If I only had a brain ... a heart ... a life
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Do
you feel secure? When you go out
shopping as you’re walking back to your car that you might get mugged? As you are eating lunch quietly by yourself
in the café, to feel like your co-workers are talking about you? Do you feel like you have to roll over and do
what others ask or expect of you in order for you to be liked? Are you a people pleaser?
You
know it’s become an epidemic in western society I think. We all want to help
someone else and usually it’s at the expense of our Self. I think the root of this issue is self
esteem. All those issues above are
issues of self esteem. If you have
positive self esteem and confidence you will feel more secure. With self esteem you value yourself and you
won’t care what co-workers think. If any of those things mentioned above sound
like you, then you will want to take a serious look at your self esteem.
None
of those things are inherently wrong, but most are based in fear, and as we
discussed before, fear will hold you back… constrict you and keep you from
being all that you can be. So how do we
work on our self esteem? There are a few
ways. The first is very easy; just sit
down and write out a list of those things that you are good at, or that you
like about yourself. Post that list
somewhere you’ll see it everyday, maybe in a few places. Another way is more difficult but will go a
million miles to help you gain self esteem.
Think about something that you’ve wanted for a while. Don’t make it too simple. For example, you’ve
wanted to loose weight for a while but have just not been able to. Sit down and create your plan on how you will
loose X number of pound by so and so date.
Make sure that you mark out milestones in your plan. With every little success you have your self
esteem will grow. This way the next time
you roll over will be in bed as you try to get comfortable.
Bright blessings ~ Richard