Self Esteem Self Help Book Quotes

Much popular self-help literature normalizes sexism. Rather than linking habits of being, usually considered innate, to learned behavior that helps maintain and support male domination, they act as those these difference are not value laden or political but are rather inherent and mystical. In these books male inability and/or refusal to honestly express feelings is often talked about as a positive masculine virtue women should learn to accept rather than a learned habit of behavior that creates emotional isolation and alienation ... Self-help books that are anti-gender equality often present women's overinvestment in nurturance as a 'natural,' inherent quality rather than a learned approach to caregiving. Much fancy footwork takes place to make it seem that New Age mystical evocations of yin and yang, masculine and feminine androgyny, and so on, are not just the same old sexist stereotypes wrapped in more alluring and seductive packaging. ~ Bell Hooks

When the world kicks your ass, don't step in line.
book: stuff i think about ~ Sondra Faye

Instead of licking the boots of the rich people and bowing before them daily - We can stop doing that by simply knowing our worth in life. ~ Mwanandeke Kindembo

Polygamy simply says, "You are not enough. ~ Benyf

Do not work at Walmart expecting to receive your salary from Microsoft. ~ Patience Johnson

Always try to fix what is broken so that when the blessings come, you will be able to receive it. This generation does a lot of right things for wrong reasons. ~ Patience Johnson

Dont use relationship for ur own selfishness ~ Ikechukwu Joseph

Sometimes our Biggest Nightmare turns out to be our Biggest Gift. And it all comes down to our attitude. Life will throw us curve balls and disappointments, even heartbreak. But ultimately we can choose if we're going to be Bitter or Better for the experience. ~ Kathryn Orford

You are capable of anything. Dream great dreams. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Freedom is a spiritual-self liberty. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The opposite of "never enough" isn't abundance or "more than you could ever imagine." The opposite of scarcity is enough... ~ Brene Brown

A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your pieces. Then, help me gather mine. ~ Vera Nazarian

I am enthusiastic and optimistic. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Having a good belief system in yourself is so important for success and can help you in many ways. First thing a belief system accomplishes is that it builds your self-esteem. Knowledge ~ Brent R

You possess a divine strength to fulfill your dream. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

What a great pleasure to work for your living? ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The gods help them who help themselves. ~ Aesop

The hearts and thoughts are the sacred springs of life. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I take my cues from the world around me and carefully paint a self-portrait that the world can't help but accept. However, I would be much wiser to put down all such artistic notions and hold up the portrait of me painted by God simply because that is a picture at which the world can't help but marvel. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

There is no doubt a new dress is a help under all circumstances. ~ Noel Streatfeild

To get power is to pray. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Gestalt means whole, and so are you. ~ Jan Deelstra

The massive interest in self-esteem and self-worth exists because it is trying to help us with a real problem. The problem is that we really are not okay. There is no reason why we should feel great about ourselves. We truly are deficient. The meager props of the self-esteem teaching will eventually collapse as people realize that their problem is much deeper. The problem is, in part, our nakedness before God. ~ Edward T. Welch

Ask a man to explain his success and he will typically credit his own innate qualities and skills. Ask a woman the same question and she will attribute her success to external factors, insisting she did well because she "worked really hard," or "got lucky," or "had help from others." Men and women also differ when it comes to explaining failure. When a man fails, he points to factors like "didn't study enough" or "not interested in the subject matter." When a woman fails, she is more likely to believe it is due to an inherent lack of ability.8 And in situations where a man and a woman each receive negative feedback, the woman's self-confidence and self-esteem drop to a much greater degree.9 The internalization of failure and the insecurity it breeds hurt future performance, so this pattern has serious long-term consequences.10 ~ Sheryl Sandberg

We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. ~ Iyanla Vanzant

Sing your own song. There are always some earnest listeners. ~ Amit Ray

Act as if everyone loves you.
Be in love with everyone.
Hug people with your words. ~ Jodi Livon

The worst thing about being underweight or overweight; too dark or too white – in short too plain and bland in someone's perception is the fact that most people just end up talking to you because they feel you can be a good stepping stone. And guess what – it sucks! It sucks being the ladder to so many, helping everyone grow and bloom, only to find yourself splayed upon the mud to be used as a path from one person to another. Not moving an inch. Just lying there on the sticky dirt infused ground – hoping someone would help you up – no one ever comes. The only person who can help you crawl out is yourself. Get up. Try. Just try.
You ARE Enough! ~ Sijdah Hussain

Be enthusiastic about your life. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Reading is a sacred-paradise. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The more value you add to others, the more valuable you are. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

I try not to let other people's problems problem me. ~ J. Richard Singleton

We tend to think that it's up to others to respect our needs and fill them for us. But that doesn't ever work, and for the following reason:
If you have a hard time knowing what it is you really need, then how on earth can you logically expect someone else to know? ~ Amanda Butterworth

You are precious. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Nobody can help you as much as you can help yourself. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

If you talked to your friends the way you talk to your body, you'd have no friends left at all. ~ Marcia Hutchinson

Competence, Courage, Confident! ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

It is very difficult to develop a proper sense of self-esteem in a dysfunctional family. Having very little self-worth, looking at one's own character defects becomes so overwhelming there is no room for inward focus. People so afflicted think: "I need to keep you from knowing me. I have already rejected me, but if you knew how flawed I am, you would also reject me…and since this is all I have, I could not stand any more rejection. I am not worthy of someone understanding me so you will not get the chance...so I must judge, reject, attack, and/or find fault with you. I don't accept me so how can I accept you? ~ David Walton Earle

The most destructive thing we can possibly do in life is to make another person doubt his worth and identity as a child of God. The very most productive thing we can do is to help ourselves and others realize that as children of God, our worth is infinite. ~ Toni Sorenson

It's not the physical things that you're without that make it so hard to be incarcerated for life. It's the fact that you're helpless to take care of your family when they're sick, to raise your children, to help in their times of struggle, and to give back to your community. Instead you're a burden, a charity case, someone to pity. It strips you of your self-esteem and your self-respect. ~ Jean Casella

Looking for honest ways to lift one another would ... be more beneficial to our own self-esteem, for we would see more good in ourselves. We would cease to be so critical of our weaknesses and would find ways to allow our weaknesses to become strengths with God's help. ~ Neal A. Maxwell

People with trust issues also have faith and humility issues. You can't ask the world to rise to your expectations, yet not meet that same standard for others. The notion that God didn't hurt me, but you did becomes an illogical argument for many. People who are trying to love you feel that they can never meet your definition of love because it is one sided or has rules that don't apply to you, as well. This is when the teachings of Christ become distorted. Forgiveness, compassion, love, kindness and second chances becomes a game. People in your life feel they must win it to receive it, which is far from the unconditional love God gives us. In the end, the person with trust issues find themself on a journey of perfection seeking out people incapable of mistakes like the last person or hurting their self esteem. Sadly, they miss the blessings of growth that come through humbly accepting they are also flawed and make mistakes. They miss the blessings of faith because they don't invite God into their heart, so he can help them overcome their cycle of pain. They miss the peace that comes from forgiveness and being forgiven. But most of all, they miss out on the beautiful people God brings into their life who love them so much. ~ Shannon L. Alder

Life must be live by faith rather than fear. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't be afraid of who you're not.. Be afraid of never knowing who you are. Defend your authentic self. ~ Karen Laffey

Devotion to self is necessary. First, place the mask on yourself and breathe deeply. Then help the others. If you don't save yourself, they will die. ~ Dan Groat

The denial of assistance is sometimes the greatest assistance. The trick is recognizing when this is the case. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Take the time out to have a look at yourself, it might help you to appreciate yourself better. ~ Shampa Sharma

The key to happiness is loving yourself. For years I have struggled to reach this point and even now at the age of 20 I will be honest in saying I am not 100% there yet. However, I will say I am much closer to that 100 than I was 5 years ago. ~ Gabriela M. Sanchez

One way to find greater fulfillment in our work or career is to start with being. That is, be who we inherently are -- strong, creative, joyful, balanced, worthy, loving, free, powerful, wise, beautiful beings. This means letting go of the insecurities and feelings of unworthiness we carry around. Letting go of the need to control, or the desire to be small and hide. It means putting aside the masks we sometimes wear to help us feel important or safe. It means getting down to our true selves. ~ Kristi Bowman

I am blessed and highly favoured. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Up until the 20th century, traditional cultures (and this is still true of most cultures in the world) always believed that too high a view of yourself was the root cause of all the evil in the world ... Our belief today
and it in deeply rooted in everything
is that people misbehave for lack of self-esteem and because they have too low a view of themselves. ~ Timothy Keller

Whenever you are going through life's challenges, remember that for iron to be cast into its desired form, it must first go through intense heat. ~ Idowu Koyenikan

Always help people increase their own self-esteem. Develop your skill in making other people feel important. There is hardly a higher compliment you can pay an individual than helping him to be useful and to find satisfaction in his usefulness. ~ Donald Laird

It's just theories. Human beings can't help making them, but the fact is that theories are just fantasies. And they change. When America was a new country, people believed in something called phlogiston. You know what that is? No? Well, it doesn't matter, because it wasn't real anyway. They also believed that four humors controlled behavior. And they believed that the earth was only a few thousand years old. Now we believe the earth is four billion years old, and we believe in photons and electrons, and we think human behavior is controlled by things like ego and self-esteem. We think those beliefs are more scientific and better."

"Aren't they?"

Thorne shrugged. "They're still just fantasies. They're not real. Have you ever seen a self-esteem? Can you bring me one on a plate? How about a photon? Can you bring me one of those?"

Kelly shook her head. "No, but …"

"And you never will, because those things don't exist. No matter how seriously people take them," Thorne said. "A hundred years from now, people will look back at us and laugh. They'll say, 'You know what people used to believe? They believed in photons and electrons. Can you imagine anything so silly?' They'll have a good laugh, because by then there will be newer and better fantasies." Thorne shook his head. "And meanwhile, you feel the way the boat moves? That's the sea. That's real. You smell the salt in the air? You feel the sunlight on your skin? That's all real. You ~ Michael Crichton