Inspirational Video | Boost Self Esteem By Giving

The Association for Psychological Science shows that the best way to boost self-esteem is to forget about yourself altogether and think about others.

Sometimes you can become so wrapped up in your own world and desire for success and happiness that you close yourself to others. Start giving and you’ll see a real change in your life.

Giving increases self esteem of the giver and makes you feel better about life in general. Giving should be a blessing to both parties. You increase your happiness and fulfilment through giving .

Power Quotes on Giving

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

~ Nathaniel Branden

Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting.
~ Brian Tracy

A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.
~ Eleanor Hamilton

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it’s the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that’s weighed.
~ Seneca

It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
~ Mother Teresa

For it is in giving that we receive.
~ St. Francis of Assisi

The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development. I use to say, "If you take care of me, I will take care of you." Now I say, "I will take of care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me."
~ Jim Rohn

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
~ Arthur Ashe

Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.
~ Jim Rohn

EARN as much as you can. SAVE as much as you can. INVEST as much as you can. GIVE as much as you can.
~ Rev. John Wellesly

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.
~ Billy Graham

It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute… that gives meaning to our lives.
~ Anthony Robbins

In Giving, a man receives more than he gives; and the more is in proportion to the worth of the thing given.
~ George McDonald

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Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Step Three

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Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Step Three

Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Step Three

How are you coming along with your Self Concept Assessment? It took me awhile to complete mine. Some parts of it made me feel very uncomfortable. Especially doing step three: Acknowledging your strengths.

My self esteem was practically nonexistent. Doing this Self Concept Assessment was no easy task. Especially growing up with critical parents. I felt everything about me was wrong.

Society also hesitates in commending someone who acknowledges their strengths. You can find yourself labeled a braggart, boaster, audacious just to name a few.

The current politically correct attitude that resides in America today doesn’t help. There is a big emphasis on "equality" and "fairness" and nobody should do better than somebody else.

God gave you those strengths and talents to make your dreams happen. (Believe in Your Inner Gifts)

Today you will enthusiastically acknowledge your assets… your talents… your strengths… the very things that make you… YOU!

Step Three – Listing Your Strengths – Assets – Abilities

Note: This assessment is a condense excerpt from the book Self Esteem by McKay and Fanning

I want you to toot your own horn… be audacious… acknowledge the things to appreciate about you.

You’ll need a fresh sheet of paper and your Self Concept Assessment.

Write down all the items with a plus sign from your assessment.

Look over your weakness list and scan for where you wrote corresponding strengths. Are they on your strengths list? if not, put them on your list .

Try to think of other special qualities or abilities you didn’t mention yet.

What compliments did you receive?
What about successes, awards, prizes and good marks you received?
What obstacles and adversities did you overcome?

Keep reviewing your list and continue adding to it.

Now go over your list of strengths, item by item, an rewrite them in complete sentences. Make sure you use synonyms, adjectives and adverbs to elaborate. Replace any negatives with positives.

If you’re like me, you spent years polishing and dwelling on your negative qualities. It’s really important to devote equal time to your strengths.

Be bold and toot your horn loudly… so loud it begins to drown out your inner critic.

A great way to counteract your tendency to downplay your strengths is to pretend you’re writing a recommendation letter for someone you really love and want to see succeed.

Keep reading over your list and embrace your qualities and strengths.

We’ll blend all the work you did on your self concept assessment in Step Four. This will give you a powerful tool to eliminate your warped self image.

Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Step Two

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Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Step Two

Self concept exemplifies how you see yourself. It’s an important factor in your level of self esteem and confidence.

Your self concept determines how you will experience life. The closer you are to your ideal self… your true self the happier you will be in life.

Let’s continue working on throwing away those false perceptions about yourself.

Step Two: Listing Weakness

Your Self Concept Assessment must be completed before moving on to step two.

Note: This assessment is a condense excerpt from the book Self Esteem by McKay and Fanning

There is nothing wrong with possessing faults and weaknesses. Everyone comes into the world with them. Let me share a secret about everyone’s self concept: it’s perfectly normal to list ways you want to be different. Everybody has their own different wish list.

That list presents a problem for people with low self esteem and warped self concept issues. They will use the wish list to magnify their weakness for destructive self attacks.

It’s important to rewrite your weakness in a positive and accurate way so your inner critic can’t destructively attack you.

Get a sheet of notebook paper and divide it into two columns. Folding the sheet of paper lengthwise/longwise will suffice.

On the left side write down each item you marked with a minus. Leave about 3-4 lines between each item for your rewrites.

Follow these 4 rules in rewriting your weakness

1. Eliminate all derogatory, uncomplimentary and negative language.
Example: reword screw up paperwork with occasionally forget to fill in items on order forms.

2. Use accurate language
Revise items so they are purely descriptive. Example: fat thighs becomes 23 inch thighs

3. Use language that is specific rather than general
Eliminate words like everything, always, never, completely, etc. Example: lose everything changes to occasionally loses keys or umbrella.

4. Find exceptions or corresponding strengths
Example: Lousy housekeeper – fact: dished sometimes pile up along with messes in other rooms. I do a major clean-up once a week. – corresponding strength: I enjoy using the time to play games or read to my children.

This is an extremely challenging task that will make a major step toward changing your negative self concept.

Self-Esteem: A Proven Program
of Cognitive Techniques
for Assessing, Improving,
and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem

Do it carefully and take as much time as you need to complete it.

Step Three of the Self Concept Assessment: you will acknowledge, accept and embrace your strengths.

I Am Me – My Declaration of Self Esteem

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I am Me.

In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me.

Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine, because I alone chose it — I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or myself.

I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears. I own my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes.

Because I own all of me, I can become intimately acquainted with me. By so doing, I can love me and be friendly with all my parts.

I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other aspects that I do not know — but as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles and ways to find out more about me.

However I look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is authentically me.

If later some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought, and felt turn out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is unfitting, keep the rest, and invent something new for that which I discarded.

I can see, hear, feel, think, say, and do. I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, and to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me.

I own me, and therefore, I can engineer me.

I am me, and I am Okay.

by Virginia Satir

Additional Reading:

How do you see and accept yourself? You might be interested in the Self Concept Assessment Series

Create Your Declaration of Empowerment follow the steps and suggestions in this article

Filed Under: Inspirational Sayings, Self Acceptance, Self Esteem, Self Worth Tagged With: I am me, Self Acceptance, Self Esteem, Virginia Satir

Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Part One

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People dealing with a low self esteem don’t view themselves clearly. They see themselves through warped funhouse mirror. The distorted reflection seems to magnify their weakness while diminishing their assets.

My psychologist suggested I do a self concept assessment to raise my self esteem and get rid of the false warped mirror images.

The first step toward doing an accurate self concept assessment begins with writing down detail on how you see yourself right now. The more details the better. This assessment is a condense excerpt from the book Self Esteem by McKay and Fanning

Creating Your Self Concept Assessment

I recommend keeping your assessment in a spiral notebook. Your assessment will consist of eight areas. In each area, write down as many words and/or phrases to describe yourself.

1. Physical appearance.
Include description of your height, weight, hair, skin, eye, style of dress along with descriptions of specific body area.

2. How you relate to others
Include details of your strengths and weakness in all your relationships, with people you interact with regularly. Also include how you relate to strangers in social settings.

3. Personality
Describe your positive and negative traits

4. How other people see you
What strength and weakness do your friends and family see

5. Your performance at school or job
How do you handle major task

6. Your performance of daily life task
Describe how you maintain yourself, home, health and other personal care task include family needs too

7. Mental functioning
This area can include, reasoning, problem solving, learning, creativity, specialized knowledge, insight wisdom and so on

8. Sexuality
How you see and feel about yourself as a sexual person

Self-Esteem: A Proven Program
of Cognitive Techniques
for Assessing, Improving,
and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem

Next Step in finishing your self concept assessment:

go back and put a plus sign by items representing your strengths or things you like about yourself.
Put a minus sign by item you consider negative or would like to change.
Look for a pattern with your plus and minus signs

Do the majority of your negative show up in only a couple of areas?

This generally means your self esteem is in good shape with a few specific weak spots.

If you have more minus signs over positive signs throughout your assessment, it will take more effort for you to achieve a realistic positive self concept.

Part two of this series will go over how to begin revising the weak perceptions on your list.

Inspirational Video | Boost Self Esteem By Giving

Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Step Three

Step Three – Listing Your Strengths – Assets – Abilities

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Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Step Two

Step Two: Listing Weakness

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I Am Me – My Declaration of Self Esteem

Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Part One

Creating Your Self Concept Assessment

Next Step in finishing your self concept assessment:

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Inspirational Video | Boost Self Esteem By Giving

Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Step Three

Step Three – Listing Your Strengths – Assets – Abilities

Other posts of the series

Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Step Two

Step Two: Listing Weakness

Other posts of the series

I Am Me – My Declaration of Self Esteem

Self Esteem | Accurate Self Concept Assessment – Part One

Creating Your Self Concept Assessment

Next Step in finishing your self concept assessment:

Other posts of the series

FREE Treasure Chest of Success Kit

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