Feel Better About Oneself
When you feel bad about yourself, it seems like nothing will ever go right again. Finding hope feels like a Herculean effort. But building your self-esteem isn't really that difficult. Try the following steps to feel . Concentrate on one thing at a time and give yourself room to experiment.
Instructions
1. Learn from your mistakes. Realize that mistakes are a means to an end. They signal to you you're doing something wrong, not that you're bad or inferior to other people. When the pain of the mistake has passed, take note of what you've learned from it and move on.
2. Set goals and believe you have the right to achieve them. A classic book on building self-esteem through goal-setting is "Psycho-Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz. Published in 1960, it's been a best-seller for over 45 years. Maltz tells us human beings were meant to work towards achieving something and there's no better feeling than to see the fruits of your labor.
3. Identify what creative interests you have and indulge them. Try new ways of expressing yourself. Writing, drawing or painting, dancing, learning to play an instrument or singing, doing crafts can all bring on a steady stream of achievements to make you feel better about yourself. For those willing to invest time and effort in developing their creativity, work through a book called "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron.
4. Learn meditation. Hope comes with relaxation. Studies show meditation improves physical and mental health. It changes the chemical activity in your brain to make you calmer and happier.
5. Get out of the house at least on a weekly basis. Call your friends up and go to a movie. Volunteer for a cause that moves you. Attend lectures and events on topics of interest to you. Interacting with those around you shows you what you have to give to the world.
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