The document emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance, asserting that individuals must acknowledge and embrace both their positive and negative qualities to enhance self-esteem and happiness. It highlights that negative traits are intrinsic and cannot be eliminated without causing new challenges, thus promoting an ongoing learning process for self-discovery. The author encourages engaging in self-development through books, workshops, and reflection on personal traits to foster a deeper understanding and acceptance of oneself.

1. The importance of self-acceptance

2. Introduction
 Have you ever thought to yourself that in order to
increase your self-esteem and happiness, you
would need to have few or no negative qualities
at all?
 Or have you ever try to get rid of your negative
qualities because you think you will become a
happier person?

3. Cannot change your negative
qualities
 Even though you only want to hold on to
your positive qualities, you will
encounter a lot of suffering if you do not
accept your negative qualities.
 Your negative qualities are a part of you
 You cannot change something that is
already a part of you

4. Everything in life has two sides
 In life, everything has two sides,
including human beings
 The color black cannot exist without the
color white
 Good cannot exist without evil
 The left side cannot exist without the
right side
 The term positive cannot exist without
the term negative

5. Qualities of Human Beings
 As a human being, you cannot be perfect
 You cannot have positive qualities without
negative qualities
 If you want to keep you positive qualities, you
have to accept your negative qualities
 Your negative qualities develop your positive
qualities
 When you try to get rid one of your negative
qualities, some other negative quality will
manifest to replace the old one

6. What does self-acceptance means?
 Self-acceptance means you have to
accept whom you are completely from
the inside and outside, both positive and
negative
 Great news: As a human being, you are
able to label what is positive or negative
 Positive and negative are just terms you
label on things
 The true meanings all depend on you

7. Action Steps
 1. Discover about yourself as much as
possible through self-development, learn
about human potential
 Research and write down at least 2 books
on self-development
 Research and write down at least 2
workshops or seminars on self-development
 Research and write down at least 2 CDs or
DVDs on self-development

8. Action Steps
 2. Pay attention to yourself
Write down your likes and dislikes
Write down your positive and
negative qualities
Write down your strengths/talents
and weaknesses

9. Ongoing learning process
 Keep on adding new items to your list to keep on
learning about yourself
 Self-development should be an ongoing learning
process because you can never learn everything
about yourself
 Self-development will help you build certain
qualities that take a longer time to develop
 You will soon realize that you have to have both
positive and negative qualities in order for you to
truly be yourself that will translate into a high level
of self-esteem
 The more you understand yourself, the more you
will accept yourself

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