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SELF-ESTEEM

Nothing profits more than self-esteem grounded on what is just and right. ---Milton

What does it mean to have self-esteem?

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Accepting and liking yourselfwarts and all.

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Believing in yourself--having humble and reasonable confidence in your own powers Norman Vincent Peale

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Appreciating your special gifts and abilities (without being conceited).

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Having motivation to improve and overcome faults and imperfections.

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There is an important distinction between being a good person who has weaknessesand being a faulty person. When you can appreciate the good in your personality, even with a clear view of your faultsand can genuinely like yourself, you are ready to move ahead (text--pg 2)
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Dimensions Of Your Self-Esteem

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Physical appearance
Romantic appeal Ethical and moral character Sense of humor Orderliness Others?
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To Become The Best That You Can Be. . .

Understand yourself

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Develop your self-esteem

Plan for self-improvement

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Consider Your Aptitudes And Interests

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Math and science Music and art Mechanical work Salesmanship Medicine

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Outdoor activity
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Face And Accept Reality

Unreal aspects of the self-concept

Experiences and selfconcept in agreement

Experiences denied to awareness

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Masks

polite

proud

honest

religious

wise

smart

popular

witty

kind
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wellinformed

prosperous
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Be Sensitive To Feedback
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Cultivate sources of feedback--friends, teachers, coworkers, others

Show that you are open, and not afraid to hear the truth--even if it is critical Appreciate and LISTEN to praise and criticism

Figure out what the feedback suggests about your self-improvement plans
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Check up on yourself. Dont be afraid to put yourself under a microscope. Eliminate your negative qualities. Develop your positive ones.
M. Winette

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