Self-esteem: The Lazy Person’s Guide!

Improving your self-esteem isn’t about becoming selfish, loud, competitive and arrogant. It’s about taking care of yourself so that you have the strength and energy to help and give to others when appropriate.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of wisdom. Don’t go overboard, though. As fascinating and remarkable as you are, keep interested in those around you and in other things. Your intention is to become more aware of who you are and why you do the things that you do, not to become narcissistic or obsessive. I’ve kept this chapter short for this reason.

Self-awareness is the starting point for all confidence-building programmes. The big question is why some people feel good about themselves and see life as an exciting challenge and why others feel bad about themselves and see life as a frustrating struggle.

Once you choose to improve your self-image you will feel happier and more fulfilled. If you want to change your life for the better, improving self-esteem is the first and only place to start.

You can’t change other people, but you can change yourself.

Even if you feel that you were born a self-doubter, you can change.

It’s easy to look back and blame the past, your parents, your siblings, your teachers, your partner for leaving you, and so on, but at the end of the day the way you feel about yourself now is your responsibility. You can choose now to respond to life without your old self-doubt, hesitation and confusion.

it is time to take a deep breath and deal with the present.

Self-esteem will not improve if you can’t free yourself from the past.

It’s about being yourself, and knowing that within you lies the power to create all that you want in life.