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.
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