Rate Your Self Esteem
by Dr. Dorene Lehavi
Published on this site: October 13th, 2005 - See
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Negative self talk is the best way to keep your self esteem
on the low end of whatever scale you use.
Many people give themselves messages throughout each day
that they are a loser, stupid, foolish, inadequate. You may
add your own words. If a parent said those things to a child
regularly, what chance would that child have of a good sense of themself, in other words, good self esteem?
Think of yourself as your own child. Everyone makes mistakes;
some days just feel down and everything goes wrong. The secret
is to know that the You inside is always good, intelligent,
caring, talented, lovable and worthwhile. Add your own words
to this list and replace your negative self talk with these
words. Don't base your opinion of yourself on the things that
don't work well on any given day. Love and acceptance of yourself
unconditionally is the secret to having self esteem.
At the same time devote yourself to personal growth and improvement.
As a bonus, develop the ability to laugh at yourself; If you
learn to do these things, not only will you have good self
esteem, but others will find you much more pleasant to be
around. They may even follow your example.
Dr. Dorene Lehavi, Ph.D. is principal of Next Level
Business and Professional Coaching. She coaches Professionals
and Business Partners. You can purchase her ebook or soft
cover editions of Stop Doing What You Hate.Start Doing What
You Love at http://www.StartDoingWhatYouLove.com.
Contact Dr. Lehavi at Dorene@CoachingforYourNextLevel.com
or on the web at http://www.CoachingforYourNextLevel.com
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