Self Esteem Quotes - Page 8

My hair is not the shiniest of bobsMy eyes are not the brightest in the roomMy figure will not get me modeling jobsMy smile will not bring young boys to their doom.But do I cry and mourn my average face?Or wish that I had boyfriends at the ready?Do I not sleep because I lose the race,Or spurn my food because I don't go steady?My mind is on a more important thingThat lifts my heart and makes my spirit soarI want to make the souls of people singAnd quiet down the mean and bullying roar.To help the wounded girls replace the scarWith the right to be exactly who they are.

Despite how lonely or broken down you might feel, we need you with us helping to make the world better, kinder and safer, especially for the little girls coming up.

Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being worth so much to God is why my response is so important. Repentance is remedial work to mend our minds and hearts, which get bent by sin.

When a leader keeps personal ego in check it builds the confidence and self-esteem of others.

Many are never satisfied. They always want more ; and then when they get more, they are still not content. I think mostly because they are trying to keep up with others. You have to live within your means or you'll find yourself trying to dig your way out of a hole. Whatever is meant for you is for you. Don't lose yourself trying to live another's life

Don't devalue yourself, you are the world's most precious stone.

I want to feel proud and happy about my selflessness. But what happens when being selfless takes away a big part of your self?

Knowledge is life. The more informed you are, the better you are in making the best decision.

Count the cost of everything.Rather than asking someone, "How much does this cost?" Ask yourself, "What is my value?

Identify confident people whom you admire and respect and notice what they do differently to project such confidence. Learn by observing role models.

If you are in a bad relationship with anyone else, it is because you are in a bad relationship with yourself.

You will never let go of the past by ignoring the most painful thing the person you loved has done to you. When you begin to minimize it, second guess yourself and others, ignore it or even pretend it didn't happen you cheat yourself out of healing. Naturally, your mind would rather believe the lies you are telling it, rather than accept the truth. The soul has a way of protecting itself from trauma, but if left in denial there is no growth or change. Healing requires going to that place you avoid and asking yourself why you are so afraid to accept the reality of what happened to you? Why have you minimized it like this person has wanted you to? What is it about your self esteem that allows you to continue being a doormat?

Be thankful for what you capable of being.

I had to come to terms with the fact that I wouldn’t have peace with myself until I found a way to like myself.

Renew your mind with positive thoughts.

Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone.

Our own self-esteem is something we can actually twist in whatever way we want.

You are capable of much more than you envisage.

Self-esteem is important because it sets up a powerful cycle of personal growth and willingness to take risks.

Sometimes the ugliest parts of ourselves are what others love the most.

Be master of your destiny.

Before entering into any kind of intimate relationships, whether friendship, familial re-connection, or romance, the idea of “needing” or “being needed” must be eliminated. It's harmful to me and others. Need is no kind of foundation for anything. Rather, I choose to be wanted. “Want” is a deliberate choice. Wanting is not based in fear or ego (which are one in the same, I believe). Want comes from recognition of someone else's goodness and loving them for it. Being wanted is unconditional. It does not require emotional games be played, it does not require reparations be made or obligations be met. Being wanted is good, in and of itself.

Don't underestimate the power of being underestimated.

People who exude genuine charm & charisma seem to possess a heightened sensitivity to the feelings of others—delivering gentle manners, gracious compliments, and sincere interest.

The only one that believes in you, is you. Don't lean on how others see you to find belief in yourself.

Bad habits are like having a sumo wrestler in the back of your canoe rowing the opposite direction.

Belief is the essential ingredient for success, thus if you believe, you can achieve, for real you will achieve.

Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.

There is no external solution to the problem of insecurity.

Flaws.We all have them. BUT, they are all about perception. What I consider as a flaw may not be what someone else considers as a flaw. To me, a flaws is an imperfection or a fault in MY eyes. I consider my flaws to be things that I do not like about myself and things that I would like to change.

Being graded for memorizing male accomplishments with the deep message that we can learn what others do but never do it ourselves.

It is not possible for others to keep us prisoners if we want to be free

One day I realized, I am what I'm looking for. The love I've been searching the world for. When I devoutly love myself it's fulfilling, and it attracts others. They fight to love me twice as much.

Why don't we learn about the mental health which affects every minute of our lives? ... Where is the school for learning [about] positive mental health?

The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.

We are exactly what our history made us to be.

The actual confident man, the man truly sure of himself, is not he who esteems himself higher than others, but he who is sure enough that he can bear to esteem others higher than himself.

originality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle.

Hold tight to what is most yourself,Don't squander it, don't let your lifeBe governed by what disturbs you.

I don't know anyone who remembers meeting their parents when they were a baby so i'm just like everybody else. -Zoey (100% Real)

Open the book and read it to renew your mind.

Home is in my hair, my lips, my arms, my thighs, my feet and my hands. I am my own home. And when I wake up crying in the morning, thinking of how lonely I am, I pinch my skin, tug at my hair, remind myself that I am alive. Remind myself to step outside and greet the morning. Remind myself that it’s all about forward motion. It’s all about change. It’s all about that elusive state. Freedom.

There is no quick fix-all procedure to heal your insecurities. Like any relationship, the relationship with yourself must be built and re-built one kind, loving conversation at a time.

Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our "beauty" so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air.

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

Being shy is a symptom of a low self-esteem.

Round still, but that's fine.Feeling good outside and in.Maybe I'm not thin,but skinny isn't perfect.The perfect size is happy.

Elizabeth scowled, feeling like a nobody, a nothing. She felt like her entire self had been made worthless. She could change her interests, but she couldn’t change her looks. She’d never be six feet tall. She’d never look like a supermodel.

A beautiful face will age and a perfect body will change, but an awesome person will always be an awesome person.

The spirit of divinity lives in you.

For us to regard others as worthy, we have to begin by regarding ourselves as worthy.

I turned into a swamp of inactivity, and because of this no one was able to see the gems in my depths.

You don't have to be part of a couple to be happy, you know.

Wouldn’t you rather have the respect of your friends and colleagues than succumb to pressure to do and say things that are out of character in order to feel accepted? You can overcome this habit simply by learning to say “no.

When we start being too impressed by the results of our work, we slowly come to the erroneous conviction that life is one large scoreboard where someone is listing the points to measure our worth. And before we are fully aware of it, we have sold our soul to the many grade-givers. That means we are not only in the world, but also of the world. Then we become what the world makes us. We are intelligent because someone gives us a high grade. We are helpful because someone says thanks. We are likable because someone likes us. And we are important because someone considers us indispensable. In short, we are worthwhile because we have successes. And the more we allow our accomplishments — the results of our actions — to become the criteria of our self-esteem, the more we are going to walk on our mental and spiritual toes, never sure if we will be able to live up to the expectations which we created by our last successes. In many people’s lives, there is a nearly diabolic chain in which their anxieties grow according to their successes. This dark power has driven many of the greatest artists into self-destruction.

Don't shrink your standards, link yourself with those who think and ink like you.

Don’t take to heart, any negative criticism. Focus on positive thoughts

Life ought to be live with great optimism.

Positive thinking is powerful thinking. If you want happiness, fulfillment, success and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things. Focus on the bright side of life and expect positive results.

Sometimes your inability to let go has nothing to do with real love and everything to do with what that person represents in your life. Why do you give them so much importance? Why do you believe that God doesn't love you enough that he would not bring someone else into your life? Why do you put up with less than you deserve?