If you are given a blank paper and a pen and told to write something positive about yourself in short time, will you struggle to bring things to mind or it will be very easy?

Some people might struggle a lot to bring things to mind. This is because, when we have low self-esteem, we have a tendency to only pay attention to negative things that confirm our negative view of ourselves. When we have low self esteem, we hardly pay attention to the positive things we do, our positive qualities and positive comments we have from others.

Some Other people might have less trouble recalling positive things about themselves, but they might feel uncomfortable thinking about, talking about, or writing about the positive qualities they have. They might consider it as being conceited, arrogant, or stuck up to think about such things.

In both cases, those people are finding difficulty to focus on there good quality. But promoting more balanced self evaluations requires listing your positive qualities and acknowledging those qualities.

So what should we do for our self esteem. We can consider following three easy steps like:

Step 1 -Be in open mind or motivate yourself
This might be difficult because you have never really paid attention to them or you feel uncomfortable acknowledging them. When you find yourself thinking about negatives. Ask yourself how fair that is. By getting you to begin acknowledging your positives or writing them down ,you are really tipping the scales of self-evaluation back into balance or doing something great for your happy confident life.

Step 2- write and re-read it regularly
When completing your positive qualities, remember to set aside a special time to do this. Write your positive qualities down; think of as many as you can - there is no limit; get help if you feel comfortable; watch out for negative self-evaluations or discounting your positives; and re-read it regularly. This will boost your self esteem a lot.

To make your positive qualities more effective impact on you, use a Journal to write on. In that journal you think of examples of things you have done in the past, which demonstrate the positive qualities you have identified. It is also where you note specific things you do everyday and the positive qualities these behaviors highlight.

Step 3- Going further
When you complete the second step or your weekly journal. You need to monitor what your week is like currently .You might need to increase the amount of fun, enjoyment, and pleasure during your week and increasing or acknowledging your achievements during the week. These are other ways to have a good self esteem in us.

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Best regard,
Shahriyar