Tips to boost your self-esteem

• Do something challenging – Do something you would normally think you couldn’t do. That might be as small as reading Romeo and Juliet or as extreme as doing a sky-dive. Whatever it is, push your boundaries and when you succeed at it you will like yourself more.

• Do some volunteer work – Besides being a great way to help others and meet potential dates, you will garner appreciation for your work and who you are. This is certain to boost your self-esteem.

• Practise positive self talk – Every day we look in the mirror at least once and some of us forty times or more. Each time we look in the mirror we tell ourselves things. The self-talk can be positive or negative. People tend to be negative in their self-talk, but we do have a choice. Make an effort to say positive things about yourself when you look in the mirror.

• Every day we all look in the mirror at least once and some of us forty times or more. Each time we mirror-look we also do a self-talk. The self-talk can be positive or negative. People tend to be negative in their self-talk but we have a choice.