Really, people aren't that worried about what you're doing or what you're saying, so you can drift around the world relatively anonymously: you must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from that idea that people are watching you. - Russell Brand Day Thirteen: Liberate Loving Russell Brand's quote - many of us live our … Continue reading 30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Thirteen
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30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Nine
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
30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Eight
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
30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Six
“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
30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Five
“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
30 Day Self Esteem Challenge: Day Three
"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
30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge: Day One
“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
30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge 2019
It's been a while (years!) since I completed a 30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge, which was an idea I found on another blog. I had very low self-esteem at this point, and didn't know where to start to build it back up. The challenge really helped, so now I'm years down the line and have built up … Continue reading 30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge 2019
How can I say ‘no’ without feeling guilty?
If you have a hard time saying 'no' to people, it can end up having a real impact on your self-esteem. I've been feeling this a lot recently - since I met my other half, life has become incredibly busy. Now I not only have my own friends, family and hobbies to fit into the … Continue reading How can I say ‘no’ without feeling guilty?
5 things to avoid if you have low self-esteem
If you have realised you suffer from low self-esteem and you are taking steps to improve it, it is also worth considering the actions you are taking that may worsen the way you feel about yourself. These five things are definitely ones that I find intensify low self-esteem, and that we need to avoid: 1.Shutting … Continue reading 5 things to avoid if you have low self-esteem