You know how to make your body stronger, but how do you strengthen your belief in yourself? There are no research studies, no number of minutes per day we need to to raise our self esteem rate, no suggested number of reps per machine. Why can't building your self esteem be like strengthening your body?
Exercise 1: Start liking yourself for who you are and stop putting yourself down. Everyday take a moment to look in the mirror and say at least one thing you like about yourself. This may be uncomfortable at first, but in time you will begin to discover all of the wonderful things that make you ... you. Warning: You may not want to do this exercise when you are tight for time as you will find that as you get stronger, your list of likable attributes will get longer.
Exercise 2: Start accepting yourself for who you are and stop striving for perfection. Choose a day to stop yourself from always being right or perfect. It may be helpful to journal throughout the day about how you met particular situations and how you felt about each event. When you reflect upon the day you will find that you had incredible moments of happiness spread throughout your day. Repeat daily.
Exercise 3: Start smiling. A smile is powerful. A smile is transformational. It not only changes you, but everyone who sees your smile.
Now, none of these exercises have been sanctioned by any particular association, but I don't see the harm in trying them to make yourself a stronger person.
Exercise 3:
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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