Fast Track to Greater Self Esteem

9. Get out. Take walks. Notice the things around you and focus on what is interesting new and what delights you along the way. Walking is good for your physical health and emotional well being. This will help your self esteem. You  will being taking the time to do something good for yourself and so you will be sending yourself the message  you deserve good and positive things to come into your life.

10. Go to places you have not been before.  If this is something that feels strange to you, start in small ways. This might mean taking a different route to places you regularly go. See what new things you can find along the way. Seek shorter routes, alternative routes and venture from there onto short journeys. Plan a trip and search out all the ways to get to a place you would really like to go. Imagine being there.  Read about your destination. Think about what the food and the weather will be like there. Learn about the culture and the habits of the people in that area. This mental journey will be a rehearsal for when you do take the trip. You will enjoy planning and learning about this place.  

11. Apologize  if you unintentionally or intentionally cause another person or harm. Don’t “sweep it under the table” or blame the other person for making you act one way or another. As an adult, you choose how you respond to a situation.Take responsibility. Ask if you can do anything to make the situation better., then follow through. We all falter at some point. We all make mistakes and we can can learn to benefit from the knowledge we gain from accepting responsibility for them. Accept you will make better choices. As you accept responsibility your self esteem will grow.

12. Avoid apologizing for who you are and the choices you make. Accept that you have the right  to make your own choices. If you fall short of your own expectations, you have the power to change what you do and how you handle a situation. Life usually provides us with a lot of chances to learn. Be gentle with yourself. Expect that you will succeed and you will succeed.