Belief is so important in everything. You need to believe in magic. You need to believe in yourself. You need to believe in your family. - Edward Kitsis Day Ten: Believe When you have low self-esteem, it's hard to believe anything positive about yourself. Your mind is constantly telling you 'you're useless', 'you're not pretty … Continue reading 30 Days Self Esteem Challenge: Day Ten
Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold. - Bob Marley Day Nine: Feed If only today's challenge was all about eating...I expect I would definitely get more people on board! Admittedly this is gonna be harder and not be as instant, but it's gonna feel waaaay better … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Nine
You can look in the mirror and find a million things wrong with yourself. Or you can look in the mirror and think, 'I feel good, I have my health, and I'm so blessed.' That's the way I choose to look at it. - Isla Fisher Day Eight: Reflect When I first began therapy, my counsellor … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Eight
“Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone's hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours.” ― Vera Nazarian Day 7: Connect It was the #timetotalk campaign last week, encouraging everyone to open up and talk to someone about their mental health. Talking, connecting with others is an absolute necessity … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Seven
“If you can show people how to build castles, make sure you do not neglect building and nurturing your own.” ― Suzy Kassem Day Six: Nurture I'm sure many of us spend a lot of time nurturing and caring for others, especially if you are a parent, carer or indeed just being a good friend/partner can … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Six
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou Day Five: Feel You need to surround yourself with people who make you feel good about yourself. It's so simple, so obvious...but how many of us do this? Do you … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Five
"With a negative mindset you only see negative things happen, yet positive things happen all the time. Alter your state of mind to see them." Jerry Corstens Day Four: Observe Yesterday, you appreciated your own personality. If only this was something we could do all the time. Generally, people with low self-esteem observe themselves as a … Continue reading 30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge: Day Four
"Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it." Bruce Lee Day Three: Appreciate Yesterday, we thanked our bodies. Today, it's all about your essence, your personality. Sometimes it's easy to slip into self-criticism and think it's better to be like others … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Three
I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself. Oprah Winfrey Day Two: Thank Today you might not be able to LOVE your body, but can we all be grateful for what our body does for us, how it works to serve us every second of every … Continue reading 30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge: Day Two
“The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, "I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong." No teacher, preacher, parent, friend Or wise man can decide What's right for you--just listen to The voice that speaks inside.” ― Shel Silverstein Day One: Listen The best … Continue reading 30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge: Day One
