It would seem that high self-esteem determines the level of a person's success. But sometimes it backfires and leads to disharmony. There are some myths associated with overestimating one's capabilities.
Instructions
Step 1
You can achieve success in life by increasing your self-esteem.
On the one hand, everything is correct, you cannot scold yourself. But, if the attitudes are repeated like mantras, and have no real basis, the result will be the opposite. Contradictions between reality and fiction can lead to depression rather than success.
Step 2
Low self-esteem can lead to an inferiority complex.
Today, many pseudo-psychologists assure people that high self-esteem and self-esteem are one and the same thing. Consequently, low self-esteem leads to depression and an inferiority complex. But, this is far from the case. Low self-esteem is inherent in insecure people, but it does not lead to pathology.
Step 3
The main thing in life is not to change your principles.
In principle, “being yourself” is a good slogan that states that you cannot change yourself under any circumstances. It means being straightforward, truthful in every way. But, this begs the question - if a person is devoid of moral standards, he should also act straightforwardly? The fact is that this slogan can justify any crime. There should always be a compromise with society. Sometimes loyalty is better than straightforwardness.
Step 4
Thoughts are material.
Everyone's been talking about visualization lately. At numerous trainings, they say that it is enough to imagine what we want, or draw a “map of desires”, and our life will change for the better. Unfortunately, there are no miracles. Success can only be achieved through real action. Of course, it is important to present the final result, but spending a lot of time dreaming is not worth it.
Step 5
The goal can be achieved more quickly if you write a plan for achieving it on paper.
In other words, by writing down goals, people program themselves for success. But, in this case, a person sees only one way to achieve the goal. By focusing on the plan, people are oblivious to the other opportunities life presents to us. Wouldn't it be better, having set a goal, to look through all the options for solving it?
Step 6
If life is not going smoothly, you need to completely change it.
At all kinds of trainings, psychologists urge people to change their lives in case of failure. This means that layoffs, divorces, illnesses are not evil, but the opportunity to drastically change their lifestyle, which will certainly lead to success. But only a few achieve success in these cases. The rest continued to suffer setbacks due to the change of scenery.
Step 7
What conclusion follows from all this? The main thing is to really look at things, and give an adequate assessment to your actions. You can be successful if you know your flaws and try to work on them. Only in this way. you can achieve your goal and learn to correctly assess yourself and your capabilities.
