Self Esteem

Self Esteem

Self esteem is how we feel about ourselves. High self esteem leads to a purposeful life. First requirement is that you must prove you are worth while. People with high self esteem face life with optimistic.
They mix with people. They are ambitious and sensitive they take risk and welcome new opportunities.
Self esteem improves performance and enhances risk taking ability. It helps a person give and receive both criticism.
People with high esteem talk about ideas, have confidence, are internally driven, are assertive,accept, disciplined and respects others.
People with poor self esteem are self centered and close minded. They never accept responsibility.They blame others. They do not have initiative as people with high esteem have. They don't mix with people easily. They don't have genuine friends. They talk about people. 
They are arrogant,aggressive and pessimistic or fatalistic. They are greedy. They argue everything. Usually they are misguided. They are externally driven. They blame the whole world.
Self esteem does not mean having ego. It is the way we feel about ourselves. When we feel better, naturally our productivity.
You have only 100 rupees. Mr.P asks you to give him 200 Rupees.Can you give? We cannot give others what we don't have similarly unless we have the components of self respect or self esteem how can we share it with others?
How to build self esteem?
Read the life histories of great people who have turned adversity into advantage
Eg.Bothoven,Hellen Keller.
-learn intelligent ignorance
Accept responsibility
-Learn to give and receive compliments.
-Do something to others who cannot repay you in cash or kind.
-Practice discipline and punctuality
-Associate with people of high moral character.
-Become internally driven
-Have patience Make the best way of every situation 
-Keep yourself constructively occupied
-Auto suggestions like I can handle it,
I can do it, I have good memory are helpful.
Let there be positive auto suggestions
-Look for the positive in every person and in every situation,
Also do not get upset, do not get angry and do not get depressed.