Self-Esteem

Self-esteem is the first of the eight areas in the D-A-S circle. It is placed at the top in the twelve o-clock position for a reason. Without a healthy self-esteem as a foundation, work done in any other areas of personal or spiritual growth will ultimately not last. If self-esteem is too week, there won’t even be the basic motivation to try to improve or evolve at all. If we don’t feel basically worthy and deserving of happiness and growth, no matter what we do, we will manage to self-sabotage ourselves so that our external reality matches our internal reality of what we believe we deserve. Just like we don’t have to be in tip-top physical shape to begin a program of exercise, we don’t have to have super healthy self-esteem to begin a program of personal or spiritual growth. Work done in the other seven areas of the D-A-S circle will build our level of self-esteem, but before beginning work in the other areas, we need to have a basic understanding of self-esteem and a basic level of health of our self-esteem.

The following articles are my attempts to clarify what Self-esteem really is and how we can grow it.

Understanding Self-Esteem

Is Self Esteem A Birthright?

What Healthy Self Esteem Looks Like

John Groberg writes on a wide variety of topics related to personal and spiritual growth.  His slogan is Grow. By Choice™.  His articles draw out principles of personal and spiritual growth common to the world’s ancient wisdom and spiritual texts as well as many of the great philosophers, poets, and writers of ancient and modern times.   These principles are then put to the test in his own life with an emphasis on simple, sustainable practices we can apply in our daily lives to more effectively deal with the stresses and struggles of modern life and to more fully realize the benefits of deliberate growth.   John developed a model called the Divine-Align-Shine model as a way of visually organizing the principles, practices and the overall process of personal and spiritual growth.   His writings are cataloged and organized on his website, www.johngroberg.com where contact information is available.