How?
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in yourself?
in your children?
in your husband?
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For now, in yourself.
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I would like to know how this is done as well....
maybe going shopping for a new wardrobe....and feeling good on the outside...boosts confidence...and your self esteem...and gives u an opp to go shop!! I don't think you could find a better solution than that :P
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Surrounding yourself with good cheerleaders. (People who love you and constantly tell you that)
Writing a blessing journal
Meeting little goals and accomplishments that you set for yourself
Surrounding yourself with good cheerleaders. (People who love you and constantly tell you that)
Writing a blessing journal
Meeting little goals and accomplishments that you set for yourself
of course all these suggestions are good as well lol...maybe the shopping should come after you do these things...build from the inside out :P
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Malika - I am a firm bliever that little things make a difference. Sometimes you a need a change outside to let it filter inside.
The days that I wear mascara and lipstick - I just feel happier - more confident.
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secure environment.
feeling worthy...doing something that u like
i personally think it starts from your chldhood and it is very hard to change how uv been brought up. from habits to how u interact with others. (atleast for me)
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njgal's first point works really well, I'm living proof :).
Also don't do comparisons, you are what you are and believe in yourself.
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before you start on a plan to building or rebuilding self-esteem, you must first define it.
how can you work towards something if you don't know what it is or why you are doing it.
so let's have some definitions and reasons folks......
btw....great thread Sara!
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Yay! does a weird cheer
Now that we are done with the wankerous stuff. Down to brass tacks. The only way you can build self-confidence and self-worth is to have faith. In yourself. In your abilities and in what you can accomplish.
Having yourself worth based on what others say is just an idiotic notion. When the same people who cheered you on before, stop doing so does that mean you are less worth and you have less confidence?
How?
You gotta find out what makes you lack confidence? It has to be something...lack of appreciation u get frm people, the way u speak, personality, lacking in something, etc. Once you find out what stops you from being the confident person you aspire to be, you can work on those things-correct them and you will eaisly transit from being non-confident to confident.
And i assume when you r confident, you have self esteem. I believe they r correlated.
LOL…talk about stating the obvious…
But CM does hit the nail on the head.
As long as we allow our opinions of ourselves to be based on what other people say or expect of us, we will continue to undervalue our existence on this planet.
Btw CM…when you are working with someone to “lift their spirits”…you try to avoid negative implications like “idiotic”.
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Does nobody have a definition of "self-worth" or "self-esteem"?
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Lets google it 
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Stop listening to men. I keep advocating this and everyone dumps on me saying I'm some lesbian.
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PCG - some women are even brutal then men with their stupid comments and judgement.
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I think that is a sign of confidence and good self esteem. Otherwise you never have the balls to take a stance. Die if you do, die if you don't.
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On a more serious note, in simple words....... its how you feel about your own self, how important you think you are and how positively you rate yourself, how you rate yourself in terms of measuring your accomplishments and achievements..... ugh! I suck at definitions :(
Lets just say when I say "I am a great person and my existence matters (to me)" and I actually believe that, it means that I have a good self-esteem
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Or you can be totally confident of yourself but just are stressed from work or circumstances, whatevah.