Five Steps to Improving Your Self Esteem

Low self-esteem can keep you from reaching your dreams. Imagine yourself being chained up. The chain represents low self-esteem. You see your doors of opportunity right in front of you. You start to run your opportunity but the chain of low self-esteem keeps you from reaching your fullest potential. Believe in yourself and know that spirit will guide you to your purpose.

There are five major steps you can take to build self-esteem. The first step is to stop putting yourself down.

Number two start believing and loving yourself. One exercise that helped me over the years is the Louise Hay's mirror work exercise. What you do is look in a mirror and say it with feeling." I am beautiful I am special and I am somebody and most of all I love myself." And it's OK to say it with an attitude! You must know it, say it, speak it, and believe it!

Number three find your purpose. Start looking at some of the things that interests you, such as your hobby. What are you good at? Everyone has a divine gift. My gift is to write and speak. What's yours? If you don't know, then you must do some soul searching and eventually you will find out what the creator has put here to do.

Number four is to let go of negative people and bad habits. This is what a lot of people have a heard time doing. If the people you associate yourself with are constantly putting you down, calling you outside your name, telling you that you are ugly, stupid, and a nobody and won't amount to anything then cut them lose. Let these people go. Like the comedian Martin Lawrence always say, "Get The Steppin!" These negative people are not worth it.

Number five you must walk out on faith and make your dreams a reality. I took steps to making my dreams a reality when I was eighteen years old; I first started writing my first novel. And you too can start taking steps to making your dreams a reality. You must work it people! Stop seeing yourself as being unattractive and see yourself as a beautiful spiritual being. And remember that beauty is beyond skin deep, it is what's inside that really counts.