raise self-esteem

• make a conscious effort to believe that you’re not an inferior person // challenge negative beliefs about yourself
• set achievable goals and celebrate small victories
• choose a skill and become good at it // engage in activities that you enjoy and excel at / feel proud of
  • e.g., hike, hit gyms, books, etc., something you’re passionate about
• take what other people say as an opinion instead of assuming they’re always right
• use postures/body language to convey confidence
  • walk and stand up with your back up straight
• act like a confident person would // fake it till you make it
  • donnot feel the need to prove oneself to others; act like someone who’s sure of themselves
• mental tricks: create a mentra
  • like and like to do again but feel anxious when doing
• surround yourself with supportive people & limit exposure to negativity
• be genuinely interested in what people have to say // be friendly with everyone
  • make you feel better afterward
  • e.g. asking your Uber drivr how his day is going & strikin up a convo

We suffer more in imagination than in reality. – Seneca

defn: confidence

a feeling of trust in one’s ablilities, qualities, and judgement

defn: opinion

a view or judgement about something, not necessarily based on fact of knowledge

defn: fact

a thing that is known or proved to be true

defn: arrogance

an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions

Confidence is silent, insecurities are loud