Self esteem refers to a positive overall evaluation of oneself and the feeling that one is competent and worthy. It is developed from both positive experiences like praise and success, as well as negative experiences like criticism or failure. Maintaining healthy self esteem involves pursuing accomplishments, focusing on strengths, and spending time with supportive people.

3. Self esteem refers to a positive overall
evaluation of oneself – a feeling that one is
competent to cope with life’s challenges and
worthy of happiness
Self concept is Self esteem is what
what we think we feel about
about ourselves ourselves

4.  Of all the judgements we pass in life, none is
more important than the judgements we pass on
ourselves. – Nathaniel Branden
 To wish you were someone else is to waste the
person you are.
 It's not your job to like me...it's MINE! - Byron
Katie
 No one can make you feel inferior without your
consent – Eleanor Roosevelt

5. Being spoken
Being
to
listened to
respectfully
Experiencing
Being Praised
Healthy success
Self
Esteem

6. Being
Being
beaten, yelle
expected to
d at or
be perfect
ignored
Being harshly
Experiencing
criticized or
failures
ridiculed
Low Self
Esteem

7.  Although early life experiences have a major
impact on self-esteem, experiences in adult
life also play a role.

8. Good mental health
Organizational prosperity
Profiting from negative Career success
feedback

9. ENVYING TOO MANY PEOPLE
POOR ROMANTIC
RELATIONSHIPS

10.  Attain legitimate accomplishments:
Person
develops
Person
esteem-like
achieves the
feelings
goal
Person
pursues the
goal

Person
establishes Persons must also
a goal engage in behaviours
and make choices that
are worthy of esteem.

11.  Be aware of
personal strengths
 Minimize settings and interactions that
detract from your feelings of competence

12.  Talk and socialize frequently with people who
boost your self esteem.
 Model the behaviour of people with high self
esteem.

14.  Self confidence is assuredness in one’s
personal judgement and abilities.
 Self efficacy refers to confidence
in one’s ability to carry
out a specific task.

15.  Self confidence results from 5 sources of
information:
 1. Personal experiences, or things we have
done.
 2. The experiences of others, or modeling.
 3. Social comparison.

16.  4. Social persuasion – the process of
convincing another person.
 5. Emotional arousal – how you feel about
events around you and how you manage your
emotions.

17.  1. Take an inventory of personal assets and
accomplishments.
 2. Develop a solid
knowledge base.

18.  3. Use positive self-talk.
State the incident/ Interpret what the
State what it does
problem incident does not
mean
objectively mean
Identify positive Account for the
Use positive self
ways to prevent a cause of the
talk
reoccurrence incident
 4. Avoid negative self talk

19.  4. Use positive
visual imagery
5. Set high expectations
for yourself

20.  6. Strive for peak performance
 7. Behave as if you feel confident
 8. Bounce back from setbacks
and embarrassments

21.  9. Strive to develop psychological capital – a
state in which you have hope, self-efficacy,
optimism and resilience.
 10. Avoid overconfidence