SELF ESTEEM

MRS. E

INERSON

“DON’T LET OTHER PEOPLES OPINION OF YOU BECOME YOUR REALITY”

“PEOPLE WILL TREAT YOU THE

WAY YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE

TREATED”

SELF ESTEEM

THE CONFIDENCE AND WORTH YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF!

SELF ESTEEM IS INFLUENCED BY:

EXTERNAL FACTORS - EXAMPLES

INTERNAL FACTORS - EXAMPLES

SELF TALK

YOUR INTERNAL DIALOG.

ALL THE THINGS YOU SAY TO YOURSELF.

77% OF ALL SELF TALK IS NEGATIVE!

DAILY UPS AND DOWNS

GOOD COMMENT

GOOD HAIR DAY

PERFECT OUTFIT

FAILED A TEST

PICKD LAST FOR A TEAM

GIRLFRIEND BREAKS UP WITH YOU

QUESTIONS

WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS YOU SEE IN PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOW SELF-ESTEEM?

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO IMPROVE SOMEONES SELF-ESTEEM?

SIGNS OF PEOPLE WITH HIGH SELF ESTEEM.

• ACCEPT YOUR WEAKNESSES.• ADMIT MISTAKES.• WILLING TO TRY NEW THINGS.• TAKE CHANCES AND FAIL.• SEE MISTAKES AS PART OF LEARNING.• RESPECT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT

AGE CULTURE RACE RELIGION INTERESTS

SIGNS OF PEOPLE WITH LOW SELF ESTEEM

• LET OTHERS INFLUENCE THEM IN NEGATIVE WAYS

• INGAGE IN PEOPLE PLEASING BEHAVIOR• TRUST OTHERS OPINIONS MORE THAN THEIR

OWN• WORRY ABOUT WHAT OTHERS THINK• BODY LANGUAGE - EXAMPLES

SIGNS OF TEENS WITH LOW SELF ESTEEM

• ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY AT AN EARLY AGE.

• DROP OUT OF SCHOOL.• ATTEMPT SUICIDE.• ENGAGE IN VIOLENT CRIME.• ENGAGE IN ACTS OF PREJUDICE.• SPEND TIME DEFENDING THEMSELVES.• AVOID NEW CHALLENGES.• PUT DOWN OTHERS.

HOW CAN YOU IMPOVE YOUR SELF ESTEEM?

• ASSIST OTHERS• DO THINGS YOU ARE GOOD AT.• AIM FOR IMPROVEMENT NOT PERFECTION -

TYPE A PEOPLE• BUILD SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS.• BE WITH PEOPLE THAT RESPECT YOU FOR

WHO YOU ARE.• SET REALISTIC GOALS.

ACTIVITY

COME UP WITH ONE EXAMPLE WHERE A PARENT, TEACHER, BROTHER, SISTER, OR FRIEND HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT LOWERED YOUR SELF-ESTEEM AND RAISED YOUR SELF-ESTEEM.