Strengthen Your Self Esteem…TODAY
You can potentially improve your self esteem almost immediately without doing anything physically different. A first step is to recognize and properly credit yourself for some things you are already doing. There may be tens, if not hundreds of decisions you’re making in a day’s time that you don’t even realize you’re making. For example, choosing your route to work is a decision. Choosing whether or not you walk through the produce section or the deli first when entering the grocery store is a decision. Deciding whether to turn on the television or music is a decision. Deciding when and what to say to your significant other or children…all decisions you make.
The key is to recognize that these decisions are pending BEFORE you make them and to give yourself credit AFTER you make them. A good way to start is to begin the day by setting a goal. Try to set a goal of making ten to twenty conscious and purposeful decisions. Keep it simple to start. Which way to turn when driving, what’s for lunch and a few things you think of in advance that you would like to say to people you know. By the time you go to bed that same night, you will have consciously and subconsciously acknowledged that you exerted some control or influence over your life that day. A greater sense of influence over what happens to you in life can bolster your self esteem and confidence.
If you repeat this simple exercise for a week, you will have thought through and acknowledged fifty to a hundred decisions. As you begin to recognize more opportunities for daily decision making, it will become easier for you to make and take credit for decisions that you are proud of or make you feel good about yourself…and maybe rethink some that do the opposite. Making decisions you feel good about can be huge boosts to your self esteem and confidence. Forming a daily habit of being more conscious in your decision making is not only a great form of strengthening your self esteem but can also help you see more ways to have a greater sense of purpose in your daily living.