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‘If you hear a voice within you say “You cannot paint”, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.’
—Vincent Van Gogh

empowering yourself brings you forward into the arena of developing your assertiveness and improving related communication skills in relationships.

on understanding yourself I start by examining potential causes of low self-esteem and move from there into illustrating how you can develop your own understanding and awareness of yourself, your identity and your personality in healthy ways that help to address negative voices from your past or present.

on looking after yourself considers an area which is sometimes undervalued in discussions of self-esteem – that of taking good care of your mind and body. This is important because your mental and physical health are often intimately connected.

on accepting yourself covers techniques that you can use to help you develop an attitude of self-acceptance, both in putting negative thoughts about yourself in particular situations in perspective and in dealing with an overall sense of inadequacy, if that is something you experience.

on valuing yourself covers techniques that you can use for building a positive self-image and techniques for countering limiting beliefs that may be inhibiting you from developing your potential.

If you have low self-esteem you make negative judgements about yourself much of the time. You feel that you are not good enough or that you do not act well enough.

As human beings we make judgements all the time about the world we live in, the situations we are involved in and the people we come into contact with.

There is no such thing as failure, only feedback.’

Remember you are trying to achieve practical results for you, not to get locked into a mindset about what is right and wrong – if you can, focus on what is helpful for you in the situation, not on whether you or someone else is right or wrong.