Challenges To Our SELF-ESTEEM

Challenges To Our SELF-ESTEEM

Studies were dumbfounded to discover that newborn babies have no SELF-ESTEEM issues.  As they are born with a sense of self-acceptance and self-love, as they grow older, they begin interacting with others and sometimes those interactions may leave them feeling badly about themselves.  In essence, the studies show that our interactions with other people are the very root causes of our low SELF-ESTEEM.  Do we face the Challenges To Our SELF-ESTEEM💴💷💵

Now, this becomes more interesting as studies did break down these ROOT CAUSES to our low SELF-ESTEEM.  Ironically, the very first persons who impact our low SELF-ESTEEM are our own parents as they actually lay the foundation for either POSITIVE or NEGATIVE SELF-ESTEEM.  Even children learn early in life that failing to meet their parents' expectations makes them feel LOW.  Sounds familiar?  WHEN we are tough to our kids' with regard their academic results📗📙📘

Then as we grow in life, the next 'culprits' of our low SELF-ESTEEM are, hold your breath], sometimes our partner/spouse.  So, have you ever let your partner down?  Did they get angry with you?  Did you let  that affect your SELF-ESTEEM?  Let's face it, there are EXPECTATIONS in relationships and sometimes, UNMET expectations cause negativity📌📌📌

Then, for some, even one's job may impact our SELF-ESTEEM.  You may NOT be as skilled as you thought but your co-workers or clients may make negative remarks about your work and that lowers your SELF-ESTEEM.  What's our antidote for this?  Let us ALWAYS realize that work is always an OPPORTUNITY for our growth.  BTW, even strangers can jab at your SELF-ESTEEM.  You might feel you are being unfairly judged because a stranger DOESN'T even know you enough yet you would hear snide remarks.  And that is low blow to your SELF-ESTEEM❎❎❎

What's our takeaway?  Whether it's a parent, partner, co-worker or stranger, SELF-ESTEEM blows do NOT really wreak havoc to our SELF-ESTEEM level.  And there are plenty of things we can do to increase our SELF-ESTEEM and protect it from harsh judgments or accusations.  Moreover, we need to understand that sometimes people say hurtful things and absolutely we will NOT meet everyone's expectations ALL THE TIME and that's a constant challenge to our SELF-ESTEEM❗❗❗