5 habits of low self-esteem

1. Habit compare

The habit of comparing yourself with others and look at the other from the bottom up - a sure sign of addiction. Denying its uniqueness, you betrayed yourself. Assessing yourself through others, you risk never know yourself this.

Ignoring his own source of power, you are bound to find the owner, a guide who (be sure) certainly exist. If you do not think of what to do with your life, there will be those who will do it for you.

2. Habit compete

Over zealous traction be better for someone lurking feeling worse than the others and try to prove otherwise. While disadvantaged ego - your only motivation, you will live to race. There will always be those who are better and who has more. Only purpose of life is to be, rather than compete. Be yourself and not better neighbor. "But the unfortunate man tries to prove that he is happy; Only a dead man trying to prove that he is alive; Only a coward trying to prove that he is a brave man. Only a man who knows his lowland tries to prove his greatness. " - Osho.

3. The habit of hope

Refusing to believe in yourself, you live in hope and anticipation. You hope that you will pick up or for someone who will carry you through life. You keep waiting for something and not know what to expect. You scared the life, but the responsibility scares you.

While living on someone else's script and someone a tip, you are depriving yourself of the magic of life. Miracles are not trampled on the roads and in the uncharted path. One daring and turning on your turn, you find that you do not need wires.

4 Habit seek approval

When you do not know their own worth, you have to resort to the assessment on the side. In search of recognition, you do not what you want, and what will bring you a coin in a piggy bank merit. But the ego knows no saturation.

And the more recognition you get, the more you need to reinforce their own importance. It is a vicious circle. You can break out of it, realizing that your value comes from within, and not the sum of the amount of third-party assessments.

5. Habit manipulate

When you do not believe in your strength, you are using someone else for their own purposes. Willy-nilly, you become a manipulator. You have to resort to all sorts of tricks and stunts: press on pity, appeal to the conscience and play on guilt.

And when the old buttons are slamming, have to grope for new ones. Develops manual dexterity, but not faith in yourself. Using and belittling others, you will not strengthen their self-esteem. Rather than manipulate, get, how to motivate yourself.