Does Your Self-Esteem Need Upleveling?
I read an interesting article just the other day about the economic value of self esteem. Not many people would argue the point that having reasonably high self esteem correlates with doing reasonably well as an entrepreneur, or as a worker for someone else. But above that, this article pointed out how our rapidly changing world economies, and the way in which people work, are putting a high monetary value on self esteem. Not only that, but new models of working demand upleveled self esteem.
* Working from home independently requires more individual responsibility and self-discipline.
* Being self-employed requires more self-management and more individual creativity.
* Self-employed professionals must have a high level of self-direction to be financially successful.
All these require a solid self esteem. Companies who hire are now looking at measures of self esteem in their candidates. For solo professionals and small business owners, it's critical to make sure self esteem issues aren't standing in their way. Along with being an important psychological need, self esteem is also being seen as an important economic need.
Believe it or not, people with lower self esteem actually can be successful in business. Sometimes, the drive to cover up low self esteem causes a person to work very hard to be successful and "cover up" what is lacking inside. So, you might ask, why worry about your level of self esteem if you can be successful without it? Here's the thing. You can, but to a limited extent, because the type of actions you choose to take and the quality of what you do is changed by your level of self esteem. The higher yours is, the higher the success and scope of your actions. So, while you can be successful with low self esteem, you will be more successful and much happier with higher self esteem. You won't feel like someone is chasing you constantly and if you don't keep going you will fail in the end. In other words, fear won't be your driver. With lower self esteem you may be successful, but you will also be anxious and doubtful.
So, in the end, upleveling your self esteem means that you have a better chance of being highly successful, but also more satisfied, calmer, healthier, and freer in your life and your work. Sounds pretty good,huh? Here's a daily program you can use to push your self esteem higher. All you need is a journal, or a clean page on your computer's word processing program, and about 10 minutes a few times a day.
Morning:
1. What didn't go well yesterday that I need to acknowledge and let go of?
2. What went well yesterday that I can acknowledge and be grateful for?
3. Who can I offer to help today?
Evening:
1. When did I feel the best today, and why?
2. When did I feel the worst today, and why?
3. What could I have done to take great care of myself and feel better when I was feeling the worst?
4. What am I grate for as I end this day?
These simple questions will help shift your mindset and your energy. Try them for just a month, and see how your confidence in yourself and your ability to move forward changes.
* Working from home independently requires more individual responsibility and self-discipline.
* Being self-employed requires more self-management and more individual creativity.
* Self-employed professionals must have a high level of self-direction to be financially successful.
All these require a solid self esteem. Companies who hire are now looking at measures of self esteem in their candidates. For solo professionals and small business owners, it's critical to make sure self esteem issues aren't standing in their way. Along with being an important psychological need, self esteem is also being seen as an important economic need.
Believe it or not, people with lower self esteem actually can be successful in business. Sometimes, the drive to cover up low self esteem causes a person to work very hard to be successful and "cover up" what is lacking inside. So, you might ask, why worry about your level of self esteem if you can be successful without it? Here's the thing. You can, but to a limited extent, because the type of actions you choose to take and the quality of what you do is changed by your level of self esteem. The higher yours is, the higher the success and scope of your actions. So, while you can be successful with low self esteem, you will be more successful and much happier with higher self esteem. You won't feel like someone is chasing you constantly and if you don't keep going you will fail in the end. In other words, fear won't be your driver. With lower self esteem you may be successful, but you will also be anxious and doubtful.
So, in the end, upleveling your self esteem means that you have a better chance of being highly successful, but also more satisfied, calmer, healthier, and freer in your life and your work. Sounds pretty good,huh? Here's a daily program you can use to push your self esteem higher. All you need is a journal, or a clean page on your computer's word processing program, and about 10 minutes a few times a day.
Morning:
1. What didn't go well yesterday that I need to acknowledge and let go of?
2. What went well yesterday that I can acknowledge and be grateful for?
3. Who can I offer to help today?
Evening:
1. When did I feel the best today, and why?
2. When did I feel the worst today, and why?
3. What could I have done to take great care of myself and feel better when I was feeling the worst?
4. What am I grate for as I end this day?
These simple questions will help shift your mindset and your energy. Try them for just a month, and see how your confidence in yourself and your ability to move forward changes.
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