International “Boost” Your Self Esteem Month

Beat the Winter “Blahs”

 

 

February is International “Boost” Your Self Esteem Month – designed as a whole month to focus on the importance of building self-esteem to bet the winter blahs, to boost morale and to inspire yourself and others to seize new challenges.

 

Tall order!? Not really, if you break it down into small chunks – just like eating an elephant … one bite at a time.

 

Is there a book that you have been meaning to read? One that will teach you a new skill set or offers you a new and enlightened perspective on a situation. Maybe you have always wanted to know more about a certain person and how they accomplished what they did in life and why. There are many people we can learn from – from Benjamin Franklin to Anne Frank to more contemporary people like Colin Powell. Read just 5-10 pages a day, 15 minutes a day.

 

Maybe you would benefit most from a change in your personal habits. Trying to loose weight? Try giving up sweets just for this week….then repeat it again next week and so on. Or maybe exercise would be your boost – try doing 10 sit ups or walking 10 minutes. Doesn't sound like much? It is probably more than most people are doing right now. And if you do exercise, try adding 10 MORE sit ups or 10 MORE minutes of walking.

 

A great way to boost your way out of the blahs is to add FUN to what you are already doing. While you're taking that walk try skipping or listening to a book on your IPOD. Are you writing letters or checks – try doing it what a great colored pen. Use color and sparkles wherever you can. Do what you do – just do it “zippier”.

 

Most of all – enjoy life. We have no idea how long we have … and as I heard people say “No one on their dying bed every said that they wished they had worked more or had less fun in life”. Go out and enjoy life! Have FUN!