According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, self-esteem is a feeling of being happy with your own character and abilities. How do you develop self-esteem at the workplace so that you can be happy at work? Consider the following points:
1. Self-love: How do you love yourself? The simplest way is to appreciate yourself Appreciate your capabilities and talents. Loving yourself also means to accept your strengths and weaknesses. You love yourself as what you are and you value your self-worth. You don’t care a damn of what others think of you.
2. Self-confidence: Be optimistic of yourself in getting things done. Build competency in you and face challenges in life squarely
3. Appearance: It is so easy to build your self-esteem just by dressing smartly. When you look at yourself in the mirror you will feel good about yourself. Packaging yourself neatly and appropriately is to signal to others that you like and care about yourself. People will admire you.
4. Exercise and meditate: Your self-esteem can be affected by how well you handle stress. Exercise daily to boost your energy and vitality and relax by doing meditation in a quiet place.
5. A trusted brand: Promote yourself to be one of the valued staff in the company. Keep your promises and always deliver in a timely fashion. Take initiative to get things done without being told
6. Be connected: As a trusted brand, people believe in you. They accept, appreciate and respect you. At the same time you also take the trouble to identify and appreciate the contributions of the people around you. You take a keen interest in what they do.
7. Positive emotions: You act according to what you think. Positive thoughts lead to positive mental attitude and it impacts your self-esteem positively.
8. Meaningful goals. An important area to boost your self-esteem is goal setting. With goals, especially written ones, you have a sense of direction. There is a road map to follow in life. Life is fulfilling with hope, expectations and there is always something to look forward to. As you move along in life your self-confidence is boosted when you achieve successes.
9. Take action: The habit to do it now will beat inertia, inaction and avoid procrastination. The energy in you to act promptly will propel your self-esteem to the next level.
10. A balanced life: Developing self- esteem at the workplace does not mean to be a workaholic and spending more time in the office. Effectiveness in time management is to devote time equally at work and at home. The ability to take care of your career and your family demonstrates positively your competency, your self-worth and your self-esteem.
Self-esteem is a state of mind and a mental attitude that comes from within. Positive thoughts and positive actions will elevate your level of self-esteem
Thanks for the great advice.
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