Believe it or not, some of the most successful people you see in the media today used to have a low self esteem. How did they overcome this and become the successful people that they are today?
You can win the battle over low self esteem with these 4 simple steps …
- Affirmations.
Increased self esteem has to start with you. If you are shy and intimidated by people, start to say something like the following: I am NOT shy and I am NOT intimidated by people. When I get around people, I am VERY confident.
Affirmations are simply positive things that you say out loud to yourself every day. Because you may not actually believe what you are saying, this can be very difficult at times. Why would you say something to yourself that you don’t believe?
Repeat this to yourself out loud at least 10 times before you leave your room. When you say this, don’t just mumble it either, say it as many times as necessary until you say it with passion and conviction.
- Read to grow.
Read something every day for at least 30 minutes that will help you increase your self esteem. The more you grow, the more your self esteem will improve.
- Take action every day.
Do something every day, starting with something small, that directly deals with your low self esteem. If you can’t talk with people because you feel inferior and insecure, just start off by saying ‘Hi’.
- Stop the negative thoughts.
If you are shy and intimidated by people, start to say something like the following: I am NOT shy and I am NOT intimidated by people. I am VERY confident when I get around people.
These four steps will help you increase your self esteem and become the person you really want to be. Just remember this: you are not going to change overnight. It will take time but as long as you are progressing, you are winning the war.
You may be snapping that band until your wrist is sore and red. Before long though, you will stop the negative thoughts because you don’t want to hurt your wrist anymore.
Read something every day for at least 30 minutes that will help you increase your self esteem. Do something every day, starting with something small, that directly deals with your low self esteem. If you can’t talk with people because you feel inferior and insecure, just start off by saying ‘Hi’.
A great way to do this is with a rubber band! Put a rubber band around your wrist. Every time a thought comes into your head that tells you that you can’t, you will never succeed, you are a looser, or anything negative, SNAP the rubber band on your wrist.
Negative thoughts are like land mines. As soon as you step out to face your fear, a negative thought comes and tells you that you can’t do it and BOOM; you believe it and lose that round. Instead, diffuse negative thoughts before they have a chance to do damage.
