Welcome to Newsletter issue number 6 ! I hope you like it !  

In this issue:

1. New at www.more-selfesteem.com this month

2. Article "The Importance of Self Esteem and how it affects you" - by Karl Perera (ME)

3. Link of the Month

4. Thanks and recognition

New at www.more-selfesteem.com this month

- child self esteem new page all about self esteem in children

- your comments click and read what some of you think about the more-selfesteem website and how it has helped them

- Self Help Bookstore updated with new books click here

- Links page updated to include yet more quality resources for you - check them out

Coming soon!

- Live chat : chat with others who are online and visiting the website!

- New pages and topics related to Self Esteem and Self Confidence

Article: "The Importance of Self Esteem and how it affects you" - by Karl Perera (That's me)

How important is Self Esteem to you? How does your self esteem affect you and your life? Two very interesting questions! I'll attempt to answer both in this month's article. Firstly, the results of the poll on the homepage - I asked "How important is Self esteem to you?"

Extremely Important 56 votes (80%)

Important                    9 votes  (13%)

Quite Important          1 vote    (1%)

Not Important             4 votes  (6%)

So, you agree that Self esteem is extremely important but why is it and how does it affect you?

• Self esteem is closely linked to your success. Low self esteem makes you see everything negatively
• Your self esteem affects how you relate to others and how you present yourself - vital in relationships and at work
• Self esteem and self confidence are bound together
• Low self esteem will cause you to under-estimate your abilities and you will expect to fail
• Low self esteem can lead to depression, indecision and inaction - a vicious circle of defeat 
• High self esteem and your happiness are inextricably linked
• Working on your self esteem is always time well spent - few people have permanently high self esteem
• A high level of self esteem will help you to value and respect others more, improving your relationships
    

These are just a few points to show you just how important self esteem is and how it can enlighten or wreck your life in so many areas. Think about it, it's vitally important that you try to improve your self esteem and self confidence. Your self esteem shows itself to others as your self confidence and this will help you make friends, make business and make more of yourself in every situation. 

Here's a great course you can take for FREE and though the course is great on its own you will benefit from the CD that accompanies the course, I sure have! I advise you to get it! 

Click here to receive the self-confidence course written by Roger Elliott of Uncommon Knowledge (an expert in this field)

Here's a few tips on how to increase your level of self-esteem:

1.Don't procrastinate!

2.Set realistic goals

3.Help others succeed

4.Ask for what you want

Good luck with increasing your self esteem! 

Karl Perera

If you would like to comment on this article please email me 

There are many helpful books on self esteem. Check out the self help bookstore for my personal selection of the best of these.

LINK OF THE MONTH

Here's a great forum I came across this month about betrayal, healing and self esteem click here

Take a look at these amazing motivational posters available from Art.com. You will be inspired! click now!

THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE 

We had looked at some other sites, but yours was, in our opinion, the one that would best help the members on our board. All of us here are surviving the betrayal of our H's. Some of us are rebuilding our marriages and others are divorced or in the process of divorcing. Even though we all know that the affairs were not our fault, it did do some damage to the self-esteem. We were going to use a workbook, but many are struggling financially, so we also needed something that everyone could afford. I have recommended to the members that they sign up for the self-confidence course because I think it will benefit them a lot.

A big thank you to all who have emailed me their comments and suggestions!

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