The happiest people are the ones who recognize both their strengths and weaknesses, and work on refining both. However, personal development is difficult to achieve without a healthy perception of yourself. Self-esteem is fundamentally related to knowing who you are at your core and living in a way that reflects that. Your thoughts and action will make a difference, not only in your own personal life but in the lives of others as well.

Oftentimes our negative opinions of ourselves come from feedback and criticisms we received from others throughout our life. In our sessions, we will work to find the root cause of your struggle with self-esteem and offer self-worth building tools to help you overcome self-doubt and worries. We will work together to help you program your mind for high self-esteem, love and compassion, and build up daily habits to obtain the life you dream of.

The important difference between self-esteem and self-confidence. People frequently confuse these two terms however there is a distinct difference. Misinterpretation of both self-esteem and self-confidence will almost certainly result in incomplete growth and half progress.

Self-esteem is your view of your entire self and it’s not something that changes frequently but instead it is something that builds and adapts over time. Societal norms, personal believes and past experiences shape how you view yourself, from your appearance to your skills and character, and therefore are the foremost influences in your level of self-esteem. High self-esteem is when considered as a whole you like who you are. Being happy with your appearance, feeling good in your skin, feeling capable and valuing yourself and others are the reflections of high self-esteem. On the other hand, if you have some things you might like about yourself but overall you feel that you are lacking a well-rounded good package to the world you suffer with a low self-esteem.

Self-confidence is just your view of your abilities which is a small section of who you are but a valuable piece that makes up your puzzle. If you feel you have what it takes to do your job and succeed or pass an upcoming test, then you have a good level of self-confidence. Self-confidence is how you view your talents, skills and abilities to accomplish something. Your confidence can change depending on your expertise and familiarity with a subject or situation. It is perfectly normal to feel self-assured in one area of life and lack confidence in another. Essentially the more you hone and refine your skills the more confident you will become. Self-confidence in multiple areas of life will increase your self-esteem. The confusion lies in separating your skills and abilities from your entire self.

Self-love: Self-love is a gratitude for oneself that grows from actions that support our physical, psychological and spiritual development. Self-love not only allows us to better understand and accept our weaknesses and strengths but also guides us toward our life purpose. Your self-worth is possibly one of the most important aspects of your life. You cannot expect anyone else to respect, love and appreciate if you do not. If you often settle for bad situations, engage in self-destructive behaviors or choose toxic relationships you unquestionably suffer from a low self-worth.

Improving your strengths and weaknesses: Many argue that the key to success is improving our strengths and not weaknesses because refining our strengths will produce extraordinary results whereas improving our weaknesses will only takes us from bad to average. The truth is working on our strengths will with certainty take us farther than improving upon our weaknesses, however some weaknesses can seriously derail and sabotage those strengths. In other words, your strengths are like the accelerator of a car, the more you press it the farther you go, nonetheless your weaknesses are like the pulled hand brake while a car is driving. No forward progress! Strengths and weaknesses both matter, and both are important elements of who you are. Knowing yourself and taking actions that encourage your physical, emotional and spiritual growth are the key to fulfilled and meaningful life. The role of a life coach is to help you to untangle your bad habits, and break through your limitations to unleash your hidden potential and purpose.