Tag Archives: self-esteem

Self-esteem and trust in other people

Posted by Cecilia

People with a strong self-esteem show higher trust in other people than persons with lower self-esteem. It’s no doubt that without trust in other people we wouldn’t be able to live a normal life.  We have to trust while we drive … Continue reading →

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Self-esteem deals well with embarrassement

Posted by Cecilia

Embarrassment can happen anytime.  All of us have experienced this feeling at least once in our lives.  Some people deal so easily with embarrassing moments that we wonder how they do it. How much we take embarrassing moments to heart depends on our … Continue reading →

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Esteem for young baseball players

Posted by Cecilia

 The last few games of the 2009 Little League World Series are currently being televised on ESPN.  Twelve and thirteen-year-old boys represent the best young baseball players around the world.  The Series is played annually at the Little League International … Continue reading →

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Should self-esteem overcome shyness?

Posted by Cecilia

In a world where the most outgoing people seem to get the most attention shyness could be considered an undesirable trait.  Some people even make the connection between shyness and low self-esteem. In time we come to learn this isn’t necessarily true.  There are shy people … Continue reading →

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Self-esteem and beauty

Posted by Cecilia

Self-esteem tends to beautify us and our life.  We can confirm this statement when we picture those people who have a strong self-esteem.  Don’t they smile often and always seem to be happy?  These are the people we like to … Continue reading →

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How to take care of our self-esteem

Posted by Cecilia

You know exactly what to do when you want to lose weight.  You eat healthier and exercise more. Do you know what to do to raise your self-esteem? There’s a surprisingly simple idea for how to raise your self-esteem: be conscious of yourself.  In certain life … Continue reading →

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Self-esteem and self-trust

Posted by Cecilia

Somebody said once: “To wish to be someone else is to waste the person we are”.  This is a quote about strong self-trust and therefore strong self-esteem. Self-trust is about being content with who we are.  It can be tempting to … Continue reading →

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We change with our self-esteem

Posted by Cecilia

Change is the only constant in life.  Knowing this life wisdom we can be accepting and even happy toward each change we undertake in our life. It’s the subtle changes we make in our life, rather than the big changes … Continue reading →

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Can we change other people?

Posted by Cecilia

We don’t change other people, people change themselves.  But a healthy self-esteem can be a positive example to encourage others to make their own changes. Having a high self-esteem means that we are self-confident in what we are and what we do in a healthy … Continue reading →

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Fourth Plinth Project: public esteem for everybody

Posted by Cecilia

British sculptor Anthony Gormley had an idea.  He initialized a living sculpture exhibition, the Fourth Plinth Project.  You may be familiar with Andy Warhol’s somewhat sardonic quote that “in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes”.   Gormely has … Continue reading →

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