Self-Esteem: Valuing Yourself

Everything you attract into your life is a reflection of what you feel you deserve, what you feel you are worth and how highly you value yourself in all areas of your life.  Because developing self-esteem is a process and not a destination, you can raise your self-esteem by understanding yourself and increasing your self worth.

Self-worth is the conviction that you are worthy and valuable.  Self-worth is the way you talk to yourself about yourself, how you feel about yourself, and the extent to which you think and feel you can cope with the situation in front of you.  

If you treat yourself well, other people will too.  If you give across needy messages, people could take advantage – they may not respect you. Self-worth gives birth to self-esteem, and ultimately self-confidence.  

Self-confidence is an attitude.  Self-confident people trust their own abilities, and have a general sense of control in their lives.  Even when some of their expectations are not met, they continue to be positive and accept themselves.  They nurture themselves.  They manage their thoughts, not allowing weak or negative thoughts to creep in and sap their confidence.