There are many ways to improve our self-esteem.

  1. Identify and Challenge Our Negative Beliefs

• The First step is to identify, and then challenge, our negative beliefs about ourselves.
• Notice our thoughts about ourselves. We might find ourselves thinking ‘i’m not clever enough to do that or ‘ ‘I have no friends.' When we do, look for evidence that contradicts those statements. Write down both statement and evidence, and keep looking back at it to remind ourselves that our negative beliefs about ourselves are not true.

2. Identify the Positive About Ourselves

• It is also a good idea to write down positive things about ourselves, such as being good at a sport, or nice things that people have said about us. When we start to feel low, look back at these things, and remind ourselves that there is plenty of good about us.
• In general, positive internal dialogue is a big part of improving our self-esteem.
• If we catch ourselves saying things like ‘i’ m not good enough or ‘i’m a failure', We can start to turn things around by saying ‘I can beat this’ and ‘I can become more confident by viewing myself more positively’.
• To begin with, we will catch ourselves falling back into old negative habits, but with regular effort, we can start to feel more positive and build our self-esteem as well.

3. Build Positive Relationship and Avoid negative Ones

• We will probably find that there are certain people and certain relationships that make us feel better than others.
• If there are people who make us feel bad about ourselves, try to avoid them.
• Build relationships with people who make us feel good about ourselves and avoid the relationships that drag us down.

4. Give Ourselves a Break

• We don't have to be perfect every hour of every day. We don't even have to feel good about ourselves all the time.
• Self-esteem varies from situation to situation, from day to day, and hour to hour.  
• Give ourselves a break. We all have times when we feel a bit down or find it harder to maintain our self-belief.
• The key is not to be too hard on Ourselves. Be kind to ourselves, and not too critical.

5. Become More Assertive and Learn to Say No

• People with low self-esteem often find it hard to stand up for themselves or say no to others.
• This means that we may become over-burned at home or work because we do not like to refuse anyone anything. However, this can increase stress, and make it harder to manage.
• Developing our assertiveness can therefore help to improve our self-esteem.

6. Improve Our Physical Health

• It is much easier to feel good about ourselves when we are fit and healthy.
• Try taking more exercise, eating well, and getting enough sleep. It is also a good idea to make time to relax and to do something that we want to do, rather than something that someone else expects us to do. we may find that a simple change like this can make a huge difference to our overall outlook.