7 Practical Tips to Build Your Self-Esteem

“Beauty is only skin-deep.”

Self-esteem ends not only at how you look physically, but your outer appearance can sometimes alter your reality and self-worth.

Some business promotes insecurity.

If you love yourself and accept your form, the skin-care and lifestyle businesses will not perform to the top.

But it’s not the case.

They create brands for you to feel valuable outside of yourself.

They creep in your self-esteem. Questions your belief and compel you to try all those products available to elevate your self-worth.

Self-esteem is homemade, and I struggled in that aspect for so long, which altered my confidence and how I regard myself growing up.

I came across this saying: “Beauty is only skin-deep,” when I was 14 years old, and it never escaped me then.

I never deemed myself to any of the categories of pleasant, gorgeous, beautiful.

When I was in grade school, it programmed my mind that fair-skinned was neat, subtle, and favored.

Can you imagine where that left me?

But you have to explore deeper and bring to light those useful attributes you have and perform self-love to reach your potential fully.

Perspective is the way you view things and circumstances. Look at a multi-faceted point, and you will have a more excellent grasp of reality.

Here are 7 practical points that can contribute to building up your self-esteem.

1) Sharpen the gift you have. It may be in writing, singing, drawing, sketching, dancing… go on; that talent was not given to you to be kept. Do good with it and do not stop practicing until you master that skill. Confidence blooms once you know what you know. You have a place in this world and share your self even how small you look at yourself.

Most often than not, the talent you keep to yourself is the dream of some. The difference, some are open to exposure, be criticized, and learn from the mistakes of doing it the first time.

Use the value of stimulation and never get tired to sharpen your saw.

2) Take part/Volunteer. It exposes you to different people. It will train you to communicate better and enhance your leadership skill.

There is a personality who only mimics those in front of him or stays in the peripheral.

Frequently, this is because of your belief that you cannot step forward.

Be brave even if you feel otherwise; nobody knows the difference. Once you step in the spotlight, you will realize it’s not blinding.

Practice the value of support, but give more than you take.

3) Be open to personality development. There are free workshops on personality development; take advantage of those opportunities. It will expand your horizon.

You will step out of your comfort zone and see yourself in a different light.

You will never know your capabilities if you keep on doing just the same thing repeatedly.

Explore the value of encouragement and be the one to pat your back for every progress you make.

4) Networking. You know you have a high IQ, have common sense, and easily absorb any instructions but do not limit yourself to what you already know.

There's a lot of knowledge out there.

Keep networking, stay humble, and share what you know while taking your colleagues’ learning with you. Do not just settle as a wallpaper.

I am not a fan of introverted and extroverted identities in psychology. For me, they are mere words you identified with; you created your beliefs around those identities.

Constricting yourself to doing those stuff you believed as something synonymous with the label you have.

Again, it’s all about perspective.

5) Be presentable. Dress up and try different styles. It doesn’t mean you ride on the wagon of a fad; you are shallow, no!

You can find resources that can make you presentable.

Dress up, show up, and go for the kill!

You don’t have to splurge on luxurious brands; spend within your means and walk tall.

6) Learn a foreign language. Whether it’s Korean, Japanese, or French, as long as it moved you and makes you feel good about yourself. If English is not your primary language, you can train your mind and tongue in this speech by reading and listening to podcasts and training.

Use the value of flexibility. Once you stretch your mind to another knowledge or circumstance, it will never return to its original state.

And among the Neuro-Linguistics Programming presuppositions, flexibility states you can easily bounce back from any crisis once you are flexible. You have a huge chance to be successful.

7) Affirmation. Always affirm positivity. Use affirmation that genuinely resonates with you creates identity and belief, and grace the world with that affirmation.

Love yourself, and you will accept nothing less.

Acceptance is compelling. When you take yourself for whoever you are, you can always grace the world with your uniqueness.

You have been created unique. No one can perform you but you, so make use of your individuality and own the stage.

Go on, shine, even if it’s too bright for some.

Believe you can’t and you can’t. Believe you can, and you can.

It's all about point of view, so focus on what gives you joy.

“In form, you are and will always be inferior to some, superior to others. In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization.” — Eckhart Tolle