“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
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?
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
If you have read 'Identifying low self-esteem' and concluded that you are indeed suffering from this, what can you do next, as in right now? There are many activities you can do, and I'll make sure to write another article listing helpful websites and resources, but for now, these are my top tips to get you … Continue reading What can I do if I have low self-esteem? 5 ideas to get you started…
The final day of 31 Days of Wellbeing! Well, this is the end of this wellbeing journey, although I hope some of the activities have been so useful that you will continue doing them in the future. In fact, this is exactly what the final activity is all about... Your final action is to set … Continue reading 31 Days of Wellbeing: Day 31
Day 29 of 31 Days of Wellbeing... Only three days left of wellbeing tasks to help you feel (I hope) happier and give yourself some love and attention. Today, it's a simple one and you only need your mind and to commit to doing it! What did you accomplish today? Focusing on your accomplishments is important … Continue reading 31 Days of Wellbeing: Day 29
Day 28 of 31 Days of Wellbeing... I hope you ended up trying something new over the past few days. If not, plenty of time this week to catch up! In fact, you could actually combine the previous activity with today's challenge... I actually find this one quite challenging, as I am not naturally the … Continue reading 31 Days of Wellbeing: Day 28
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