I'm 35. In my 20s, I let fear, anxiety, and overthinking rule my life. Then I spent 365 days journaling and my life was never the same again. The 6 Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden rewired my brain to finally trust myself: 🧵But first, what is self-esteem? It’s not about feeling good - it's about trusting yourself. According to Branden, it's the reputation you have with yourself. This realization changed my life:Poor self-esteem isn't just a lack of confidence. It creates a prison of rigid thinking and unconscious living. The lower your self-esteem, the more mechanically you operate. The higher your self-esteem, the more consciously you live. The implications are profound:Your self-esteem becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. What you achieve directly reflects what you believe is possible. A study on self-esteem from 2015 confirmed self-esteem influences what we believe is possible for us. The 6 Pillars show you how to break free:1. Pillar: The Practice of Living Consciously This mean: • being aware of your values, thoughts, feelings, and actions. • choosing how you act instead of reacting automatically. • staying present and accepting reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.Consciousness is the ability to be aware of the environment. If you don’t bring enough consciousness to your activities, the result is diminished self-respect. You cannot feel competent and worthy operating in a mental fog. The next Pillar might surprise you:2. Pillar: The Practice of Self-Acceptance This means embracing: • your physical self • your internal experience - thoughts, feelings, and desires • your past choices and actions3. Pillar: Self-Responsibility This means taking responsibility: • for how you prioritize your time • choosing the values by which you live • for your choices and actions • achievement of your desires4. Pillar: Self-Assertiveness This means: • conviction your ideas and wants is important • standing up for your beliefs, desires, and values • speaking your truth, even when it’s uncomfortable This is where you start to see real results:5. Pillar: Living Purposefully This means: • formulating clear goals • identifying actions necessary to achieve your goals • monitoring your behavior to check if it's in alignment with your goals • paying attention to outcomes6. Pillar: Personal Integrity Integrity is congruence: • aligning your actions with your values and beliefs • being honest with yourself and others • doing what you say • staying true to your principles, even when it's hardHave you noticed each pillar is a practice? Life is a process of self-generated, continuous action. Just as your body sustains itself through constant activity, your self-esteem grows through consistent practice. Here’s how to start:Use Branden's sentence completion method. You can gain deep insight into your patterns and change them by completing sentence stems. Without overthinking, write 6-10 endings to each stem every morning for a week: 1. If I bring 5% more awareness to my activities today - 2. If I am more accepting of my body - 3. If I take 5% more responsibility for my life today - 4. If I lived 5% more assertively today - 5. If I bring 5% more purposefulness to my life today - 6. If I bring 5% more integrity to my life today -The big step is from journaling to becoming aware of your real-time patterns and changing your actions. Small shifts in awareness compound over time. Each time you notice a pattern, you gain the power to change it. This is how you raise your Self-esteem.Lastly, if you liked this thread, And you're serious about improving your lifestyle and mental model, Once and for all, Read "MENTAL MODELS"You can't improve if you don't know what you're doing wrong. • Make time for stillness • Master over your mind • Practice decision-making skills Work on your mental models. Practice critical thinking Get your copy:Become a part of the Grease The Wheelz community on Telegram There I post about: • Self-Improvement • Personal Finance • Mental HealthRead my other thread here 👇

I'm 35. In my 20s, I let fear, anxiety, and overthinking rule my life. Then I spent 365 days journaling and my life was never the same again. The 6 Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden rewired my brain to finally trust myself: 🧵 ... But first, what is self-esteem? It’s not about feeling good - it's about trusting yourself. According to Branden, it's the reputation you have with yourself. This realization changed my life: ... Poor self-esteem isn't just a lack of confidence. It creates a prison of rigid thinking and unconscious living. The lower your self-esteem, the more mechanically you operate. The higher your self-esteem, the more consciously you live. The implications are profound: ... Your self-esteem becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. What you achieve directly reflects what you believe is possible. A study on self-esteem from 2015 confirmed self-esteem influences what we believe is possible for us. The 6 Pillars show you how to break free: ... 1. Pillar: The Practice of Living Consciously This mean: • being aware of your values, thoughts, feelings, and actions. • choosing how you act instead of reacting automatically. • staying present and accepting reality as it is, not as you wish it to be. ... Consciousness is the ability to be aware of the environment. If you don’t bring enough consciousness to your activities, the result is diminished self-respect. You cannot feel competent and worthy operating in a mental fog. The next Pillar might surprise you: ... 2. Pillar: The Practice of Self-Acceptance This means embracing: • your physical self • your internal experience - thoughts, feelings, and desires • your past choices and actions ... 3. Pillar: Self-Responsibility This means taking responsibility: • for how you prioritize your time • choosing the values by which you live • for your choices and actions • achievement of your desires ... 4. Pillar: Self-Assertiveness This means: • conviction your ideas and wants is important • standing up for your beliefs, desires, and values • speaking your truth, even when it’s uncomfortable This is where you start to see real results: ... 5. Pillar: Living Purposefully This means: • formulating clear goals • identifying actions necessary to achieve your goals • monitoring your behavior to check if it's in alignment with your goals • paying attention to outcomes ... 6. Pillar: Personal Integrity Integrity is congruence: • aligning your actions with your values and beliefs • being honest with yourself and others • doing what you say • staying true to your principles, even when it's hard ... Have you noticed each pillar is a practice? Life is a process of self-generated, continuous action. Just as your body sustains itself through constant activity, your self-esteem grows through consistent practice. Here’s how to start: ... Use Branden's sentence completion method. You can gain deep insight into your patterns and change them by completing sentence stems. Without overthinking, write 6-10 endings to each stem every morning for a week: 1. If I bring 5% more awareness to my activities today - 2. If I am more accepting of my body - 3. If I take 5% more responsibility for my life today - 4. If I lived 5% more assertively today - 5. If I bring 5% more purposefulness to my life today - 6. If I bring 5% more integrity to my life today - ... The big step is from journaling to becoming aware of your real-time patterns and changing your actions. Small shifts in awareness compound over time. Each time you notice a pattern, you gain the power to change it. This is how you raise your Self-esteem. ... Lastly, if you liked this thread, And you're serious about improving your lifestyle and mental model, Once and for all, Read "MENTAL MODELS" ... You can't improve if you don't know what you're doing wrong. • Make time for stillness • Master over your mind • Practice decision-making skills Work on your mental models. Practice critical thinking Get your copy: ... Become a part of the Grease The Wheelz community on Telegram There I post about: • Self-Improvement • Personal Finance • Mental Health ... Read my other thread here