Four steps to a new approach of enhancing self-esteem.

You have the power to run your own thoughts and to decide tonincrease the level of your self-esteem. Here is a newnapproach on self-esteem using the kind of states and emotions younexperience every day: acceptation, appreciation and esteem. Younwill use these feelings or states of mind to increase your nlevel ofself- esteem whenever you want. Practicing these four steps to enhance your self esteem willnchange the way you see yourself and the way you feel aboutnyourself. n 1. A state of acceptatio First, access an experience of acceptation of an outsidenevent, for example a traffic jam or the weather. It is somethingnyou may not necessary like but you can accept it. Feel thenemotion and notice your posture, your sensations and how younlook. What are you thinking and how are you thinking it? Notice thentension in your muscles. Are you relaxed? n You will now amplify this state and emotion inside of younuntil it reaches 8 or 9 on a scale from 1 to 10. Let the feelingnof acceptance build and make an anchor by touching your leftnwrist, or whatever part of your body that seems ok for you. 2. A state of appreciatio Secondly, access an experience of appreciation for somethingnoutside of you, for example your baby, a sunset or you health. In the same way, notice your posture and your sensationsnin your hands head and body? Let this feeling of appreciationnbuild as well and make an anchor by touching the same part ofnyour body as in step 1. 3. A state of esteem. Third, access an experience of esteem of something marvelnabout, someone you admire, something you honour and esteemnhighly. Notice your posture and the sensations in your body. Whatndo you look like when you are standing in awe? How is you breathing? Let this feeling of esteem/awe build as well and make annanchor by touching the same part of your body as in step1. 4. Apply to Self and Your Life. Now, you're going to think about yourself and touch thenpart of the body you selected in step 1. And as the process ofn"esteeming yourself" continues, notice how your thoughts andnemotions change about yourself because you can now easilynfeel appreciation for your skills and abilities; you can feelnacceptance about those things in your life that you maynnot like; you can feel esteem for yourself as a human being. Finally, every time you are tempted to feel critical ofnyourself, you can do this! It's up to you! The fact is that you're important and it's like the worldntries to pull you down by saying "you're not enough good…thinnenough…smart enough…" The fact is that you are somebodynand you have value. Your contribution to the world is important. This exercise helps you so you know it emotionally and not justnintellectually.