"When you're different, sometimes you don't see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn't." --Jodi Picoult 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 Day 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
“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
"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
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
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
Although going through a rough time mentally is unpleasant and unwanted, there are positives that come out of being lost. When depression and/or anxiety hit, this forces you to understand yourself better and you have no choice but to learn how to cope with your issues to move forwards. Whatever you end up doing to … Continue reading Boost of the Day: Understanding yourself
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