No matter what your age, you always want to look younger. But looking younger does not only come from cosmetics and accessories.
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Below are 5 ways to enhance your self-esteem and look younger.
- Use positive self-affirmations
When using self-affirmations, avoid generic affirmations. You can tell yourself you are “great,” but if you don’t believe it, your subconscious will reject it and you will feel worse. General affirmations can be compared to empty calories, they don’t do anything for you.
You have to use believable affirmations, so play up your strengths. If you make people laugh and smile, repeat that to yourself. If you are helpful, repeat that mantra. Tell yourself the things that make you feel respected, accomplished, proud, and empowered.
- Be kind to yourself
Ever notice you are polite and kind to others, but your inside voice or “inner critic” is sort of mean? It has to do with self-confidence and how you were brought up.
The rule of thumb is to treat yourself as you treat those you love. Loving yourself will boost your self-esteem and confidence in your ability to do anything. After all, if you don’t love you, how can other people love you?
- Work on what you can change
There are many things in life we cannot change or control, but we find ourselves worrying about them anyway. To help you rid yourself of this process, make a list of things you can and cannot change. Make sure the list is as realistic as possible and includes everything you worry about.
Begin by working on the things you know you can change. When you focus on something you want to change, you will find you don’t have time or energy to focus on the things you can’t change.
- Be grateful
Start a grateful journal and write at least three things each day you’re thankful for. Being grateful helps you concentrate on the positive and it will change your attitude, which boosts your self-esteem.
You also need to celebrate the small stuff. When you congratulate yourself for doing little things, even the most mundane and routine, you set a pattern for gratefulness.
- You, do you
You don’t have to follow the crowd if it doesn’t make you happy. Do what makes you happy, what feels good to you. And don’t worry about what others think, that is none of your business.
When you worry about yourself, do what makes you happy, and find your own path, you will be happy and your self-confidence will propel you forward.
And choose friends and people who are positive and won’t bring you down. Individuals that make you feel bad to do so to make themselves feel better. You don’t have to attend such a performance.
It may be difficult in the beginning to boost your self-esteem if you have had it smashed as a young person. But the more you believe you are worthy of good things, the more you will attract good things.
No one has the right to make you feel bad, only you can do that. Don’t give someone else the power to make you do, say, or feel in a bad way. You are worth good things.
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Being kind to myself is such an important one that I have only started doing. These days if I’m tired I’m more likely to stop, if I’m ill more likely to eat healthily etc xx #TriumphantTales
All true! #TriumphantTales
Excellent post. I see so many people looking back thinking ‘why did I think that of myself’ at that time.
Really great advice, sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. Being kind to one self hoes along Way X #triumphanttales
Some lovely ideas here. Especially the bit about the mean inner voice. #TriumphantTales
Wise words. I really like the idea of the grateful journal. It all sounds so easy but we all know it takes a lot of effort to put into practise. The rewards are there though! #TriumphantTales
Some great ideas, simple yet effective! We all need to be a little kinder to ourselves #TriumphantTales