You have to look in the mirror and do one of two things; love or hate who you see. So, be good to yourself – it’s all the esteem you have.

real love” you will ever experience.

The tenth gift is Wisdom. Guiding your way, wisdom will lead you through knowledge to understanding. May you hear its soft voice.

Stop living in the shadows of another. You’ve been given everything needed to live a purposed filled life. Don’t be a second rate version of yourself.

Speed eliminates all doubt. Am I smart enough? Will people like me? Do I really look all right in this plastic jumpsuit?

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.

I determine my own worth. If I had to rely on others, I’d have lain down and died waiting.

But the coconut is also a symbol of resilience, Samar. Even in the conditions where there’s very little nourishment and even less nurturance, it flourishes, growing taller than most of the plants around it.

I didn’t know I was really alive in this world until I felt things hard enough to kill for ’em…

Being yourself is easy, if others will not accept you then focus on being a great person.

If you truly feel that self esteem and motivation have to happen first before you can make changes in your life, then we’ll probably be sharing walkers at a retirement home as we talk over...

It’s like a big circle. I’ve gone on a get-a-man crusade, but so far it’s been a disaster and I’m feeling as bad about myself as I ever have. I know I’m a great person...

When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.

You’ve got to say what you mean and mean what you say…Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through.

When this low self-worth is hidden, one can understand why the person becomes hypersensitive to the opinions of others and has a great deal of difficulty accepting criticism no matter how warranted or gently said.

Better Half.”The bravest woman I know?She is the reason I do what I do.She is The Single Woman.She’s me…and she’s you.

Self-esteem is the way you regard yourself as either being worth your mother’s while to care for you, protect you and keep you safe and alive, to be present for you when you need her...

I started creating;Myself From The Inside Out & My God I WishIHadDoneItSooner.

Face it―nobody cares.But so what? Their apathy doesn’t diminish your worth. Learn from it. Make it your job to care for those around you so they can’t say the same thing.

Settling is not a destination, rather a vacation rental staring at an endless sea that dares you to cross its waves.

For me, the times that I dressed provocatively had been empowering. It felt good. It’s those times that I felt comfortable in my own skin. Like really, really comfortable. And let’s face it, body self-esteem...

Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.

If your self-worth is based on anything other than your relationship with Christ, you are in big trouble.

Doing something nice for myself is not selfish.

Be a bit of a challenge; not because you’re playing games but because you realize you’re worth the extra effort.

I don’t mean good like going to church or not breaking laws. If, in your heart, you try to get through the daywithout hurting other people, then you are a good person…

Why do we want other people to like us, even if we don’t really care about them all that much?

Quid nomen tibi est? She was not about to offer her name up to a stranger. It was almost the only thing she possessed that nobody had stolen.

A diamond doesn’t start out polished and shining. It once was nothing special, but with enough pressure and time, becomes spectacular. I’m that diamond.

I am more than less, but less than worthy. Worthy to be heard, but heard in silence

The best don’t stick around when you treat them poorly, only the desperate do.

But all those weeks with Nate, however fake they might have been, did do one thing for me. Whether the rest of world saw me that way, I knew now that I was strong, and...

And then I decided to be pro me. Be pro you to the end. No more cutting up myself and serving up myself like pieces of a pie for everyone’s tasteless palates. And that doesn’t...

My hands tend to be full enough dealing with people who hate me for who I am. Concentrate too hard on the millions of people who hate you for what you are and you’re likely...

Live life with great humility.

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must...

I don’t believe that. I don’t believe that there are bad things about you. Only things that you think are bad.

Just as like finds like, love finds love. Embrace it. Be open and giving. Accept love with kindness, grace, and spirit.

There isn’t a soul in this universe with the same gifts, strength, level of intelligence and as good as yourself!

The secret to your purpose is to find what you feel is important, and not pursue what others would think is important. When you think highly of yourself, me thinking highly of you will never...

It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.

Until you raise the bar on yourself people will treat you as a commodity

Find yourself, and once you do never let go

The defeat of the mind is the defeat of self

Here’s a little secret that’s going to save you a LOT of unnecessary grief in life. Are you ready? Your worth is not tied to any person.

We do not know how to make ourselves feel worthwhile on our own, and unless we specifically learn how to value ourselves, we go to our graves depending on others for a sense of self-worth.

Whether someone does right by you or wrong by you thank them anyway.

Don’t forget that your happiness is the most important thing, and that you should never equate your GPA or school with your sense of self-worth. . . . If you’re feeling overwhelmed, take a step...

Let me tell you something, honey. Fifty percent of life is others trying to push their own agenda on you—their belief system, their views, their convictions. The other fifty percent is you deciding whether or...

If you have to convince someone to stay with you, then they have already left.