Sure fire ways to self-esteem

The sure-fire fast track to self –esteem is to live up to your own expectations – to do what you say you’re going to do daily. Michael Jordan said “You have to expect things of yourselves before you can do them”. So set yourself some resolutions to hold yourself to – whether its going to the gym twice a week, biking to work, choosing healthy snacks instead of choc, writing a blog post every week, dealing with that pile of receipts…whatever. And then do them! Think about how it is when you’ve been to that gym class, when you’ve finished your accounts – you might not look forward to it before you do it but when you have done it you’re mood and self-esteem can soar. So whenever you’re considering going to the gym, or debating with to finish that task, factor the future in– give yourself a full sensory daydream about how good it’ll feel be when you’ve done it. Just imagine how it’ll be when you’ve lived up to your expectations of yourself and can feel fully proud of you. See yourself walking tall, feel how great you’ll feel and hear all the positive praise you’re going to give yourself for doing it. Then imagine how much you will grow in self-esteem as you do this every day. And you can’t expect to hit that particular jackpot until you put a few coins in the machine!