What are the best tips to lift your self esteem?

- Update your wardrobe. Wearing clothes you like will make you x10 more confident - Change your hairstyle if you haven’t already. Maybe even dye it? - Every time you look in a mirror smile at yourself before you walk away - Drink plenty of water and get enough sleep. You’d be surprised how much healthier you look - Keep your head up. Literally. Walking with your head held high and making eye contact with people will make you feel a lot more confident
— MarijuanoDoggo

Try and pinpoint what it is specifically you hate about yourself. Then ask yourself if you'd hate those things as much if someone *else* had those qualities. If so, those are things you probably should work on. No-one is perfect and it doesn't hurt to look at our flaws and try and be better human beings. But be careful about what you deem to *be* a flaw. Ask yourself if you're a kind person? If you tick that box then everything else is incremental. No-one is *everything* they want to be. No-one is the absolute perfect combination of funny, sexy, awesome, smart and wise. Everyone has problems. Everyone fails. Failure is a part of life and it's never the end of the world. We're all just stumbling along, doing our best. Don't let what you think are societies expectations weigh down on your shoulders.
— HiMyNameIsLaura

Take s shower, get dressed up and take yourself out on a date. Coffee, bookstore, movies, someplace you can be comfortable being you.
— pm_me_pie_recipes

Find a type of exercise you like - swimming, running, walking, cycling, weights etc. and do that. Exercise releases endorphins therefore you get a short-term kick out of it.
— UnicornGunk

Volunteer work. Everyone is saying exercise in these comments. Think of this as a light exercise. You're going out and moving your body, and that's enough. And it's easier to motivate yourself to just go somewhere that people are needed, and say, "How can I help?" than to motivate yourself to go run in circles until you feel like shit. Plus, it's a social activity. You're helping, and people thank you for it, and you're not alone. Everyone there has a goal, and for a short moment, you're included in that goal.
— cscott024

Dress nice. Take care of yo'self (no grungy nails) Eat well Make sure to breathe outside. That's pretty much it. It's shallow.
— romansignlanguage

Do good things for those in need. Help an old person with their shopping or a ride to a medical appointment. Volunteer at the animal shelter. Selfless acts will raise your self esteem faster than anything else.
— IncognitoForAReason

Try to be kind. To be kind, think carefully about every thing you do, and how you can do it better. Don't just act blindly. Bringing a smile to someone's face always does the trick.
— anomalous-asshole

Start working out. You don't even have to do anything hardcore. Running on the treadmill for 45 minutes a day can do wonders for your physical and mental health.
— crispy111

Learn how to dispute the negative thoughts you have about yourself. Try the book Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy.
— callmejay

Visualize the type of person you want to be, without your insecurities and without being "realistic" and then whenever you're doubting yourself ask: "What would they do?"
— Jake0fTrades

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