Seven Steps to a Higher Self Esteem

Call it Karma, The Secret, the Law of Attraction, or the Law of Sowing and Reaping, whatever you give out has a way of coming back to you. Here is a list of seven things, in no apparent order, that you can do to help improve your self esteem.

Carry cash with you to give to the homeless, the amount you give and carry is up to you. Don’t prejudge them and think they are scamming or that they’re just going to drink it away. It’s about giving.

Make it a habit to smile and warmly greet five people every day. If you are not generally around people then you may have to make a point of doing things that will get you in contact with enough people to do this.

Perform one random act of kindness daily. Open a door, pick up something someone dropped. You’ll see a lot of opportunities once you focus in on finding them.

Let someone go ahead of you in traffic every time you drive. A little less road rage is good for everyone.

Take the opportunities, as they appear, to tell or show the people close to you, family and friends, that you care, and that they’re important to you. These people are often the most neglected people in our lives.

Let someone else be right. Really, it’s okay.

Don’t hold a grudge. Forgiveness is for the offended, not the offender.

Do you see the common thread is taking the focus off yourself and putting it on others?

Altogether too many people are being labeled these days as having anxiety and/or depression. It’s becoming an epidemic. While there may be some people who have a physical reason, like a chemical imbalance, many people would very likely see that if they started doing the things listed above, their anxiety and/or depression would improve.

How can you be depressed if you know you have put a smile on someone’s face or made life just a little better for someone every day? You never know how your act of self esteem building will impact another person. You may have given them just what they needed exactly when they needed it.

What other things have you done? Feel free to share, you never know who will be glad you did.

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