A 7 Day Self Improvement Program to Jump Start Your Self Esteem
You can lose your self-esteem in many different ways.
It could be something minor, or a major turning point in your life.
Either way, when it happens, you're best bet is to find a way to restore your self-esteem and self-awareness back to what it once was.
Here is a quick 7 day plan to help you restore your own self-esteem when you're feeling down.
Try to follow one new principle, of the seven below, each day: 1.
Know what you are truly passionate about and honor that in your life.
Hurdles such as doubt and loss of excitement for what you used to enjoy will slow you down.
But these minor problems should not be enough to stop you from being the person you really are.
Learn to express yourself, and to recognize the people who have inspired you to become the person that you are, and the person that you want to continue to be.
2.
Learn to accept and increase your awareness of inner wisdom by taking the time to reflect and meditate.
Go within and listen to the still voice inside, but also go outside; commune with nature and you will learn to 'just be', and be happy with yourself, just the way you are.
Practice deep breathing and quiet your mind.
You may need to start out slowly, try using music, or sitting in a room with the lights turned down low.
Either way, you will eventually learn to find peace and quiet inside, and you will become comfortable with it.
3.
Know what your values are, and what positions you value them in.
Make an ordered list with your top 10 values.
Put your highest values first.
Use those values to set your goals for the months and year ahead.
While you're at it compare your goals to your values and make sure that they align properly with those top 10 values.
If they do not, revise your goals until they do.
Throughout the day try to always keep your 10 values in mind.
4.
Get really good at knowing what your true strengths are.
Keep an inventory of your positive traits.
Honor your special talents; list at least four talents that identify you as unique and valuable to others.
As you do this exercise try to find ways to express who you really are, through the strengths, and the positive traits that you have identified.
Your self-confidence will improve greatly as you share your own strengths and positive traits with others.
5.
Discover your true life purpose.
One of the most powerful ways to come to grips with the direction of your life is to find out exactly which direction you should be heading in, and why.
You might want to create a life purpose and a mission statement that identifies exactly what it is that will lead you in that direction, and help you achieve your life purpose.
Your true life purpose will make you feel joyful, prosperous, and good about the work that you're doing every day.
6.
Try to be certain that as you are living the life that you wanted and that you are also serving others that are part of your life as well.
Learn to feel that sense of interconnection between you and those that are close in your life.
Part of living your true life purpose, and finding value in that, should include some type of service or giving back to others.
Remember, what you share with others; your inner spirit, is the reward in the gift that you can also give to someone else too.
Let stranger's see how much you appreciate and care for them, and you will be rewarded in return.
7.
Know what your needs are, and make sure that your needs are getting fulfilled.
Take the time to make sure that you are caring for yourself properly, And be certain that your needs for being loved, cared for, in control, and for being right are always being met.
Make a list of your top three needs and make sure that they are getting met day by day, week by week.
Follow these seven principles for improving your self-esteem and you'll find that your inner self, values, your life purpose and how you live your daily life will improve greatly.
As you recognize your desire to change and become better you'll work harder at achieving the seven simple principles.
You will find that change is welcome in your life, and that your self-esteem has truly grown.
You will feel better about yourself and your purpose in life.
It could be something minor, or a major turning point in your life.
Either way, when it happens, you're best bet is to find a way to restore your self-esteem and self-awareness back to what it once was.
Here is a quick 7 day plan to help you restore your own self-esteem when you're feeling down.
Try to follow one new principle, of the seven below, each day: 1.
Know what you are truly passionate about and honor that in your life.
Hurdles such as doubt and loss of excitement for what you used to enjoy will slow you down.
But these minor problems should not be enough to stop you from being the person you really are.
Learn to express yourself, and to recognize the people who have inspired you to become the person that you are, and the person that you want to continue to be.
2.
Learn to accept and increase your awareness of inner wisdom by taking the time to reflect and meditate.
Go within and listen to the still voice inside, but also go outside; commune with nature and you will learn to 'just be', and be happy with yourself, just the way you are.
Practice deep breathing and quiet your mind.
You may need to start out slowly, try using music, or sitting in a room with the lights turned down low.
Either way, you will eventually learn to find peace and quiet inside, and you will become comfortable with it.
3.
Know what your values are, and what positions you value them in.
Make an ordered list with your top 10 values.
Put your highest values first.
Use those values to set your goals for the months and year ahead.
While you're at it compare your goals to your values and make sure that they align properly with those top 10 values.
If they do not, revise your goals until they do.
Throughout the day try to always keep your 10 values in mind.
4.
Get really good at knowing what your true strengths are.
Keep an inventory of your positive traits.
Honor your special talents; list at least four talents that identify you as unique and valuable to others.
As you do this exercise try to find ways to express who you really are, through the strengths, and the positive traits that you have identified.
Your self-confidence will improve greatly as you share your own strengths and positive traits with others.
5.
Discover your true life purpose.
One of the most powerful ways to come to grips with the direction of your life is to find out exactly which direction you should be heading in, and why.
You might want to create a life purpose and a mission statement that identifies exactly what it is that will lead you in that direction, and help you achieve your life purpose.
Your true life purpose will make you feel joyful, prosperous, and good about the work that you're doing every day.
6.
Try to be certain that as you are living the life that you wanted and that you are also serving others that are part of your life as well.
Learn to feel that sense of interconnection between you and those that are close in your life.
Part of living your true life purpose, and finding value in that, should include some type of service or giving back to others.
Remember, what you share with others; your inner spirit, is the reward in the gift that you can also give to someone else too.
Let stranger's see how much you appreciate and care for them, and you will be rewarded in return.
7.
Know what your needs are, and make sure that your needs are getting fulfilled.
Take the time to make sure that you are caring for yourself properly, And be certain that your needs for being loved, cared for, in control, and for being right are always being met.
Make a list of your top three needs and make sure that they are getting met day by day, week by week.
Follow these seven principles for improving your self-esteem and you'll find that your inner self, values, your life purpose and how you live your daily life will improve greatly.
As you recognize your desire to change and become better you'll work harder at achieving the seven simple principles.
You will find that change is welcome in your life, and that your self-esteem has truly grown.
You will feel better about yourself and your purpose in life.