Do you value yourself?

Self esteem plays an important role in how much or how little you value yourself. In order to value others, you have to value yourself first. What do you think about yourself? What do you think about your job. Do you feel like you do a good job, or do you feel that you are not adequate at what you do? You are more likely to succeed if you value yourself. Self esteem determines your inner most happiness. If you have high self esteem, your probably a happier person than someone with low self esteem. Self esteem conveys how we treat ourself and how we treat others.

You have to feel good about you. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks or says. You don't have to be the coolest person in a group, you don't have to be the best looking. Stop comparing yourself to others and stop letting others get the best of you. Eleanor Roosevelt was right when she said "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission." Our self esteem depends alot on our interactions with others and also how we treat ourselves. Alot of how we feel about ourselves depends on how much we feel loved and accepted by others.

We should not let others determine how we feel about ourselves, nor should we give in to that inner critic. We should not have to base our self-esteem around how others treat us. If we valued ourselves, we would have a positive self image and a high self esteem. However, I do realize it's hard when your young and have only negative role models or a negative inner critic to start with.

The good thing is, we can change our self-esteem. We can learn to value ourselves.

Think positive: As soon as you hear that negative inner critic, cut it off and fill it back in with a positive affirmation. Keep filling your head with positive thoughts and eventually your mind will have no more room for the negative.

See your mistakes as learning opportunities. Everyone makes mistakes and the best thing you can do is learn from them, rather than beat yourself up for it. Making mistakes only makes you human, learning from them makes you grow and change-and that's a good thing.

Make positive friends. Surround yourself with those who love and care about you, and those who treat you good. Avoid those who treat you bad.

Do something nice for someone, it will make you feel good too.

Recognize your skills and talents- build upon them.

Set realistic goals, stick to them and when you achieve them, you will feel great.

Stop trying to be perfect

Follow your passion, be true to yourself

Make eye contact, stand tall, dress nice-you'll feel better

Smile

Those are some things you can do to change your self image-the mental image you have of yourself. You can take it step by step and see how you feel after trying these out.