What self-esteem is, the importance of good esteem and how to build good esteem.

1. THE POWER OF ESTEEM
Presented by I M Confident Niagara Canada
Created by Brenda Silveira
Feb 2014

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• Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself.
• Self-esteem is not something you are born with, it is
something you learn from your environment
– Good esteem comes from living in a mainly
positive, loving environment
– Poor esteem comes from living in a mainly
negative, unloving environment
• Self-esteem can change depending on circumstances
• Self-esteem can be built at any age
• Good self-esteem requires continual work to maintain
What is self-esteem?

3. Comparing Strong and
Poor Esteem
• Having little or no
confidence in yourself
• Not using your abilities
• Feeling worthless
• Not accepting yourself
• Developing poor behaviours
• Having low self-value
• Hating yourself and your
appearance
POOR ESTEEM IS:
• Having confidence in
yourself and your abilities
• Having respect for yourself
• Having a sense of personal
worth
• Feeling good about yourself
• Accepting your natural body
• Knowing you have value
• Liking who you are
GOOD ESTEEM IS:
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4. The Importance of Good
Esteem
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Helps you maintain confidence in your
abilities.
Helps you to form strong relationships.
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Helps you do well in school and find suitable
employment.
Gives you the courage to try new things and risk
making mistakes in order to learn and grow.
Allows you to accept your flaws and
imperfections.
Allows you to live up to your full potential.
Helps you communicate more effectively.

5. RATE YOUR ESTEEM
How would you rate
your esteem?
Just quickly on a
scale of 1(low) to 10
(high), what number
would you pick?
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LOW HIGH

6. The higher the number you chose, the stronger your esteem. If
you chose a lower number, don’t be discouraged, you are
certainly not alone. About 70% of the people in the work don’t
like themselves and have low esteem. This would score most
people from 1 to 6. The other 30% would be in the 7 to 9
range.
Did you pick number 1 or 2? Your esteem really needs a lot of
work but you can build it at any age. It just takes a lot of work
and patience.
Did you pick number 10? You should question why you chose
this number. Feeling that you are the best may be giving you a
false sense of security or a feeling of superiority which can
cause relationship issues and health concerns.
HOW DID YOU RATE?
1-4
10
5-9

7. ESTEEM CHECK – try this short quiz
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I feel that I have as much value as anyone
else.
Always Sometimes Never
I am proud of myself and my accomplishments. Always Sometimes Never
I am a good person with lots of good qualities. Always Sometimes Never
I have confidence in my abilities. Always Sometimes Never
I feel that my life is a success. Always Sometimes Never
I have lots of friends who like me for who I am. Always Sometimes Never
I feel comfortable talking to people. Always Sometimes Never
I feel good about my body image. Always Sometimes Never
TOTALS

8. COUNT THE NUMBER IN EACH COLUMN, THEN
MULTIPLY AND ADD TOGETHER
HOW DID YOU SCORE?
ALWAYS
___ X 2
SOMETIMES
___ X 1
NEVER
___ X 0
TOTAL
_____
IF YOUR SCORE IS 7 OR BELOW, IT MAY INDICATE
YOUR ESTEEM IS LOW AND YOU NEED TO WORK
HARD ON BECOMING MORE CONFIDENT.

9. Building esteem is a learning process that can be
followed by anyone who is committed to moving ahead
in their lives. You can stay stuck and struggling or you
can work hard to make some positive changes in your
life. The choice is yours!
Choose to work hard, make some positive changes,
stay focused on your goals, never give up and you will
soon find the success and happiness you are looking
for.
HOW TO BUILD ESTEEM
POSITIVE
AFFIRMATIONS
SURROUND
YOURSELF WITH
POSITIVE PEOPLE,
PLACES AND THINGS
CHANGE NEGATIVE
SELF-TALK TO
POSITIVE SELF TALK
DEVELOP POSITIVE
HABITS
SET GOALS AND
LEARN FROM
FAILURES
HELP OTHER
PEOPLE

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Please visit www.imconfident.com for more information on
building confidence and increasing esteem. Workshops and
confidence coaching available.
Looking for self-help materials?
Purchase your own copy of the
Caterpillar to Butterfly Self-Esteem
Workbook and work on building
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information and activities.
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