2. “You, yourself, as much as anybody else as much as anybody in
the entire universe, deserve your love and attention.”
~Prince Gautama Siddhartha
How much you value yourself and your
abilities, skills and accomplishments.
Temporary belief setbacks
Confidence confronts challenges/obstacles
Influences how hostile you see the world
Controls your overall attitude
Affects the health choices you make
Feel of helplessness or being a victim
3. Self-Esteem is a combination of self-image, ideal self, and Pygmalion-self.
Self Image: what we perceive
ourselves to be
Ideal-self: how we want to be
Pygmalion-self: our perception
of what we believe other people
think of us
4. The encouragement or criticism you give yourself
“You can change who you are by changing what you say when you
talk to your mind.”
5. CRACKS IN THE SOCIAL MIRROR
The social mirror is unrealistic:
Media sells us that looks are everything
Ex) Barbie Doll
The social mirror is always changing:
“Who are you” said the caterpillar. Alice replied, rather
shyly, “I hardly know, Sir, just at present ---- at least I
know who I was when I got up this morning but I think I
must have changed several times since then.”-
-Alice in Wonderland
The social mirror isn’t accurate:
You are so much more than the opinions of others!
6.
7. My definition of Self-Esteem is _____________________.
Impacts Women!
Know your worth:
• MENTAL
• EMOTIONAL
• PHYSICAL
MIND, BODY, AND SOUL!
8.
9. Not just women
1. Persona/Stereotype
2. George T. Gilliland
• Domestic
Violence
• Lacking
• Ashamed
3. “Suck it up”
4. Celebrities/Movies
5. Magazines
6. Media
“Take it like a man”
10.
11. Ways to improve self-esteem:
Set goals Socialize with people
Supportive self-talk Have good friends
Focus on the positive Keep yourself occupied
aspects about yourself Don't be too hard on
Take time out for yourself yourself
Do something nice for Learn from mistakes
someone else Try new activities
Work toward Exercise regularly
accomplishments instead
of perfection Volunteer
There are many different techniques
we can practice to improve the
beliefs we have about ourselves.
12.
13. You yourself, as much
as anybody in the
entire universe,
deserve your love &
affection. ~Buddha
18. Tell me how a person judges his or her
self-esteem and I will tell you how
that person operates at work, in love,
in sex, in parenting, in every
important aspect of existence - and
how high he or she is likely to rise.
The reputation you have with yourself
- your self-esteem - is the single