Do you want to improve your self-esteem? Here are 10 practical tips!
Do you believe, or have you been led to believe, that you do not have high self-esteem? Do you want to feel more confident and show yourself to others? We will help you to identify your degree of self-esteem and to understand what attitudes you can work on!
The first move to feel safer? Get stronger! Start with these ...
1. Follow your ambitions
Respect your inclinations and pursue your dreams, not those of family, professors, friends and companions. Your fulfillment depends only on you and your choices, which should come as close as possible to your real desires. The advice of those who love you are precious but, please, always decide with your head.
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2. Learn to thank
Low self-esteem, often accompanied by a good dose of shyness, can also make it difficult for you to thank for a compliment or a courtesy. If you want to appear confident, and don't want to look rude, learn to say "thank you" to offers, compliments that highlight your positive traits and the entire universe for what you have.
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3. Look on the bright side
Think positive and the world will reward you. If you think everything will go wrong, you will most likely only attract bad luck, so ... change your attitude! You will be surprised by everything that can happen, or rather, that you can make happen if you start looking in the right direction.
4. Follow your own path without comparisons
As you spend your time spying on the Facebook profiles of friends, acquaintances and complete strangers who seem to have incredible lives, life goes on and you stand still in front of your smartphone. The only person you know everything about, the one that appears on the screen and the one hides behind it, is you; so, try to take advantage of the possibilities you have and create new ones. Now!
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5. Respect yourself
Except for the work environment, where rules may be needed, model your look on your (real) character or how you feel. Dressing in your shoes will make you feel safer and maybe even more comfortable!
6. Pay no attention to the judgment of others
Dye your hair to get noticed, buy a Chihuahua to imitate the stars ... May they think what they want! You have probably never even spoken to each other or, as often happens, they are your "friends" who have never tried to really get to know you. I mean, what do you want their opinions to count? Isn't it more important that you like yourself and that you feel good about yourself?
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7. Don't pursue perfection
Pursue your goals, not perfection. You are the only person to whom you have to account for your results and who knows where he can or wants to go. Ignore the false models imposed by the media and use all the necessary forces to achieve, step by step, what only you know you are about really need.
8. Find the courage to ward off negative company
Choose the people to surround yourself with. Do not let anyone into your world, but make a selection at the entrance, as accurate as possible. And if you find yourself in the middle of a relationship that does not make you happy, find the strength to move away and orient yourself towards new paths and towards encounters. more constructive.
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9. Learn to say no
Shy and introverted people, characteristics often linked to low self-esteem, have a hard time answering "no". Learn to refuse tasks that are not yours or proposals that do not go according to your nature. Nothing bad happens, on the contrary. Often honesty is rewarded and, who did not, will learn to respect you.
10. Take Your Responsibilities
To be a strong and confident person, it is essential to take responsibility for your choices and their consequences. It's hard to admit it, but much of what surrounds you is thanks to you, it is the result of right or wrong choices but which, in any case, come from your head or your heart. This awareness will perhaps help you to better face the present and the future.
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