| No matter how you look at it, a teenager is | | | | be something like - I am a confident person, what |
| overloaded with information from their parents, | | | | I have to say is worthy and I am just as good as |
| friends, teachers, media, television, magazines and | | | | my friends. |
| loved ones. How many times have you stopped | | | | Another example might be that you feel ugly or |
| and thought to yourself, "What a day" or "what | | | | unattractive. Your affirmation will be similar to - I |
| just happened". | | | | am a beautiful person, I am not ugly, I am |
| With this constant barrage of information there is | | | | attractive. |
| little wonder why a teenager starts to doubt their | | | | This is pretty basic stuff is it not? What is an |
| own self confidence and self worth. Should this | | | | affirmation really doing? The affirmation is not |
| become a problem you might find the teen | | | | some magic spell that will put everything right. No |
| turning to alcohol, substance abuse or negative | | | | an affirmation is a mechanism where you will |
| behavior. | | | | start to believe in yourself and not let unfounded |
| Having low self esteem leads to the teenagers | | | | beliefs to take control of your life. |
| daily activities and life in general being borderline | | | | Your affirmation is personal, it is just for you and |
| miserable. If left unchecked this type of low self | | | | is applicable to you. You must and will believe in |
| esteem can rule the teenagers life leading to | | | | your affirmation and as you get stronger you will |
| insecurities, substance abuse or gaining a little too | | | | trust your affirmation. |
| much weight. | | | | Each affirmation you use will improve your self |
| Then how can affirmations build self esteem, | | | | confidence. I am a confident person is the thought |
| improve self worth and skyrocket self | | | | your saying to yourself as you walk down the |
| confidence? | | | | mall holding your head high. As your confidence |
| An affirmation is a chant or a phrase that you | | | | grows so will your own self worth. You will dress |
| say to yourself either out aloud or to yourself in | | | | with care, comb your hair maybe iron your |
| your head. An affirmation is you simply telling | | | | clothes that little bit better. You will start to |
| yourself that you want to make improvements in | | | | believe in yourself, you will develop a sound |
| different areas of your life. | | | | healthy feeling of self worth and as you do this, |
| Example. Let's say you lack confidence when | | | | you will be building your self esteem. |
| speaking with your friends because YOU THINK | | | | Each time you achieve a point in your life using |
| they look upon you as less worthy than them. In | | | | your affirmations then don't stop there. Look for |
| reality this is not the case, your friends really do | | | | the next point, build your very own affirmation |
| look upon you equally, its just you think they | | | | and believe in it. As each point improves in your |
| don't. | | | | life you are developing your own character and |
| Affirmations are an individual thing that fits your | | | | will have successfully completed one very simple |
| circumstances so in this case your affirmation will | | | | and easy strategy to build self esteem. |