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SEM010

 

 

How Others Influence Our Self-Esteem 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Self-esteem should not be influenced by other 
people. 

 
 

Consider comments or suggestions from others 
carefully. Are they helpful/accurate/productive?  
Decide what you want to do about these comments.  
Should you modify your own behaviour?  If so, to 
what degree? 

 
 

Be considerate of others and treat them as you 
would hope to be treated yourself. 

 
 

Remember that a person with high self-esteem does 
not achieve this at the expense of others. People 
with high self-esteem feel good about other people's 
accomplishments as well as their own. 

 
 

People with high self-esteem do not compare their 
achievements with other people.  Rather, they look 
at how they themselves have grown, take pride in 
what they have accomplished, and plan to grow in 
the future.