Question

Consider the readings you did on self-esteem and your own research, then put together a list of at least three ineffective strategies you feel people currently use to improve their long-term self-esteem. In a second list, put together three more desirable strategies people could use to improve self-esteem and happiness. Be sure to provide rationale for your two lists in a few sentences.

For example, people may bully others to make themselves feel better about their own insecurities. A better solution to insecurity may be being grateful for your assets and not comparing yourself to others, instead of focusing on what you’d prefer to be different.

Then reflect in at least 2 sentences on how you use effective and ineffective strategies to boost self- esteem in your own life. You can use your research for this assignment in your final project!

Strategies Used	Strategy Suggestions	Rationale

Answer 1

• Self esteem is all about how and what people think about own themselves . It reflects their attitude , confidence about their own image .
• Some people wrongly adopt ineffective strategies to improve their self esteem like bullying others thinking that they are going to dominate others and will get acceptance from people but this is not the moral way to get acceptance . In other cases people may turn to some negative things too in order to look different from others . They may start using prohibited substances that may harm them in long run . Here we discuss similar strategies adopted by people which is not desirable and we suggest effective strategies in their place and rationale .

• Strategies used	strategies suggested	Rationale
  Negative life style like taking steroids to improve own physique	instead of taking prohibited drugs for body improvement a person can go for positive life style habits like balanced diet , avoiding junk food , regular work out , yoga , jogging , good hobby	These positive life style habits will definitely bring a positive change in the body of person and increase mental and physical fitness boosting his confidence level . He/She feel more relaxed and productive and emotionally stable .His body image will also improve and sociability will increase and he will be able to avoid negative effects of these drugs .
  Earning money by wrongdoings , tax evasion or spending lavishly to show off his worth	charity work	instead of spending money to show off his or her wealth and trying to gain monentary dominance a person should get involved in some sort of charity work alone or in association with some NGOs . He /She can donate something to poor people , old age homes, orphanage, AIDS affected people , lepers , war victims , martyrs'families . This will produce a sense of humanity , fulfilment , productiveness in the society.
  Boasting of one's own false qualities among friends /people	Self analysis by writing a self esteem journal or diary	By writing self analysis in a journal a person can understand about his or her strengths ,weaknesses and try to overcome the weakness by planning to gain positiveness in life .A person can look for reasons of self esteem and try to find a cure for it . Instead of boasting of his or her false qualities s person will silently do his things and people will start recognising his or her abilities and he or she will start getting high self esteem.