This document discusses self-esteem and how to build positive self-esteem. It defines self-esteem as confidence in one's own worth or abilities, and explains that high self-esteem leads to success while low self-esteem leads to failure. People with high self-esteem accept responsibility, have an optimistic attitude, and build better relationships. The document also lists advantages of high self-esteem such as confidence, willingness to accept challenges, and improved performance. Finally, it provides steps for building positive self-esteem such as setting goals, helping others, giving compliments, and associating with people of high character.

1. Personality Enrichment
Self - Esteem
Self esteem is the way we feel about ourselves. It is confidence in one's own
worth or abilities.
self-esteem reflects a person's overall subjective emotional evaluation of his or
her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the
self.
It is our self concept which defines boundaries of our self.

2. Self - Esteem
Self esteem is a major component in determining success or failure.
High self esteem leads to a happy, gratifying and purposeful life.
People with high self esteem grow in conviction, competence and willingness
to accept responsibilities.
Self esteem is all about our self concept where we can not perform beyond its
boundaries.

3. Advantages of High Self - Esteem
There is direct relationship between peoples feelings and their behavior.
Following are the various advantages of high Self – Esteem
 Gives confidence without arrogance
 Creates willingness to accept responsibilities.
 Builds optimistic attitude
 Leads to better relationships and fulfill lives.

4. Advantages of High Self - Esteem
 Makes the person self motivated and ambitious.
 Makes a person to new opportunities and challenges.
Improves performance and increases risk taking abilities.
 Makes a person trustworthy.
 Makes a person more dependable and reliable.
 Makes a person more productive everywhere.
 Makes a person feel secure

5. Characteristics of People with High Self –
Esteem and Low Self Esteem
HighSelf – Esteem LowSelf - Esteem
Talk about ideas Talk about people
Caring Attitude Critical Attitude
Humanity Arrogance
Respects Authority Rebels against Authority
Courage of Conviction Goes along to get along
Confidence Confusion
Concerned about Character Concern about reputation
Assertive Aggressive
Accepts Responsibilities Blames the whole world
Self Interest Selfish
Optimistic Fatalistic
Understanding Greedy

6. HighSelf – Esteem LowSelf – Esteem
Willing to learn Know it All
Sensitive Touchy
Solitude Lonely
Discuss Argue
Believes in self worth Believes in net worth only
Guided Misguided
Discipline Distorted sense of freedom
Internally driven Externally driven
Respects others Looks down on others
Enjoys decency Enjoys vulgarity
Knows limits Everything goes
Giver taker

7. Steps to Build Positive Self - Esteem
Just Like a Passport is a pre – requisite to travel the world, similarly, a high self-esteem is
a pre –requisite to lead a meaningful life confidently
Following are the various steps to build positive self-esteem
§ Read Biographies and Autobiographies of Successful people.
§ Learn Intelligent Ignorance
§ Do something for others who cannot repay you in cash or kind
§ Learn to give and receive Compliments.
§ Accept Responsibilities

8. Steps to Build Positive Self - Esteem
§ Practice Discipline
§ Set goals
§ Associate with people of high moral character.
§ Become Internally driven, not externally.
§ Develop a mind set that brings Happiness.
§ Give Yourself a positive auto suggestion.
§ Turn your weakness in to the strength.
§ Have patience.
§ Take inventory, make a list of SWOT

9. THANK YOU….
BY
PROF. HARSHAL KAMBLE
AJMVPS, INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND CATERING TECHNOLOGY, AHMEDNAGAR