Do you feel disconnected with yourself? How often do you deal with negative energies that challenges your self-esteem?
If you're having trouble responding to these questions, that's okay. Over here, we’ll put in some mental work that’ll help us to stop minimizing our self esteem .
Grab a seat and a cup of tea and let’s dive in!
In a world where low self-esteem affects 85% of it’s population, it is completely possible to maintain your self esteem.
In today's society, depression is frequently brought on by low self-esteem, and depression plays a significant role in the startling global suicide rate.
Now that you're here, we can finally take substantial steps toward addressing low self-esteem.
We are all being judged by someone who doesn’t have their shit together. ~
Do I Really Struggle With Low Self Esteem?
This is like asking yourself these questions;
Am I comfortable under my skin?
Do I value my opinions and worth?
Self-esteem is the degree to which you regard your unique character, morals, mental health, flaws, competencies, and beliefs.
Man is, by nature, vulnerable. Everyone who exists in this world was born into a society in which he was naturally compelled to embrace the norms and principles of his immediate environment.
Our self-esteem starts to take shape as we begin to understand that our environment does not genuinely define who we are.
At this realization phase, we tend to define our personal beliefs, values, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses.
Once you start living for yourself and building the life you deserve, life becomes a thousand times better. I refer to it as the "Good life".
You don’t have to first wait for the entire luxury in the world to feel good or look good.
You'll be on the fast track to success in life when you decide to prioritize your beliefs and set boundaries. This will stop individuals from mistreating you.
5 Ways To Boost Your Self Esteem
Here are some strategies that’ll help boost one's self-esteem:
1) Compete Against Yourself, Not Against Others:
The average person feels unworthy of the life they're experiencing right now when they compare themselves to others and secretly envy them.
Note that you own your destiny and life story. Your choices, sense of style, creativity, intelligence, and the way others see you all play a role in how you feel about them and how you want them to feel about you.
When you idolize and envy someone, you put your own worth at stake. Throwing it into the air in order to conform to someone else's tastes and desires. You'd eventually transform into the people-pleaser you'd always detested.
Individuals with high self-esteem do not need to compete to prove their worth. You are more than enough. Yes! Your world revolves entirely around you.
Instead of focusing on bettering yourself to show people that you're far better than them, live your life to the fullest and in harmony with your higher self.
2) Accept Your Flaws And Understand That Everything Is Not Perfect:
To experience true happiness, you do not have to be perfect. Every aspect of who you are really matters. Recognize that mistakes are inevitable in life, no matter where you are or what you choose to do. You can only become stronger and more savvy by learning from your errors, setbacks, and criticism.
Highly esteemed people are aware that overcoming adversity by finding the positive side of things is what makes life worthwhile. When you fall, don't dive into judgmental behavior. You open yourself up to the judgments offered by other people concerning your life when you do this.
3)Practice Gratitude & Self-Care
Set appropriate boundaries and engage in healthy behaviors such as regular exercise, prioritizing a balanced diet, indulging in mental health activities, acquiring new skills, a digital detox, practicing and placing true value on self-affirmations, and engaging in enjoyable and relaxing activities.
In order to move on to the next stage of your life that will take you closer to your goals and ambitions, you must first focus on yourself and appreciate everything that you have right in front of you. By doing so, you will become aware of the things that have been weighing you down from being your true self and you’ll become one step closer to achieving success and aligning with your higher self.
4) Forgive Your Past And Move On
Let go of the traumatic experiences that caused you to sabotage and lose your self-esteem. They don't have anything on you now. You've outgrown them, so concentrate on this very moment. Work hard to improve yourself now so that your future self can benefit and appreciate the decisions you make now.
Try journaling about your past experiences or sharing them with a sincere and trusted partner. Concentrate on your new goals, successes, relationships, and wins. Push yourself and remember that the sky is the limit.
5) Protect Yourself And Interests
People are out there waiting to exploit your flaws, creative ability, skills, opinions, and personality in order to make you feel less than yourself. Put yourself first, and you will be able to overcome their divisive plans.
Protect your rights and interests. Follow your own intuition and do what's best for you. When they make demands of you that go against your will, learn to say no. Accept that job offer, put on that outfit, read that book, delete that friendship, find that partner, chase that dream and book that trip. Feel Alive!
“Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient.”― Catherine DeVrye
Life is a journey with many phases and experiences along the way. Look around you and ask yourself this really sensitive question.
Don't be too hard on yourself; this isn't a question that you should answer right now. Rather this question is to enable you to reflect on your identity, the present, and your desired future.
Do I see myself standing up for my rights, career, dreams, myself, my kids, or loved ones in the next 5 to 10 years?
I wish you luck!
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