How is your Self-Esteem?

This is Amanda and I on our girls weekend earlier this year. Amanda is in the front of the photo. For the people who have read my book, you will know that Amanda is my rock and gives so much to our friendship. Over the years, I have watched her self-esteem flourish and develop into a strong, independent woman.

At different points of our lives, our self-esteem can be affected with or without us knowing. I believe, self-esteem is an ongoing development within us all. We need to read more books, listen to more women and really see what is going on within ourselves to ensure we have a strong self-esteem. Once we have this, decisions, focus and our paths will become easier and more natural.

Ask this question - "How do I feel about who I am".

I found this fantastic summary from a book called "How to Raise Your Self Esteem" By Stanley Gross

"Low self-esteem is a negative evaluation of oneself. This type of evaluation usually occurs when some circumstance we encounter in our life touches on our sensitivities. We personalize the incident and experience physical, emotional, and cognitive arousal. This is so alarming and confusing that we respond by acting in a self-defeating or self-destructive manner. When that happens, our actions tend to be automatic and impulse-driven; we feel upset or emotionally blocked; our thinking narrows; our self-care deteriorates; we lose our sense of self; we focus on being in control and become self-absorbed"

Will leave this one with you to think about...