Healthy Self-Esteem
Eight Characteristics of Healthy Self-Esteem
- Living consciously (listening to your own body, intuition, etc...)
- Learning from your mistakes
- Listening to other's point of view
- Taking care of yourself physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
- Respecting other's differences.
- Taking responsibility for your own life
- Being able to speak and act from our own beliefs and experiences.
- Having a sense of purpose/direction in life.
How to Enhance Your Self-Esteem
The way we feel about ourselves has a huge effect on the way we treat ourselves and others, and on the kinds of choices we make. Here are a few things you can do to protect, raise, or reinforce your self-esteem:
- Spend time with people who like you and care about you.
- Ignore (and STAY AWAY FROM) people who put you down or treat you badly.
- Do things that you enjoy or that make you feel good.
- Do things that you are good at!
- Reward yourself for your successes.
- Develop and nurture your talents.
- Be your own best friend--treat yourself well and do things that are good for you.
- Make good choices for yourself and don't let others make your choices for you.
- Take responsibility for yourself, your choices and your actions.
- Always do what you believe is right.
- Set goals and STRIVE to achieve them.