I recently came across this article – The Best Way to Gain Confidence – where the author (Steve Hill) briefly describes his attempt and success at gaining self confidence and overcoming low self esteem. He outlined his problem thus:-
I had a speech impediment, commonly referred to as a stutter or stammer. I was desperate, for some unknown reason, to be liked and was basically paranoid about what other people thought of me. I had a bald patch on my head and I am also quite short in height in comparison to the average male. I was also over-weight.
Steve goes into detail about his efforts to lose weight and overcome his stutter. He somewhat breezes over his paranoia and negative thinking…
I had to learn how to become a far more care-free person and to accept that not everyone will like me. I had to become a positive thinker and to ignore the negative voices in my head.
…not exactly explaining how he achieved this!
But what fascinated me was his dealing with his lack of height and his bald patch:-
I unfortunately had to accept my lack of height and also the fact that I would have a bald patch on my head for the rest of my life as there was nothing that I could do to change them.
There was nothing I could do to change them. So Steve [Read more…]