6 Ways to Build Self-Esteem
Here are six behaviours that can kick-start your self-motivation everyday.
- Greet everybody with a smile. A smile can go a long way to convey self-confidence to others. When others think you feel confident, they respond to your confidence, which in turn, builds more self-confidence. (Yes it is circular.)
- Be thankful for what others do. Don’t downplay or overplay your appreciation for the contributions of other people. The ability to graciously receive from others is a mark of individual self-esteem.
- Be modest about your accomplishments. Those who have true confidence in their abilities don’t waste time bragging about their accomplishments.
- Stop talking about your problems. Firstly, people don’t want to hear about your problems. Everyone is likely facing some sort challenge in their life and yours is not anymore important to others. Secondly, negative self-talk, whether internal or external, will only serve to eat away at your self-esteem.
- Respond to difficult circumstances. The old adage says, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” The best response to difficult circumstances is to tackle the challenges. Look for solutions to the problem(s). As you focus on working through the difficulty, you’ll find you’re developing more confidence to face problems.
- Learn from your mistakes. You’re not going to be perfect everytime you try something. Don’t view set-backs and failures as an end. Look for lessons you can take the experience, move back to step 5 and try again.
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These are great tips! I have a friend who is very depressing and down all the time – we call him Eeyore (after the Winnie the Pooh character) and I finally sat him down and talked to him. I think I hit almost all of these. It’s nice to see them written out so well….I am going to have to favorite this page.
Good post. You make some great points that most people do not fully understand.
“Stop talking about your problems. Firstly, people don’t want to hear about your problems. Everyone is likely facing some sort challenge in their life and yours is not anymore important to others. Secondly, negative self-talk, whether internal or external, will only serve to eat away at your self-esteem.”
I like how you explained that. Very helpful. Thanks.
Excellent post. I like the straightforwardness of this article. I’ll use these tips to my own self to bolster my self-esteem.
Thanks!
You cannot please everyone so stick to ones that you can please. That is one way to increase self esteem. Your tips are great. Keep it up.
great post… everyone could use a self esteem boost and i know i need to work on my behaviours… thanks for the free information
I think your point about being modest about your accomplishments is good, but to build self-esteem I think you should also celebrate your accomplishments! Go out with people who are important to you, live it up, and pat yourself on the back. I think people with low self-esteem have a lot of self-doubt, so it’s important to recognize when you do a good job and remember what you’re capable of.
Great advice for having good self esteem. Thanks for the post.