- Belief in the ability of self to do something
How positive I feel for myself ?
Be confident to do well
Be positive to do well
- Belief in the positivity of self to do something
Self-esteem
- An internal feeling of positivity about self
- Depends upon experiences and events in life
- Positive or negative results determine strength
Self-esteem is an internal scale that measures
- Acceptance versus rejection
- Valued versus devalued
Humans have immense desire for social acceptance
- Evolved over a long period
- Needed a supportive group to survive
- Rejection was like a death sentence
- Our brain is tuned to the desire
Trait self-esteem
- How good in general
- High trait self-esteem
- Feel good in general (common)
- Low trait self-esteem
- Feel bad in general (uncommon)
State self-esteem
- How good in a particular situation
- High state self-esteem
- Feel good in a specific situation
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State self-esteem
- Low state self-esteem
- Feel bad in a specific situation
- Leading cause of variation in positivity
State self-esteem is high when
- Our value increases for others
- Others are open to accepting us
- Our conviction in action is reinforced
- We continue doing what we do
State self-esteem is low when
- Our value decreases for others
- Others appear to reject us
- Our confidence in action is weakened
- We withdraw or review the situation
Tips for Self-positivity
- Have faith in self
- Think of hope and courage
- Treat self and others with compassion
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Tips for Self-positivity
- Give and take genuine feedback
- Engage in discussion, not argument
- Show sympathy for other's aspirations