Day Seven: When do you feel best about yourself? Why? I feel best about myself after exercising - whether it's yoga, a boot camp or a half marathon. On top of all the endorphins, I feel like I have achieved something and that I am strong. When I had time off work, this was a … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Seven
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30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Six
Day Six: Something about the way I just am that I like I like how friendly I am towards new people. I like to make people feel comfortable and I genuinely enjoy getting to know others. So I smile, I ask a lot of questions and I open up quite quickly around new people. I have … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Six
30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge: Day Four
Day four: A habit you have that you like I'm unnaturally early to everything. I sat outside the shops this morning on a park bench for 15 minutes because I arrived before opening time (luckily it was sunny). For my last interview, I sat in a dodgy park on the phone to my mum for … Continue reading 30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge: Day Four
30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Three
Day Three: A part of your personality that you like I like my determination. Whenever there is a job I really want, a run I want to finish or a challenge I need to overcome, I become very focused on getting it done. I don't give up easily and I keep trying until I eventually … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Three
30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge: Day 2
Day Two: A physical feature I like about myself It feels weird typing this, but I really like my bum. It can be annoying having one that's a little on the large side and not in proportion to my waist. My struggle of trouser shopping can be long and painful (literally when they get stuck at my … Continue reading 30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge: Day 2
Booster tip #5: Five simple ways to show yourself some love today
To boost your self-esteem, you need to start treating yourself like you would to somebody you love. Here are five simple ways to do so during your day! 1. Allow yourself to wind down and relax Even if you can only spare 5 minutes thanks to a busy day, make time to sit down and … Continue reading Booster tip #5: Five simple ways to show yourself some love today
Top 5 Daily Boosts (so far!)
As a celebration of posting 40 daily boosts, I thought I would share the most popular boosts, ranked from #5 to #1... 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Thanks for reading and long live the daily boost!
Booster tip #4: Self reflection
Self reflection is tough. Sitting down and thinking about yourself, your real needs, your flaws, your strengths, your heart's desires is hard work. But as the quote says, taking the time to discover and wrestle with your demons will enable you to accept yourself and boost your self esteem. It was an interesting moment when I … Continue reading Booster tip #4: Self reflection
Booster tip #3: Face your fears
One of the best ways to increase your self esteem is to do exactly what you are afraid of. For example, my low self esteem was mainly connected with thinking I was uninteresting and unattractive to the opposite sex. So I often avoided speaking to them - that way I avoided all my worst fears … Continue reading Booster tip #3: Face your fears
