Self-esteem

•  Challenge your negative thoughts

•  Be willing to try new things

•  Exercise regularly

•  Surround yourself with others who value and respect you

•  Keep home clean and organized

•  Watch comedy

•  Smile at yourself and others

•  Learn to laugh at yourself despite your mistakes

•  Say positive things to yourself (self-affirmations)

Nurturing Self-esteem with Self-affirmations

Self affirmations are positive statements that people say or think to themselves for self encouragement.  When we say these types of things to ourselves over and over, we begin to believe them about ourselves.

Examples of Self-affirmations:

• I am beautiful
• I am strong
• I can do this
• I am deserving of this
• I am unique
• I am just as qualified as the next person
• I can reward myself
• I am valuable