There is one thing out there that is not easy to come by —especially for women. It is scientifically proven that the female population struggle with this subject to a higher scale than our male counterparts and that is: self-esteem. When talking about self-esteem there are uncountable elements to take into consideration, because in an era where happiness is measured by everything except what it truly is in concept it can get very complicated.
Battling with your self-esteem is a well known challenge, as a result, on the subject of improving there are techniques, literature, movies, anything you can think of but today we are going back to the basics. Try to forget about all the gray-noise around it and just absorb these 5 easy steps:
- Take Compliments: in other words, stop being so hard on yourself, when someone sends a sweet word your way accept it. Compliments are not as common as they used to be, it takes a whole lot more for people to be impressed so appreciate the positive reinforcement whether it presents itself at work, home or in your social life.
- Take Risk: changes —for the better— are always good and these type of changes don’t happen if you never take risks. Risks can be scary but they can also have very high outcomes. There is nothing more rewarding than a positive payoff from a big risk.
- Don’t compare Yourself to Others: a tale as old as time. This is the worst thing you can do to your self-esteem. No two people are the same so why do you keep comparing yourself to the one next to you? Compare yourself to yourself, your new goals to your past ones and your new opportunities to the ones before. Go at your own pace.
- Stop Feeling Guilty for Things You Can’t Change: a waste of time and energy that’s what this stands for. Ever heard the phrase “change the things you can and accept the ones you can’t?” well, let it sink in.
- Challenge Yourself: this comes in a combo with taking risks. This is the most refreshing activity for your self-esteem. Try it, even if its with little things, you’ll see that the results may surprise you.
Battling with your self-esteem is a well known challenge, as a result, on the subject of improving there are techniques, literature, movies, anything you can think of but today we are going back to the basics. Try to forget about all the gray-noise around it and just absorb these 5 easy steps:
- Take Compliments: in other words, stop being so hard on yourself, when someone sends a sweet word your way accept it. Compliments are not as common as they used to be, it takes a whole lot more for people to be impressed so appreciate the positive reinforcement whether it presents itself at work, home or in your social life.
- Take Risk: changes —for the better— are always good and these type of changes don’t happen if you never take risks. Risks can be scary but they can also have very high outcomes. There is nothing more rewarding than a positive payoff from a big risk.
- Don’t compare Yourself to Others: a tale as old as time. This is the worst thing you can do to your self-esteem. No two people are the same so why do you keep comparing yourself to the one next to you? Compare yourself to yourself, your new goals to your past ones and your new opportunities to the ones before. Go at your own pace.
- Stop Feeling Guilty for Things You Can’t Change: a waste of time and energy that’s what this stands for. Ever heard the phrase “change the things you can and accept the ones you can’t?” well, let it sink in.
- Challenge Yourself: this comes in a combo with taking risks. This is the most refreshing activity for your self-esteem. Try it, even if its with little things, you’ll see that the results may surprise you.
