My Journey: The Stepping Stones Sometimes Are Pebbles

I have been on this journey for years and years, of not just laying down stepping stones/pebbles for myself in building a Healthy Self-Esteem, but I have also been sharing those stones for others to use and build their own paths for their own journeys. 

Over the course of the last 9 weeks, I have been specifically focusing on Self Esteem, what it means, what it can come from and/or look like, and invite in the opportunity of discussing it more openly. The Stones and Steps I covered so far, I will be attaching in the form of links and attachments. From Blog Posts, to an attached link that will route you to my Micro Blog page via Social Media. 

I have also recorded a Podcast that brings up and covers a specific topic relating to Self-Esteem.I encourage you to listen, reflect and stay tuned for future Pod castings. I hope you have enjoyed what you have seen, read and heard thus far, and wish to come back to lay down more Stepping Stones and Take the Steps that are Yet to Come.

The Impacts that Come from Change

Impacts with Changes that Come With Life

The Written Version of My Podcast

            With life often comes changes, and for both men and women these changes can impact self-esteem, even to the point of enhancing feelings of loss. I want to clearly define self-esteem. It is an overall evaluation of yourself. It encompasses your thoughts, feelings and beliefs. The changes in life can challenge our confidence, impressions of ourselves in terms of skills, talents and overall self-worth. There’s influence from others, involving respect I may get from others; recognition, being confirmed, being appreciated as a person, and so on and so forth. I have seen this especially happen as we get older.

            Upon doing my own reflection of my self-esteem, and in my observations of or talking with people about their self-esteem, there was at least ONE solid similarity…ONE common component that seemed to “make or break” a high and/or healthy self-esteem. That one similar component came down to level of self-confidence. I think that the core “spring” of self-confidence is understanding what you have accomplished and what you feel you can do next. Consider what has enabled you to achieve what you have achieved thus far. Focus on the positives, your moments of triumph — those opportunities where you shone, whether it was helping yourself or others achieve a goal. I feel starting with that, building up your self-confidence, is the first step and it’s what will help you handle the more challenging changes life may throw at it. The answer lies within you.