How To Improve Self Esteem
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The Expression of 'Self-Esteem' is used numerous times in everyday life but most don't know the exact meaning of it. Most people think that self esteem is the other name of confidence. Of course confidence is included in the definition of self esteem but its lots more than that. But the worst fact is that there are numerous people in the world that are at the height of their confidence but have very poor self-esteem. Most of the people in the public category fall in this category. The most common examples are the actors and the comedians and the singers that glow on the stage and yet offstage feel insecure.

There are a few ways of improving self esteem. The most basic thing that you must accept and know that you are certainly not alone but there are loads of people that have a mental condition which may not be very different from yours. There are many people who have this problem. The second most important fact that you must accept and feel that you are a very special person and there is no one like you on the earth or that you are one of the most important people that are alive on the earth. Your mind is your own and it does not think like anybody else unless you have an identical twin. So now you can think that if nature bothered to make unique and stand out in the seven billion people of the world then you have the right to live happily and peacefully as everybody else does.

You have other rights too that you may not have thought of. One of the rights is that of making mistake. Making mistakes by a human is as natural as for a woman to give birth to a child. Never forget the saying 'to err is human'. The common sense out of it is that we learn from our mistakes. We also have the right to respect ourselves just like we respect others. And finally the most important right of all is that you have the right to say 'yes' or 'no' for yourself. People who have a poor self esteem makes a person feel that he is inferior to the others. He feels that he is unable to take any correct decisions and is inferior in performance to others.

The following are some of the techniques to improve the self esteem.
* Ten minute technique: in this technique you must find tem minutes a day and do nothing but just sit and relax. This helps in bringing back your confidence. Many people find this technique helpful.
* Accentuate the Positive: most people tend to go over their mistakes again and again and in the process lose their self esteem. It is better to go through your mistakes but it is more helpful to correct them.
* List 50 things that you like about yourself: list the 50 thins that you like about yourself and then go over them every day. This will help you to keep in mind your strengths and as a result helps you to keep working on the right track.