Ten Ways to Boost Your Self Esteem,
self help article by
Tracie Johansen

1. Give yourself positive, encouraging statements.

Repeat them constantly and your mind will act on them. Work at feeling good about yourself and become more self-reliant.

YOU are a capable person! Don't allow those inner voices to convince you otherwise.

2. Build your confidence by picturing yourself accomplishing something, you have always wanted to do.

Close your eyes and see every detail of how you would behave, how you feel about achieving it and how others respond to it.

Now put it into action and when you achieve it you will feel elated.

3. Keep a journal.

Write down your feelings and thoughts about situations and determine how you could make them better by looking at them in a different way.

You will learn more about yourself and how you react to certain situations so you can stop and turn them around.

4. Be optimistic.

When you catch yourself being a pessimist STOP! Think about all the good points that can be made about the situation and realize that any situation can be turned around easily to a positive one if your willing to try.

5. Establish goals based on what you can realistically achieve.

Take it one step at a time and encounter any problems as a learning experience and keep on going until you reach it.

Perfectionism is not necessary and invites stress and failure. Avoid it!

6. Rely on your own opinions of yourself and not what others think.

Base your life goals on your values and not those of others. You are the only person who can say what is right for you!

7. Lighten-up, don't take things so seriously or personally.

Try to see the humor in everything. Your perspective will completely change if you look at things from a serious and humorous point of view.

8. Kick out your inner critic.

When you notice you are having doubts or judging yourself, STOP!

Tell yourself, I can do it! I am a good person and I can do anything I put my mind to. You have the power to control your inner critic, don't allow it to control you.

9. Take at least 30 minutes a day for yourself.

Use it to read, take a walk, meditate or pamper yourself. You will be better prepared to deal with problems and find solutions from the time you spend in solitude.

10. Relax in a chair, close your eyes and remember the last time you really laughed.

Try to get that same feeling by imagining that its happening right now.

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© 2001 Tracie Johansen Excerpts from 1001 Beauty Tips. Get Your copy now at http://www.1001beautytips.com Homemade skin and hair care, beauty tips, weight loss tips, recipes, nutrition tips and more.

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