some effort. Here are several ways you can put forth that effort
First, try to limit your human contact to positive folks. I know this is hard, but it is essential to your growth in self esteem. Positive folks want to see you succeed. Their own attitude will help your attitude.
Second, get out of the house. Do something connected to a hobby or interest of yours. Staying put, never seeing or doing anything new can be a drag on the human spirit.
Third, dress well for all occasions. Now, I do not mean that you must always be in a coat and tie or formal gown (depending on your gender). I do mean that you do not want to dress in a sloppy, “I don’t care” manner.  Dress as well for the occasion as you, even if it sitting watching your favorite TV program. This will automatically increase your self esteem.
Fourth, always build yourself up. I don’t mean by boasting or bragging or any other conceited behavior. I mean by constantly being positive about yourself. Yes, even in failure, say something like this, “Yes, I messed up, but I will learn from my mistake and grow from here.”
Fifth, remember that life is not a contest; there is not a prize for the “best human being.” When making assessments of yourself, measure only against yourself. There is no one else who can fill your shoes the way you do, and that’s the way it is meant to be. Sure, we all have persons we look up to, but they are not you and can never be you and you can never be them, nor ought you attempt to be.
Sixth, be prepared to accept failure. Everyone, repeat, everyone fails sometime. It is what you do with failure that counts. I don’t mean that you court failure, but know it will happen to you. When you accept failure as part of the process of building self esteem, you will be that much farther ahead.
Seventh, know that criticism will come your way. Sometimes it will hurt. But if you are able to see if there is any truth in it, then you can use it to your own betterment. So when someone criticizes, try to step back from it, find the truth in it if there is any and grow from that truth. If there is no truth in the criticism, simply ignore it.
Follow these seven pieces of advice and you cannot fail to be building self esteem in yourself.

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