Somebody Has to Say It

How can you increase your self-esteem? Self-esteem is defined as “a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect.” So, what can you do to raise your self-esteem? In order to increase your self-esteem, treat others with respect and do not tolerate people disrespecting you. Treat people well.
There are many things that you can do to treat people well. Listen to them and try and understand them, be honest with them, be considerate of them, be kind and courteous to them, care about them and show concern for them. If you practice these things on a daily basis with the people that come through your life, your self-esteem will grow. Your life will become more fulfilled and you will feel like you have more purpose and that you are more important than you ever realized.
Today, it appears to me that lots of people are suffering from low self-esteem. We have a high divorce rate. We have many individuals and institutions that do not show integrity in their business dealings. We have teenage mothers abandoning or disposing of their babies. We have brutal attacks from both sides of our political parties. Is our whole country lacking self-esteem?
I think in order to save our economy and save our country’s future, all of us really need to start working very hard at increasing our self-esteem. The first step to solving a problem is to admit that we have one. So, as you go through your life trying to treat people well how do you handle it when you feel like you have been disrespected? When we are disrespected our emotions start kicking in we can feel anything from mild irritation to extreme anger. You should feel something when you have been disrespected. But unfortunately, lashing out and being disrespectful right back does not help your self-esteem.
Now of course nobody is perfect and we certainly cannot be completely available to everyone all the time, so some understanding is necessary. Realize what you can control and what you cannot. You can only be in control of yourself.