Self-Esteem

Self-esteem is an issue commonly found in women. In the workforce, women struggle to prove they are worthy for their position at work. They can constantly be put down by other male coworkers who are all fighting for a promotion. If a woman receives the promotion, men can see it as an insult towards them. It is a shame that time and hard work put into a job is not what is judged and decided, but the gender of the person. This can cause a woman’s self-esteem to drop. In this blog post, I would like to change this problem for all women who are reading this.

The first step is to challenge self-limiting beliefs that prevent women from moving forward and achieve what they want. This is a good way to challenge negative self talk and replace it with positive self talk. To challenge self-limiting beliefs is a three step process. First is to identify your self-limiting beliefs, then to challenge it, and last to change the narrative. To identify your self-limiting beliefs, it is important to acknowledge emotional triggers in situations and when women refuse to take credit of an achievement. “We focus on our own imperfection and fail to recognize our achievements.” The next step is to challenge those beliefs whether it is self doubt or refusal to take credit for achievements. Lastly is to replace those self-limiting beliefs with a narrative of being rational and optimistic. 

It can be seen that women tend to not take full credit for their achievements, but share it with others. It is believed that culture is an influence of this act. To change this it is important to practice in acknowledgment of their abilities and the achievements as a result through one’s own career and work you do get in your head. These comments should be used as motivation to push through personal life. In addition, it would be wise to not let others negative comments about you and the barriers and meet your goals.

When it comes to failure, women think it is because they lack capability or effort. Women can take failure to a personal level where they self-doubt. They can refuse to be in situations that could potentially lead them to fail in order to protect their self-concept and self-esteem. To cope with failure, women can try to change their mindset by seeing failure as a way to learn and grow. Failure should be seen as a learning opportunity rather than something negative. People forget that we are not born into a world where we know everything and are able to avoid every little mistake. It is part of life to fail and make mistakes, but to also learn from it. 

 It would also be beneficial to have a female role model to look up to such as Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Frida Kahlo. These are the women who I look up to because they empower and inspire all women to become the best person they can be and be able to reach for the stars. Self-esteem is a big component of a person’s identity, how they act in society and in their job. I believe self-esteem can easily be affected and controlled by society. However, the only person who has full control is themselves. 

Here is a video of CeCe Olisa on how to build self confidence and I believe it will be beneficial to all women!!

Video Link: https://youtu.be/ivNNgdCsY7o 

Work Cited

“Developing Self-Confidence For Women.” CulturePlusConsulting. 2018. https://cultureplusconsulting.com/2018/04/28/developing-self-confidence-for-women/