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    Raising Your Self-Esteem
    Raising Your Self-Esteem
    Raising Your Self-Esteem
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    Raising Your Self-Esteem

    By David Tuffley

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    It is a rare person in the world today who could not benefit with some help with improving their self-esteem. We are all imperfect, make mistakes, have problems. While it might seem that the people around you are doing so much better than you, the reality is that they are probably just as messed-up and confused.

    We cannot help but compare ourselves with the people around us. And in the media, we see idealised versions of perfect people. Despite putting on a brave face, most people judge themselves to be inferior.
    There is one benefit to feeling this way; it can make you take a good hard look at yourself, and motivate you to make some changes.

    So this eBook is for you if you feel inferior to others, not worthy, flawed, unlovable, unattractive, or just generally a loser.
    Be encouraged by the certain knowledge that you already have the capabilities to change these negative beliefs into positive ones that will help you find a whole new enjoyment in life.

    Definition of self-esteem

    Self-esteem is our evaluation of ourselves; a measure of our perceived worth. It is what we believe and how we feel about ourselves. It is also influenced by what other people think of us.

    It is a judgment that we make. Being judgmental is helpful up to a point, but as you will read in this eBook, it can be a harmful mental habit when taken too far. It gets in the way of understanding a person or situation clearly because having decided that something is good or bad, we have effectively declared the matter closed. No further investigation required.
    We judge the people in our lives (I like her, but I don’t like him), and we also judge ourselves (I’m so stupid).

    We have to lighten up on ourselves and everyone else too by becoming less judgmental.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAltiora Publications
    Release dateOct 5, 2011
    ISBN9781465966537
    Raising Your Self-Esteem
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    David Tuffley

    David Tuffley (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & Socio-Technical Studies at Griffith University in Australia.David writes on a broad range of interests; from Comparative Religion, Anthropology, Psychology, Ancient and Modern History, Linguistics, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Architectural History, Environments and Ecosystems.

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      Raising Your Self-Esteem - David Tuffley

      Raising Your Self-Esteem

      David Tuffley

      Published by David Tuffley at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 David Tuffley

      No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

      ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the work of this author.

      Contents

      Introduction

      What causes low self-esteem?

      A self-perpetuating cycle

      Distorted expectations

      Building a positive self-belief

      Practicing mindfulness

      Self-esteem enhancing beliefs & practices

      Where to from here?

      About the author

      Introduction

      It is a rare person in the world who could not benefit with some help with improving their self-esteem. We are all imperfect, make mistakes, have problems. While it might seem that the people around you are doing so much better than you, the reality is that they are probably just as messed-up and confused.

      We cannot help but compare ourselves with the people around us. And in the media, we see idealised versions of perfect people. Despite putting on a brave face, most people judge themselves to be inferior.

      There is one benefit to feeling this way; it can make you take a good hard look at yourself, and motivate you to make some changes.

      So this eBook is for you if you feel inferior to others, not worthy, flawed, unlovable, unattractive, or just generally a loser.

      Be encouraged by the certain knowledge that you already have the capabilities

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