How you value others affects your self esteem.  You can’t just sit in front of a mirror like Stuart Smalley and say over and over, “I like me.”  That’s not it, rather it is more holistic, it involves an appreciation for others, for pets, for the things that you have in your life now as well as for yourself.  It’s been said that you need to love what you have in order to get what you love.  That’s a strange statement but it is true and goes to the judge that sits in everyone’s head.  More on the “judge” in a moment.

Always speak words that show that you care for yourself as well as others.  The words coming from your mouth have great power in your mind and in the minds of others.  The words are suggestions that plant themselves and are responsible for feelings and responses that you have no idea about.  Just a thought there and something can trigger it.  Sure you have a lot of control but sometimes these things come in under the radar.  Your self-esteem will help you deal with these thoughts and emotions so be sure to speak words that always builds it.

As to speaking to others, your own ears hear these words as well.  And while the speech may be directed towards someone else it goes into your mind as well.  There is a great scripture that I believe has everything to do with this: “Judge not lest ye be judged” (Mathew 7:1) .  Your own little judge is sitting in your head and if you apply harsh standards to those around you, your judge is listening and will apply the same standard to you.  This can kill your self esteem so listen to your words and the thoughts in your head and seek moderation, seek to find the good, learn to look for how to make things better and what is already good about them.

So give yourself and everyone a break and don’t be so judgemental.  Learn to build up with your words, learn to inspire, everyone deserves that and you deserve it too.

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Teutonic shifts are happening right now in the financial markets of the world. Whole industries are being challenged for their very existence in the United States. Some would say that the US Treasury is being looted.

My questions are, how does this affect you? Are you waiting for the next shoe to drop hoping that you will be spared any discomfort from the fallout? Has the prevailing atmosphere generated fear in you?

The next question: do your answers to those questions serve you? Have you developed an attitude that is above that? Have you developed a mindset that causes you to move forward without fail regardless of those things around you? In a time of bigger economic crisis our great President: Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, “we have nothing to fear but fear itself.” Those words are truer now than they were then. His statement is a timeless truth that held a nation together and no doubt was the turning point in those days. Let that truth be your turning point now – resolve to put fear aside – resolve to change fear for a vision of your future, then read on.

Check out this quote:

“In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to work in a world that no longer exists.” –Eric Hoffer

Wow, what could be more succinct, what could be more applicable than right now. Life is a constantly changing game. It’s another way of saying that it is all right there between your ears. What are you learning and how will it move you forward? And – can you believe it will move you forward? Can you learn to make the vision that will let you see to the other side of whatever you think it is in front of you?

Learn what’s in “The Science Of Getting Rich:” download it free right here on this page from the resource box in the upper right. Listen to it over and over and let it help you see the vision of your future and look toward that. Look ahead – not at what is around you or behind you – look ahead! The do the things to move yourself into that vision.

There is a great Bible story in the book of Genesis, the Angel of God was leading Lot and his family from the city of Sodom to safety because Sodom was being destroyed. Lot’s wife looked back and she remained frozen and turned into a pillar of salt. Don’t look back at what is happening now, look forward to the great things that are in front of you. A compelling future will give you the will to move forward into it. That is you out there smiling back and beckoning you forward. Do you see it?

Look ahead, see more, see the things that are there, get excited, be grateful, move forward -> always move forward, always look forward.

As usual the poet says it best:

“Waste no tears
Upon the blotted record of lost years,
But turn the leaf, and smile, oh smile, to see
The fair white pages that remain for thee.

“Prate not of thy repentance. But believe
The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.
That which the upreaching spirit can achieve
The grand and all creative forces know;
They will assist and strengthen as the light
Lifts up the acorn to the oak-tree’s height.
Thou hast but to resolve, and lo! God’s whole
Great universe shall fortify thy soul.”
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

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