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Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.
- Janis Joplin
Jealousy stems from low self-esteem.
– Anonymous
NURTURING SELF -ESTEEM
In persons with self-esteem, you will usually find four basic qualities:
Self-confidence, faith in oneself, a positive self-image and freedom from fears of success and failure.
People with self esteem take responsibility for their own actions, insist on living up to their standards and seek the stimulation of demanding goals.
Confidence grows from solid feelings of self-acceptance. Self-assured people are content to be themselves. The feel hey can master challenges and overcome obstacles. Their morale stays high, their ultimate goal is always in sight and their work to achieve it is fulfilling.
While self-doubters agonize, confident people act.
Faith: lose faith in your instincts, abilities and convictions. are not devastated by a run of bad circumstances beyond your control, and you don’t allow past failures to forestall future opportunities.
Self-image, the way you habitually think of yourself.
Have a realistic, yet secure self-image.
Don’t need to dodge or ignore information that may be threatening to their self-image. Threatening information is simple ignored, misinterpreted or forgotten.
By acknowledging only information that re-enforces their self-image, People with high self-esteem compete only with themselves.
People with high self-esteem never fear success or failure. Mistakes and setbacks are temporary detours on the road to their goals. They bounce back after disappointments, map a new route to their objectives and concentrate on the next project with undiminished enthusiasm.
- The Wall Street Journal
I AM SOMEBODY
I Am
Somebody
I Am
Somebody
I May Be Poor
But I Am
Somebody
I May Be Young
But I Am
Somebody
I May Be On Welfare
But I Am
Somebody
I May Be Small
But I Am
Somebody
I May Make A Mistake
But I Am
Somebody
My Clothes Are Different
My Face Is Different
My Hair Is Different
But I Am
Somebody
I Am Black
Brown
White
I Speak A Different Language
But I Must Be Respected
Protected
Never Rejected
I Am
God's Child
I Am
Somebody
- Rev. Jesse Jackson
Repeat after me, we are all individuals.
- Monty Python
BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM
1. Free yourself from "shoulds".
2. Respect your own needs.
3. Set achievable goals.
4. Talk to yourself positively.
5. Test your reality. Separate your emotional reactions — your fears and bad feelings — from the reality of your current situation.
6. Experience success. Seek out and put yourself in situations in which the probability of success is high.
7. Take chances. New experiences are learning experiences, which can build self-confidence.
8. Solve problems. Do not avoid problems,
9. Make decisions.
10. Develop your skills. Know what you can and cannot do.
11. Emphasize your strengths.
12. Rely on your own opinion of yourself.
- University of Texas Student Handout
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