Wednesday, June 28, 2006

What Makes Up Self Esteem?

Self esteem, or how one feels about one self, is made up of both our personal feelings of self-worth and our personal self-trust.

Let me explain it this way.

Your self-esteem is derived from the feelings you have about who you are, whether you're happy or unhappy about being you, whether you're happy or unhappy about your body, genes, family, background, education and so forth.

Self-trust, on the other hand, is your personal ability to believe in your abilities in a positive and effective manner, along with your belief in your ability to control (within reason) what happens to you in this uncertain world.

You can like your personality and looks, but if you don't believe in your abilities, your decision-making power and if you're not willing to take responsibility for your choices, then you are suffering from poor self-trust.

You must have healthy self-esteem AND self-trust to be successful in a business venture, whether it is home staging or something else.