Improving Self Esteem

Series Summary

In our contemporary culture many individuals suffer from a low self esteem. The media and our entertainment industry buffet the individual with unrealistic expectations about what makes success, what our bodies should look like, and how perfect our relationships should be. It is no wonder that in a world with so many false representations of love, success, and beauty so many of us feel below average and imperfect. Improving self esteem can lead to better performances at work and school, an attractive self confidence when dealing with others, less time spent worrying or stressing over how we appear to others, and a more healthy mental and emotional life overall. We all have insecurities, but some negative thinking can be self-destructive and stunting. It is important to identify insecurities, assess them, and look for ways of living past them with a healthy self image and confidence.

In this free video series, professional communicator and business consultant Tracy Goodwin teaches you how to improve low self esteem. Tracy covers identifying your fears and insecurities, debunking self-destructive thinking and improving self esteem with help from others. She will offer tips for correcting poor habits of thought, addressing perfectionism and faking it until you make it. You will also learn good advice for dealing with a poor self image and how to set small goals to improve morale and build momentum.

Video Transcript

"Hi there. I'm Tracy Goodwin and I'm The Red Sweater Lady. And today we're going to be talking about something very important. How to improve your self esteem. And when I talk about how to improve your self esteem, I'm talking about how to improve the way you feel about yourself. We walk around in the world having a certain image of ourselves. And what's really interesting is, sometimes our image of ourself is very, very negative. And that's what self esteem is, is how do we really feel about ourselves. Sometimes we can go to the other extreme and think we're very fabulous. Maybe a little too fabulous. But there's lot of skills, there's lots of interactions with people, there's lots of assessments that you can make to help you improve your self esteem. Especially if you have a low self esteem, which statistics show that many, many, many Americans have very low self esteem. And a lot of that has to do with you. Really all of it has to do with you and how you feel about who you are and how you present yourself in the world. And you know what? You just might not be as bad as you think you are. So, today I'm going to give you some tips. If you follow them, I guarantee you will improve your self esteem."