Do you have low self-esteem sometimes?

Again copied from---http://dream-and-reality.blogspot.com/2007/07/do-you-have-low-self-esteem-sometimes.html

Today, I search the web using key word of self-esteem. I found that even some successful people like businessmen, lawyers and doctors have low self-esteem and suffer depression. Do you find yourself sometimes suffering from low self-esteem also?

• Characteristics of Genuinely Low Self Esteem (from online)
  1. Social withdrawal
  2. Anxiety and emotional turmoil
  3. Lack of social skills and self confidence. Depression and/or bouts of sadness
  4. Less social conformity
  5. Eating disorders
  6. Inability to accept compliments
  7. An Inability to see yourself 'squarely' - to be fair to yourself
  8. Accentuating the negative
  9. Exaggerated concern over what they imagine other people think
  10. Self neglect
  11. Treating yourself badly but NOT other people
  12. Worrying whether you have treated others badly
  13. Reluctance to take on challenges
  14. Reluctance to trust your own opinion
  15. Expect little out of life for yourself

Here is I found out from online: 7 ways to boost you self-esteem quickly:

• Think back to when you did something new for the first time.
• Do something you have been putting off.
• Do something you are good at.
• Stop thinking about yourself!
• Get seriously relaxed.
• Remember all the things you have achieved.
• Remember that you could be wrong!

A good advice...thanks to original author.

There's not much me, but let me quote my man Rocky Balboa- "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!"

Some words of wisdom from a practical person

As I take a career break after spending four years in job, I present here a concise list of my Golden Rules for a sureshot rise in the corporate world, many of which I learned the hard way.

1. Diplomacy always pays.

2. At times, bluntness pays better.

3. Commit honestly. Have courage to back out from commitments, if required.

4. Wasting time isn't a waste always. Even if that means discussing economic policies of Banana Rep. with your boss.

5. Everybody can't be equally talented in all aspects. Let the relevant person take leadership in his area of talent.

6. Appreciate efforts, no matter what the result.

7. Life isn't fair. The best person doesn't always win. Learn to live with it.

8. Take breaks whenever you feel like. Don't wait for the workload to get less. The world isn't going to stop for you to get off.

9. Don't bury things. Admit mistakes tactfully.

10. Money matters.

11. Having a contigency job on hand is always better.

12. Be patient. There are many more people who put up with more crap than you do .

13. Value other people's time.

14. Wear a smile.

15. Bypassing your boss is a high risk - high return strategy. Not for the amateurs.

16. Carry your work home, not the pressure.

17. Don't chase fads.

18. You don't work for the betterment of the organization. You work so that your boss looks best.

19. Having only one godfather in a company can be brutal. Instead have none.

20. Nothing is so important or so urgent to make you tense.

21. Office parties/ picnics are never casual.

22. Two people can keep a secret, if one is dead.

23. Fairer sex is not always preferred.

24. To rise high, 'Smartness may be tolerated. Shrewdness would be demanded.'

25. There are shortcuts to success.

26. You won't stick to all of your today's perceptions tomorrow. Respect people who differ.

27. Prejudices exist. Biases are inevitable.

28. You ought to be good at networking.

29. If not, make close friends with the one who has the biggest network within as well as outside the company.

30. If you keep on doing things you do best, you restrict your chances to improve.

31. Try to get into a comfort zone as soon as possible. Never stay in a comfort zone for long.

32. Hardworking, intelligent, asslicker is as good as it gets.

33. Professional hazards exist everywhere. Don't whine.

34. Its better to be true than humble at times.

35. Take care of your health. You ought to live to reach at the top.

36. Back your men; sun, wind or snow.

37. And the last two things. a) Never share everything you know. b).....

20 Golden Rules for Workplace

(Not original but borrowed....not ethical I know)

1. Rule 1. - The Boss is always right.

2. Rule 2. - If the Boss is wrong, see rule 1.

3. Those who work get more work. Others get pay, perks, and promotions.

4. Ph.D. stands for "Pull Him Down". The more intelligent a person, the more hardworking a person, the more committed a person; the more number of persons are engaged in pulling that person down.

5. If you are good, you will get all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it.

6. When the Bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves.

7. It doesn't matter what you do, it only matters what you say you've done and what you are going to do.

8. A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the butt.

9. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

10. The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get.

11. If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.

12. When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.

13. Following the rules will not get the job done.

14. If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

15. Everything can be filed under "Miscellaneous".

16. No matter how much you do, you never do enough.

17. You can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work you are supposed to be doing.

18. In order to get a promotion, you need not necessarily know your job.

19. In order to get a promotion, you only need to pretend that you know your job.

20. The last person that quit or was fired will be held responsible for everything that goes wrong