Many people struggle with a negative view of themselves. Some bathe themselves in feelings of guilt and shame. How about you?
Are you often self-critical?
Do you feel like you don’t have much to offer?
Do you regularly compare yourself to others or worry that others think badly of you?
Do you think more about your negative traits than your positive ones?
Do you have a hard time receiving positive attention or compliments?
Self-esteem is the confidence in one’s own worth or abilities and is related to self-respect. Believing in yourself and accepting yourself for who you are is an important factor in success, relationships, and happiness. In general, self-esteem plays an important role in living a flourishing life.
Self-esteem aids in our beliefs about our abilities and gives us the motivation to carry them out reaching a state of fulfillment as we go through life with a more positive outlook as a result of healthy self-esteem. Good, healthy self-esteem is responsible for helping us achieve our goals, and to survive and recover from disappointments and failures. Listen.
Practical episode outcome: understand self-esteem and self-concept, understand how it develops and how to improve self-esteem in adulthood.
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References
· Berk, L., 2013. Child development, 8th ed. Boston: Pearson.
· Best Life Advice, 2020. How to know yourself. [video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gdHZ3wDiZc
· Big Life Journal, 2019. 15 Tips to Build Self Esteem and Confidence in Teens. [online] Available at: https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/build-self-esteem-condience-teens
· Cleveland Clinic. 2021. Positive self-image: how to improve self-and-body-image [online] Available at: https://myclevelandclinic.org/health/articles/12942-fostering-a-positive-self-image
· Chmc/utexas.edu.2021. CMHC Self Esteem. [online]. Available at: https://chmc.utexas.edu/selfesteem.html#7
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