Become determined to improving your self esteem and you will greatly improve your ability to achieve goals with grace and ease!
Don’t let self-esteem issues ruin your life… the way you think about yourself determines how you interact with others and ultimately how you show up (or not!) in your own life.
Here are some examples of how lowered esteem shows up, indicating that you need to change some aspects of you.
1. It seems like nothing you do work out right.
2. You believe that most people don’t like you.
3. You believe that you are not attractive.
4. You choose something and it turns out to be the worst one.
5. You are afraid to interact with others for fear that what you say might not make sense.
6. You feel caught up in a whirlpool of frustration.
What’s wrong with you? Well… It’s those wee voices in your head J
Stop thinking that the world is closing in on you. Make a decision, right now to do what it takes to achieve what you desire in life. Don’t blame other people for your misfortunes. The world is not your responsibility; you are your own responsibility.
From this moment on, start the process of accepting yourself and you will witness an increase in your own level of esteem. Take on the determination to win on so it shall be! Just remember that success never comes easily and that is why determination is its counterpart.
Sometimes, a person can get to the brink of success and then they experience a wee disappointment or obstacle, they lose heart and give up much too easily and obviously too soon… This is a guarantee for lowered self-esteem. Have a good sense of esteem requires perseverance and dedication.
Without a sense of esteem, your life could be kinda boring. Start to change your thinking and begin to see yourself on top of the world. Work on being your own best friend, you own personal cheerleader!
The origin of low self-esteem.
Low self-esteem can start in childhood, perhaps we came to believe that we had to act, look or be a certain way in order to receive love, attention and recognition. When we do not meet the criteria we believed in as a child – feelings of worthlessness can set in. We then encounter thoughts and ideas that we will never amount to anything and this erodes any desire of achievement or dream realization.
When a child’s self-confidence is eroded and they succumb to the idea that they can never achieve success in anything that they do. They tend to be picked on, laughed at, pushed around, called ugly names, and treated with disdain.
If that was your experience, it is time you to free yourself from that mindset and build your self-esteem. Start reading about the lives of successful people and you will soon discover that many of them had such low self-esteem that they couldn’t even complete an elementary education.
Many decided to overcome their low self-esteem and improve their attitude, whatever it took. They became some of the greatest women and men that ever lived.
Re-program your thinking and control your state of mind. You must believe that you are worth every bit as anyone else and perhaps more… otherwise you will remain at the foot of the ladder and never make an attempt to climb it.
Do not waste your time with feelings of inadequacy. Instead, think of ways to go about improving your self- esteem. Success is yours, just reach out and grab it!
I used to dread the end of Summer because it meant I’d go back to school and face ANOTHER year not feeling like I was worthy of sharing my voice, allowing myself to be the punch-line, etc. I’d love to help people so much that I’d make myself a verbal target to feel accepted. Much, much better now. : )
Giving up too soon can really, really make low self esteem worse. Success really helps to raise self esteem and when you stick to it long enough to see some sort of success, it is awesome! Great post, Moira!
Great post, Moira! it is amazing how many adults still have low self-esteem. Thank you for explain why one would have it. I use to suffer from low self esteem for many, many years. It was when I loved and accepted myself just the way that I was, that my self esteem grew 😉
“Do not waste your time with feelings of inadequacy” is my favorite sentence in your post! What a powerful lesson for all of us to learn to walk into our own light and lead the way. Great post!
My childhood left me with such a low self esteem that I carried it right on into adulthood relying on drink as a crutch. It was only after getting into recovery that I could start to do some of the things you suggest here. This sentence jumped out at me ”
Do not waste your time with feelings of inadequacy. ” So true!
Wonderful post, Moira. I agree with “Do not waste your time with feelings of inadequacy. Instead, think of ways to go about improving your self- esteem.” The first option will lead you down a rabbit hole. It feeds into the negativity. Finding ways to improve self esteem can lead you to success and living your dream. Thanks!