Power and Weakness

A sure recipe for low self esteem is to constantly beat yourself for your failings. To raise your self-esteem, try to be more balanced by celebrating your strengths and achievements. It is easy to overlook our strengths when we are in a negative frame of mind. Also, we take for granted the things we find easy to do. Getting honest feedback also helps.

Why do you think you have so few strengths worth celebrating?

• Because everyone has always pointed out your shortcomings - as you do yourself.
• Because you rarely get any positive feedback for a job well done .
• Because the things you do well are so familiar to you that you take them for granted .
• Because you have learned to focus only on your mistakes .

Audit your strengths

• This is not as easy as it seems because you will have discounted your strengths.
• Find a good listener to help you review everything you have