Quotes About Self-esteem

don't value myself

The trouble with waking up in the morning is that you look like who you are. That's great if you like who you are – not so great if you don't.

Confidence could be applied like makeup. I knew that for fact.

It was always easier to believe the bad stuff people thought about you than the good.

You have to believe in yourself before anyone else will.

she felt incredibly fragile, which was not how she liked to feel.

Like so many men, he needed a woman stronger than himself, for behind the harsh cragginess of the Easter Island façade cowered the small boy, uncertain of himself.

Oh, but it was splendid the things women were doing for men all the time, thought Jane. Making them feel, perhaps sometimes by no more than a casual glance, that they were loved and admired and desired when they were worthy of none of these things—enabling them to preen themselves and puff out their plumage like birds and bask in the sunshine of love, real or imagined, it didn't matter which.

Resistance is clear evidence of high self-esteem. It shows that on the deepest level, you intend to survive. And trust me, successful people know all about resistance, they've just developed ways to get around it (like hiring trainers and managers and secretaries and having deadlines to keep them moving).

Each time you judge yourself, you break your heart.

You can waste a perfectly good life trying to meet the standards of someone who thinks you're not good enough because they can't understand who you are.

Sure, negotiation techniques and assertiveness skills can easily be learned by taking courses or reading books. But the truth is, if you're going to command more—whether it's a higher fee, more flexible hours, or a corner office—you have to truly believe you're worth it. People will always respond far more to your "vibes" than your words.

Just as claiming our power is an act of self-love, forsaking it is an act of self-betrayal. We pay dearly for deference and dependency. It costs us our autonomy, self-esteem, and peace of mind.

Every time you act on your decisions, keeping your promise to yourself by honoring your intention, you build self-esteem. Stronger self-esteem only enhances your chances for success

We women have got to stop devaluing ourselves and demand what we're worth.

Just saying I'm prosperous makes my shoulders go up a little straighter.

I do not tread on you save when you grovel in the dirt.

A young woman is having a physical examination and is very embarrassed about her weight. As she removes her last bit of clothing, she blushes. "I'm so ashamed, Doctor." she says. "I guess I let myself go." The physician is checking her eyes and ears. "Don't feel ashamed, Miss. You look just fine." "Do you really think so, Doctor?" "Of course," he says, brandishing a tongue depressor. "Now open wide and say

Elsie was gross. Her eyes were squished above cheek bubbles of fat. Her chin rippled down her neck. She really didn't have a waist except where her stomach bulged out below her chest. Her legs looked like two bed pillows with the ends stuffed in shoes. I knew everyone hated having Elsie in our room.

Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.

I don't make much of comparisons in general, it's not how I think people construct themselves and I don't think it's a healthy way of dealing with your own reality.

It's very liberating when you finally realize it's impossible to make everyone like you.

I feel like, when people realize that they are the only person they need to impress, everybody's life will be a lot smoother.

Most of my clients don't realize that the way they look and the way they think about their looks are two separate issues.