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Can someone please edit this for me?..see if I made any mistakes or need to change anything, Lol i have no one to help me..thanks! Its not really suppose to be in essay format, if ur wondering why i wrote it the way i did..lol
Self esteem really is an important part of every person and it means a lot of things to different people but in the end it really comes down to your self worth and happiness. Even though it is a part of every person’s life it can be presented in a positive or negative way.
I think by reading the sites and doing the online quizzes about self esteem it helped me understand that self esteem is in actuality just a state of mind and lifestyle choice. You choose who you want to be by the things you do: mindset, friends you decide to associate with and your outlook on life. These are the three things I’m going to talk about in specific that helped me discover more about my self esteem and self esteem in general.
Firstly, I’m going to discuss the way mindset can affect a persons self esteem. If a person has a negative perspective and always thinks that things are going to end up in a negative way then in turn things are bad. For example if a person completed an assignment and received an 80% they would be upset because they didn’t achieve higher, at this point they would probably ask themselves why they tried. Having a poor mindset can make a person find a negative in everything they do even if they really did well. This set of mind can be linked to a number of things like past influences from your childhood. This set of mind can transition into your adult years unless you recognize the signs to change it. I have learned that positive affirmations such as, “I love myself today” can have a huge impact on your self esteem and have positive affects on your self esteem.
Also, the type of friends and people you associate with can impact the type of self esteem and self worth you form for yourself. Some people say the five people you connect yourself with on a regular basis is the sum of who you really are. If you have self esteem problems you will have pessimistic views about yourself and probably connect with people with the same values. Like the old saying goes, “misery loves company.” People need either self affirmations or reassuring affirmations from their friends to positively affect their self esteem.
Lastly, your outlook on life can greatly shape your confidence in yourself. If you surround your self with positive things, you think in an optimistic way and believe in yourself your outlook on the things around you will deeply reflect that attitude. Self esteem in my opinion plays a key factor in the type of relationship you choose to get involved with. If you’re a constructive person and have a cheerful outlook and lifestyle, you will expect the same out of your partner. This is how we develop relationships with others. We tend to form relationships with people who share the same type of values, outlooks and attitudes as we do. If you’re an optimistic person you will associate with people who have goals and dreams and if you have a negative outlook on life you will connect with people who feel the same way.
As I mentioned before, self esteem can mean an assortment of things to different people. I base it on a persons: Outlook on life, friends they associate with and most importantly their mindset. If you believe you can, you can. If you believe you can’t, you’re probably right.- Unknown
Acacia
One of the big things that stands out is writing in first person. Generally you shouldn’t do that. Also, you switch back and fort between first person singular and plural, second person AND third person. Pick one!
I have made suggestions in the text, I hope they are helpful.
Self esteem is an important aspect of anyone’s personality. It can mean different things to people, but in the end, it comes down to self-worth and happiness. Even though self esteem is a part of every person’s life, it can present itself in a positive or negative way.
Reading about the subject at online sites and doing the their quizzes about self esteem helped me understand that self esteem is actually a state of mind and a lifestyle choice. I learned that you choose who you want to be by the things you do: mindset, friends you choose to associate with and your outlook on life. These are the three things I’m going to specifically discuss as influences that allowed me to discover more about my personal sense of self esteem and self esteem in general.
To begin, I want to point out how mindset can affect a person’s self esteem. If a person has a negative perspective and always thinks that things are going to end negatively, then, in turn, things end badly. For example, if a person completed an assignment and received an 80% , he would become upset because he didn’t achieve a higher percentage; at this point he might wonder why he tried. Having a poor mindset can make a person find negativity in everything he may attempt, even if he does well. This mental perspective can be linked to factors like influences from childhood that led to faulty reasoning and misconceptions. These negative values can transition into adulthood unless a person can recognize the signs and change his mindset. I have learned that positive affirmations such as, “I love myself today” can have a very positive impact on your self esteem.
It is also important to consider that the people a person associates with can affect the formation of self esteem and self worth. It has been said that the five people connected with a person on a regular basis is the sum of who that person really is.Self esteem problems, pessimistic views about self may cause a person to connect with people with those same sorts of values and problems. Like the old saying goes, “misery loves company.” People need either self affirmations or reassuring affirmations from their friends to positively enhance their self esteem.
Finally, a person’s outlook on life greatly shapes that person’s self-confidence. When surrounded by positive values and friends, people tend to think in an optimistic way. A person’s outlook concerning the things and people who surround him will deeply reflect that attitude. In my opinion, self esteem is a key factor in the types of relationships a person can choose to enter. If a person is constructive and has a cheerful outlook and lifestyle, that person will expect the same in a partner. This is how people develop relationships with others. People tend to form relationships with people who share mutual values, outlooks and attitudes. An optimistic person will associate with people who have goals and dreams; but those with a negative outlook on life will connect with people who are negative thinkers.
As I previously mentioned, self esteem can mean a variety of things to different people. I base it on a person’s outlook on life, the friends they associate with and, most importantly, their mindset. “If you believe you can, you can. If you believe you can’t, you’re probably right.”- Unknown