1. Have
respect for yourself. Make a list of things about yourself you respect. Think
about things you have achieved in your life and compliments people have given
you. Keep going until the list is finished.
2. Have a
purpose: State your goals. Visualize yourself achieving these goals and how it
makes you feel. Determine a period to achieve each goal and the steps needed to
achieve it.
3. Take
care of your physical appearance. Put on make-up everyday whether you are going
out or not. When you look good, you feel better. Pamper yourself with some of the
treatments in this eBook to bring out your natural beauty. You will feel a new spring
in your step and more confidence to take on daily tasks.
4. Do not
avoid problems, solve them and do not dwell on them. Face them head on and get
them out of the way as quickly as possible. Once you have solved your problems
they are gone for good, put them completely out of your mind. You will feel a
sense of accomplishment that will build your self-esteem more every time you do
it.
5. Do
volunteer work. Nothing will make you feel better than knowing you have helped
others who are less fortunate. If you can make someone else, feel better about him
or herself it will rub off on you and you will feel better about yourself too.
6. 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! Do not allow those inner voices to convince you otherwise.
7. Get rid
of dependency, guilt, fear and worry and in their place cultivate self-reliance,
love, imagination, enthusiasm, a sense of humor and the ability to communicate.
8. Don't
allow anxiety, stress and depression to control you. You are better than that!
Believe in
yourself and take control of your own feelings.
9. 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.
10. 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.
