BOOST Self Esteem Day

Our self esteem is determined by how high, or how low, we evaluate ourselves and our own sense of worth. I know that it can be so easy to become caught up in the world and the dramas that occur, and often our self esteem takes a battering when life just doesn’t seem to be going our way. When your self esteem is a little low, why not get it back on the right track by practising a fantastic self awareness exercise known as “Boost Self Esteem Day”. This exercise works by setting a day aside during the week to consciously make attempts to boost your self esteem – so why not make this special day today?!

Now, in my previous article “How to Banish Low Self Esteem” I mentioned that self esteem means respect, admiration, honour and love for ourselves. Boosting your self esteem naturally means doing things that you find enriching, whether it is reading a wonderfully inspiring novel or getting involved in an activity that brings out the best in you. As long as it makes you feel great – then do it!

“Boost Self Esteem Day” goes a step beyond that by reaching out to others and helping them boost their self esteem. Trust me when I say that boosting the self esteem of others is more enriching to your own self esteem than doing someone for yourself. The mutual appreciation, respect and love you get from offering another a chance to feel great about themselves is incredibly rewarding!

Remember, the idea about “Boost Self Esteem Day” is not to boost your ego, nor is it about paying lip service to someone. It is a sincere act of expressing to another that they are a worthy and valuable person. Here are a few great ways to boost the self esteem of another and, in turn, boost your own:

• Tell another person how much you respect or admire them for handling a certain situation the way they did. When someone is told that they handled a situation in such a way as to garner respect and admiration they will recognise this as a statement of respect towards them and will feel great about their communication or problem solving skills.
• Tell a co-worker, friend or family member how much you appreciate them. You may like to be specific and tell them you appreciate them for being, or doing, a certain thing; or you may just appreciate them for being them! This shows the other that they are valuable to you, and because you are open with how much you value them they are more likely to be open with how much they value you.
• Give an unexpected gift to someone just because you appreciate what a unique and wonderful person they are. Everyone loves gifts, even the most “grinchiest” of people, so when you give another a gift for no other reason other than because they are wonderful it fills them with an incredible sense of appreciation for who they are – and for you.
• Tell that certain person you are sorry and that in hindsight you were wrong. Only very strong and confident people are able to tell another person that they are sorry for something they did, or said, or thought and so forth. This act of expressing your regret shows the other people that your respect them, and that their feelings are valuable to you. It also shows them how someone with high self esteem behaves.
• These are only some of the ways to boost others self esteem, as well as your own. I am sure you have many other ways to boost another’s self esteem, so why not share it? I would love to hear what you have done during your own “Boost Your Self Esteem” day, and how it made you feel.