Respecting yourself and self esteem are very important things in life. But sometimes it’s hard to get there.

"He/she probably has low self-esteem," I bet you've heard someone say that before. But what does self-esteem actually mean?

Basically, self-esteem is how much you value yourself. Most people have days when they value themselves a lot, feel confident and believe in themselves. Likewise, most people have other days when they have some doubts and are unsure of their worth or ability.

Some people have low self-esteem a lot of the time, often due to being put down by others, or having unrealistic expectations which they never achieve. Constantly comparing yourself to others can give some people low self-esteem. Looking at others and thinking 'why can't I be like them?' is a sure-fire way to make yourself feel bad.

It is always important to respect yourself and value yourself as a person, no matter what is said or done to you. If anyone puts you down and says horrible things to you, you should never believe them, they’re usually only doing it because they have a problem and they just want to make themselves feel better and superior by putting others down.

By respecting and feeling good about yourself you increase the likelihood of good things happening to you, empowering and helping you to become the person which exists inside. For more information about self esteem, the pitfalls and traps of the mind and how to improve your self esteem see the downloadable resources and web links on this page.

Downloads

Attract self esteem to you: This is a list of different ways you can improve your own self esteem. What you can do and what you can think which helps build a better view of yourself.

Positive & Negative Self Talk: This download gives you a list of good and bad things everyone at some point says to themselves. It gives you an idea of the kinds of thing people say to themselves which make themselves feel good or feel bad.

10 steps to misery: These are a few helpful hints about what to look out for and 10 main ways people fall into to put themselves down and make themselves feel bad. If you know what to look out for you have a better chance of understanding yourself and how to increase your self esteem.

Links