Another excellent post on Buzzfeed today, which you can read in full here. It shows honest confessions from those who have are suffering from low self-esteem. What I will aim to do over the next few weeks is look at each quote and try to address the key issue within it. An example of one … Continue reading Buzzfeed post: 17 Emotionally Raw Confessions from People with Low Self-Esteem
Tag: mental wellbeing
Boost of the Day #105: British modesty
Being British, I have been brought up to believe that talking about your achievements makes you egotistic and selling yourself is thought of as 'bragging'. We need to stop this madness! Believing that you are a good person and talking about your strengths is not bragging - it drives away low self-esteem and builds confidence. We … Continue reading Boost of the Day #105: British modesty
Boost of the Day #103: Seeing people through a kaleidoscope
Yes, we have flaws. But remember they are not stopping the beauty, they are a huge part of it 🙂
The impact of praise on mental health
Pressures at school Like many others, I spent my childhood wanting to succeed in life. I wasn't the most popular, sporty or romantically 'targeted' (!) at school, but I was hard working and could perform well in tests and exams. I recognised that achieving well academically earned me a great deal of praise from the outside world, … Continue reading The impact of praise on mental health
Boost of the Day #101: Don’t be second-rate
If you go through life hoping to be like somebody else, you are never going to be the best you could be. Much better to focus on improving yourself so you can be the best version of you possible. Your self-esteem will never be high unless you embrace who you are and what you are capable … Continue reading Boost of the Day #101: Don’t be second-rate
Stress – keep on coping or walk away?
It is National Stress Awareness Day, and unsurprisingly it is almost top of the trending list on Twitter. Why? Because it affects us all. Not just 1 in 3, all of us at at least one point in our lives will feel stressed. It is a horrible feeling and it can eat away at your … Continue reading Stress – keep on coping or walk away?
Merging Boost Health and Boost Esteem
Hi all, I have previously been writing on two different blogs - this one and Boost Health. I thought it would be best to split into the physical and mental wellbeing sides to increasing your self-esteem. However, I have decided now just to stick with the one site, as both physical and mental wellbeing are … Continue reading Merging Boost Health and Boost Esteem
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