Do you have low self-esteem? Do you wish your self-esteem was higher? If you said, yes, then there are two things you can do:
- Sit around and hope that your self-esteem will magically improve
- Take life by the balls and take action on improving your self-esteem
It’s really that simple. If you do nothing, then nothing will change, but if you take action, then change is coming.
When Improving Self-Esteem Doesn’t Work
Sometimes we try to trick ourselves into thinking that our self-esteem is high when it isn’t, and when reality sets in and we remember that our self-esteem is low, our self-esteem can become even lower.
For example, we try to pretend that we are someone we are not, and for a while we feel great, but once something comes up that requires us to bring up our beliefs or habits, we revert back to our old selves – and our old way of feeling about ourselves – and we feel like a failure, which instantly lowers our self-esteem.
And, sometimes we try to do too much to change.
For instance, on New Year’s Day we go forward with a ton of resolutions that we know will improve our lives and make us happier, but it’s just too much to take on at once, so by February, pretty much all of our resolutions have been left behind and we revert back to our old selves.
So, don’t try to trick yourself or take on too much at one time. If you really want to improve your self-esteem, it is better to improve it one day at a time.
What’s The One Thing You Can Do To Improve Your Self-Esteem?
According to Caroline Myss, author of Self-Esteem: Your Fundamental Power, you can do something physical for yourself. In other words, pick something physical to work on that alters the way you look at yourself.
When you pick something that affects the way you see yourself, your viewpoint of yourself will start to change and you can then build upon that once you start to feel a positive shift.
I know this sounds simple, but it works.
For instance, I’ve been beating myself up over my body. If you do that at all, then you know that it has a huge impact on your self-esteem. But, after listening to Caroline’