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hard concept to grasp. Here, making an honest appraisal of what we feel we are good at and what elements of our life deserve esteem is a great exercise. Taking a piece of paper and listing those activities within our lives which we excel at and then on the other side the parts of our lives where we don't do too well gives an overall picture of how self esteem is built. Working through negatives, and changing them to positives, the picture of self esteem builds up, until we feel ourself more worthy.

Communication skills.

Here, the individual may have difficulty communicating with their peers, or elder or younger people. The generation gap is part of the process when different ages are concerned, although communication skills can be worked on in any area of life. Here, looking honestly at failures and fears, the individual should be able to define those areas of difficulty. If the communication stems from self esteem issues or past experience, it is here that a decision must be made about being more assertive, and learning to understand that the individual point of view matters, and the extent to which it can be used. Talking with friends and learning that each person within the conversation is an equal can help the individual to use communication skills to better effect.

Look at the different ways in which people around you communicate. There are many ways of communicating varying through the range from communication of a shy person right through the spectrum to those who communicate as if they know everything. Observe and compare the way that others communicate in comparison with how you communicate and by doing this you find a balance that gives you back your voice in the world.

The give and take factor.

This plays it's part in every relationship that a human being has within their lives. If you are the giving person and people around you are the takers in life, what happens is that you become this doormat that people like using because it is convenient and YOU let it happen. To make the most of relationships and what positive effect they have on the individual look at the way in which relationships work. Being honest with the approach is important, since being surrounded by people that use you actually makes an individual feel negative towards others, when there are so many relationships waiting out there that will be on a give and take basis.

Here, what happens with negative relationships is that they make your approach to others less trusting and the image that

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