You Can be Great If You Really Want To

Do you see yourself as important and valuable? If not, self esteem exercises can help you change that.

Since we are constantly being bombarded with situations that can potentially affect our self esteem, it is vital that we learn how to recognize attacks on our self-confidence and practice incorporating self esteem exercises into our daily lives.

It is a natural desire to want to feel confident and accepted, but in a culture inundated with media images that determine everything from acceptable body image to appropriate fashion choices to desirable social status, we are constantly being presented with opportunities to feel inadequate, unattractive, discouraged, or disengaged. Our self esteem is a reflection of how we see ourselves, and ultimately, these attitudes will impact how we live our lives, dictate the decisions we make, and overflow into our relationships with others.

Strong self-esteem is essential for success. It will help us cope with life’s disappointments, and give us the motivation we need to persevere through the most difficult of challenges. It is that crucial element that allows us to pick ourselves up after we fall and to believe in ourselves even when we feel we have failed. If our self-confidence is strong and healthy, we are able to face our fears, achieve our dreams, and enjoy the journey.

Unfortunately, many of us suffer from low self esteem and are caught in a vicious cycle of negative thoughts, self-judgment, and self-criticism. Too often our self-talk focuses on the negative and we see ourselves in light of the comparisons we have created with others. Consequently, we are afraid to pursue our dreams, second guess every decision we make, and live with a general dissatisfaction of who we believe ourselves to be.

If you identify with these feelings or recognize any of these attitudes in yourself, then it’s time for a much needed workout with some very effective self esteem exercises. They will give you the tools to transform your life.

Negative thoughts are a product of a learned behavior, but we can break the pattern and build new habits that will allow us to appreciate ourselves and develop our confidence. We can consciously choose the thoughts that we think. When we learn to recognize the impact of low self esteem we can alter our thoughts and, essentially, change both our feelings and actions.

Self-esteem activities help us determine our strengths, discover what we admire about ourselves – or others admire about us – and uncover the amazing value we all possess as unique and creative individuals. We can choose to focus on the positive, we can choose to find joy in every situation, and we can choose to feel good about ourselves. With activities including Pleasure Lists, Self-Affirmation Lists, Confidence Boosters and many, many more, self esteem exercises improve our attitudes and enrich our lives.

Whether you suffer from chronically low self esteem and constantly struggle with negative thoughts, or you are simply experiencing a temporary battle as a result of an unfortunate circumstance or unexpected disappointment, you can enjoy the benefits offered by a wide variety of self esteem exercises. No matter what your situation, now is the time to build your confidence, boost your self esteem, and learn to see yourself in a new light!

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Many people who come to me tell me “I have realized that I need to increase my self-esteem, but I really don’t know how”.

Switching from low to high self-esteem is nothing that you do overnight. There are no magic cures. Even I, as a self-esteem coach, has no magic wand that I can wave over you so that you suddenly start to love yourself.

Moving towards a higher self-esteem is very much about exchanging the thoughts that fill your head with new ones. Think about it, your self-esteem is built up of your thoughts – the thoughts that you think about yourself. All the thoughts that you have ever thought about yourself have now accumulated into the sense of self-worth (or lack of self-worth) that you are feeling now.

It would be really easy if you could simply buy a set of new thoughts at the supermarket, or go to a surgeon who opened your brain took the old stuff out and put some new fresh stuff in. Unfortunately, exchanging your old way of thinking for a more resourceful one will cost you both time and effort.

Think about how you have acquired the thoughts that fill your daily life now. You have been influenced by your family, school, media, the society you live in and so on. In other words you have been brainwashed 24 hours a day since you were born! It may not take equally long time to start thinking more useful thoughts but it may take you a lot of effort because you need to unlearn everything that you have learnt up to this point in your life.

The solution? Brainwash yourself with positive thoughts about yourself!

How? Ok, here some of my favourite techniques:

-          Write affirmations – Affirmations are basically the new thoughts that you have decided that you want to think, for example “I am so happy and grateful that I have so many friends that love me” or “I feel and look so beautiful and sexy that I’m simply irresistible”. Put the affirmations in all places where you can be reminded of them, on the fridge, in the car, on the bathroom mirror, on your bedside table, in your wallet….

-          Stand in front of a mirror and give yourself compliments. Try to do it for at least 1 minute. Your brain will create new pathways between the positive words that you say and the image of yourself.

-          Stand in front of a mirror and smile at yourself (for at least one minute). This may feel even more stupid than giving yourself compliments, but it is superb for creating pathways in your brain between you and a happy feeling.

-          Create a playlist with music that really cheers you up. Brainwash yourself with lyrics that tell you that you are wonderful! This is an easy and very pleasant way to put new thoughts into your head.

-          Write down a list of things that you did well during the day every day before you go to sleep. This will help you to start looking for the positive things that you do in your life.

-          Hypnotise yourself! Yes, hypnosis actually works and there are hypnosis CDs customised especially for increasing self-esteem. Have a look on the web!

-          Get a coach to help you! I would be more than happy to bombard you with new resourceful thoughts and make sure they stick in your head!

If you want help to find out other ways to brainwash yourself to a higher self-esteem or want to book at free coaching session, visit www.livmiyagawa.com!

Liv Miyagawa – The Self-Esteem Coach

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