What do you do on a regular basis to keep your self-esteem strong and healthy?
"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are." - Malcolm S. Forbes, American publisher
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” - Mark Twain, American novelist
"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." - Lucille Ball, American comedian
"Our self-image and our habits tend to go together. Change one and you will automatically change the other." - Maxwell Maltz, American author
Your message is important. So much depends on self-esteem. Thanks for putting out the encouragement so effectively.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Denny. The aspects of self-esteem related to fear of criticism and the need for approval from others are vital to address and resolve.
ReplyDeleteSometimes failing to know our limitations put us in a risky and dark position that eventually causes the downfall of our self-esteem. To solve this problem, we need to know ourselves and our limitations. This is to keep us in the right position - a position where we are at our best.
ReplyDeleteGreat point, Vic. There's a balance in learning to stretch outside our comfort zone and reaching so far that we set ourselves up for failure. Recognizing that we are not our mistakes or failures is key to preserving a healthy sense of self-esteem.
ReplyDeleteGreat message Meredith! Uplifting. Love your videos. Thanks again :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your positive feedback about this message and my videos. I really appreciate your stopping by and taking time to comment!
ReplyDeleteThanks! pretty important when you mentioned immunity to criticism. To me I think that is something we develop in a process.. building an own criteria.. building an accurate concept of ourselves in all aspects.
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I appreciate your insights, Selah. Yes, developing immunity to criticism takes time. We have to learn to value our own opinion as much as others' and we have to run their input through a filter to determine if it's valid AND if we want to do anything about it. In the end, we have to respect ourselves when we make a decision because that's who we have to live with.
ReplyDeleteVery timely message for me right now. After my first year of blogging, I'm trying to detach from all the "likes" and "follows" and more firmly attach to the art and, above all, the service aspect of my writing. Affirmation feels awfully good, but it can be pretty fickle, right?
ReplyDeleteJeffrey, so glad you found this post at the right time. And yes, you have to be careful about focusing too much on what others think. Your own opinion about yourself and what you're doing has to be your guiding force.
ReplyDeleteGreat advice, Meredith! Adding to that, if I'm constantly focused on helping other people, and ignoring those who don't want my help, I find that I'm so busy that I don't have time to pay attention to criticism.
ReplyDeleteExcellent point, Steve!
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