Terry Diebold on the Value of Self WorthStep in to the person you really are

Does feeling positive about myself depend on other people?

§ October 21st, 2009 § Filed under Positive Esteem, Relationships, Self Awareness § Tagged Ask an Expert, Emotional Health and Wellbeing, Feelings, Mental Health, positive, Quality of Life, Self-esteem § 5 Comments

Today, I would like for you to take a little test. I would like you to jot down when you are feeling good and what you did to make yourself feel good. I would also like you to jot down when you are feeling not-so-good and why. I am talking about mood, not the H1N1 flu. If at the end of the day you have 4 or more times you feel not-so-good, then I want you to ask yourself, does feeling positive about myself depend on other people? Are you waiting for someone else to reward you—and if they don’t, is that when you feel bad? If so, I have some terrific news for you. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS!!!!   § Read the rest of this entry…

Low self-esteem is the same thing as being a negative thinker.

§ October 14th, 2009 § Filed under Children Esteem, Low Self Esteem Issues, Positive Esteem, Self Awareness § Tagged Child, Emotional Health and Wellbeing, God, improving self esteem, Mental Health, positive, Quality of Life, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-Help § 3 Comments

Have you ever had a friend who was so negative you didn’t want to be around him? On a sunny day he would say, “Yes, but it’s going to rain later.” After a good movie, “The amount of money actors are paid makes me sick.”

Low self-esteem is the same thing as being a negative thinker. All you focus on are the things you can’t do or should have done better. If you put yourself down like this all the time, you won’t even want to be around yourself! To build self-esteem, focus on the things at which you have been successful, no matter how small. God did not put you on earth to hate yourself. § Read the rest of this entry…