Want Some Self Esteem Affirmations?

Want to know how to be happy? Self esteem affirmations are a good way to help you raise your self worth. A happy person is someone who has a high self esteem.

When's the best time to do them?

They are best done daily in the morning before you do anything else. There are two reasons for this

1. Affirmations are a way to program your subconscious mind and it's near to the surface at this time, just after sleep.


2. You will be starting the day off in a positive way and so your day will flow better.

Another good time is just before you go to sleep. This is another time when your subconscious mind is near the surface. Your brain will be processing and embedding these thoughts as you sleep.

Make Your Affirmations More Powerful

Self Esteem affirmations work well when you say them with strong emotion and when you are in a relaxed state. I love to lie in bed and use my binaural beats CD "Insight" while I relax. It gives me a time frame and a concrete something to help frame the session.

What makes good self affirmations?

In thinking what makes a good daily affirmation for raising self esteem I considered what contributes to a low self esteem. The self critical talk that goes on in our heads is a clue as to what we need to affirm in ourselves. For instance my personal self talk berates me for

• lacking self discipline


• not doing better in a situation


• making mistakes


• not doing something I said I would do


• being irritable or impatient with someone


• feeling guilty and berating myself for all the above!

Sample Affirmations for raising self esteem

So here are some personal affirmations that address those specific issues. These are affirmations that work for me.

• Each day I notice I am more self disciplined.


• I enjoy being self disciplined.


• I am doing the best I can with the knowledge and experience I have obtained so far.


• It's OK to make mistakes. They are opportunities to learn.


• I always follow through on my promises.


• I treat others with kindness and respect.


• I see myself with kind eyes.

Positive Daily Affirmations

You may want to use a sample affirmation (or several) from this list of affirmations, each day to help raise your self worth.

• I am a unique and a very special person.


• I love myself more each day.


• I am willing to change.


• I approve of myself.


• I care about myself.


• I am a child of God.


• My work gives me pleasure.


• I give praise freely.

And Here are Some Confidence Affirmations

• I am respected by others.


• I rejoice in my uniqueness.


• I attract praise.


• I deserve good in my life.


• I appreciate myself.


• Each day I am becoming more self confident.

Affirmations and Positive Thinking

Louise Hay is the queen of affirmations and positive thinking. She has formulated hundreds of good affirmations. Here are a few of them from her book You Can Heal Your Life. Here is a link for Amazon if you want to check it out. I highly recommend it. UK USA

• I appreciate all that I do.


• I love and approve of myself.


• I trust the process of life to bring me my highest good.


• I experience love wherever I go.


• I deserve the best and I accept it now.

Live your Self Esteem Affirmations

I said at the top of this page that the best time to give self esteem affirmations is either side of sleep. That is true but Louise has just reminded me, having looked at her book for those self affirmations given above, that we need to be saying them throughout the day as well. This will counteract those negative thoughts that pop into our heads so much.

By the way, if you're having difficulty believing any self esteem affirmation given on this page, then go to my page on Powerful Affirmations for a way to get around that challenge. The simple technique of EFT described there will help you accept these self esteem affirmations as true.

Writing Affirmations

Check out this page for some advice on writing affirmations yourself. You can then make your affirmations more personal to you.

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