Let's Get Practical #3: Raising Self-Esteem

[Raphael]

26/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

• doing what I say
• saying what I want to say
• having boundaries with people
• asserting my decisions in life
• being in control of my life
• making life work

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

• I'll respect more my decisions
• I'll work with more intention
• I'll let go of distractions
• I'll cut unnecessary people
• I'll be discipline to make things happen
• it will be easier to get things done

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

• I'll accept all my thoughts and feelings
• I'll be gentle with myself
• I'll concentrate more my thoughts
• I'll concentrate more my thoughts on what I need to do to make my business evolve
• I'll feel more in integration with myself
• I'll use my thoughts and feelings properly to achieve my long term goals

If I treat my wants with respect today...

• I'll accept having wants
• I'll be discipline to work for my long term wants
• I'll feel more authentic
• I'll do things that I want
• I'll achieve my wants
• I'll do what is necessary to achieve my goals

[Raphael]

27/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

• having boundaries
• letting know my limits
• doing what I want to do
• doing what I say
• saying what I want to say
• creating what I want to create
• asserting my decisions in life
• not caring about what people says

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

• I'll respect more my decisions
• I'll assert more my decisions
• I'll be more ruthless
• I'll work with more intention
• I'll work with more intensity
• I'll have more discipline

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

• I'll experience my thoughts and feelings
• I'll accept my thoughts and feelings
• I'll use my thoughts my diligently
• my thoughts would better serve me
• my emotions would better serve me
• I'll feel better
• I'll be more authentic
• I'll be more efficient

If I treat my wants with respect today...

• I'll do what I want
• I'll be disciplined to do what's needed in the present moment to achieve my long term wants
• I'll be more able to achieve what I want to do
• I'll feel better with what I want
• I'll feel more authentic
• I'll have more compassion
• I'll have more compassion for my wants

[Raphael]

28/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

• saying what I say no matter what people thinks
• asserting my decisions in life
• having boundaries
• doing what I say
• not letting others demotivating me
• being disciplined to assert to purpose in life
• working hard to achieve long term goals
• taking responsibility to achieve my goals
• not caring about what others says

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

• I'll be a bit more disciplined
• I'll push through difficulties
• I'll stay focus on the task that I'm doing without letting my mind discourage me
• I'll achieve more
• I'll let others know when I don't agree with them
• I'll communicate clearly and directly

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

• I'll use better use my thoughts and feelings
• my thoughts and feelings would better serve my purpose
• I'll accept my thoughts and feelings
• I'll love my mind
• I'll love my feelings
• I'll be happier with my thoughts and feelings

If I treat my wants with respect today...

• I'll accept having wants
• I'll be disciplined to work for my long term wants
• I'll cut distractions
• I'll keep a proactive positive attitude that is connected with reality to achieve my wants
• I'll be more motivated to work
• I'll be more open to change
• I'll be more comfortable being myself
• I'll do what I want and I'll do what is necessary to achieve my wants

[Raphael]

29/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

• respecting the conditions that I put
• being disciplined to make things work
• pushing through difficulties
• saying what I want to say
• having boundaries with people
• respect for my standards
• having a proper system to deal with my life challenges

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

• I'll make my life system better and better everyday
• I'll push through difficulties
• I'll wont care that much about what people are saying of me
• I'll stick to my decisions to make my goals happen
• I'll close myself from nonconstructive criticism
• I'll do things in a more focus manner
• I'll move faster towards my goals

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

• I'll accept my thoughts and feelings
• I'll try to understand my thoughts and feelings
• my thoughts and feelings would become my friends
• my thoughts and feelings would serve me better
• I'll experience my emotions
• I'll be more authentic

If I treat my wants with respect today...

• I'll be more disciplined to achieve what I want to achieve
• I'll recognize having wants
• I'll work in a more focused manner
• I'll get go of distractions
• I'll cover my want of sleeping properly by doing nothing before going to bed
• I'll feel more authentic
• I'll be closer to myself

[Raphael]

30/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

• having high integrity
• doing what is necessary to do to achieve my goals
• saying what I want to say
• having boundaries
• putting limits with people
• making things happen
• asserting my decisions in life no matter the nonconstructive criticism
• not caring about what people say

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

• I'll be a bit more focused in my work
• I'll respect better my time table
• I'll push through difficult problems
• I'll say what I want to say
• I'll let people what are unchangeable do their own stuff in order to concentrate on myself
• I'll have more intention

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

• I'll accept all my thoughts and feelings
• I'll love my thoughts and feelings
• my thoughts and feelings will start to serve me better
• I'll have a bit more emotional mastery
• I'll work better
• I'll deal with people better
• I'll feel more authentic
• I'll do better

If I treat my wants with respect today...

• I'll accept having wants
• I'll discipline myself to achieve my long term wants
• I'll do what I want appropriately when it's time
• I'll feel more authentic
• I'll have more integrity
• I'll be more comfortable being myself

[Jacob Morres]

wow nice work. i did this a few years ago. have u found it helpful? i only tried it for 3-4 weeks so i dont think i saw much benefit haha

Edited May 1, 2021 by Jacob Morres

[Raphael]

@Jacob Morres

Thanks.

Yes, this is very helpful. I experienced a lot of growth from this exercise.

[Raphael]

01/05/2021 (Week 14)

If any of what I wrote this week is true, it might be helpful if I...

• take responsibility for being assertive
• create a healthy system to support the assertiveness of my decisions in life
• respect my thoughts and emotions
• respect my decisions
• assert my decisions in life
• work with high integrity
• put boundaries with people
• am disciplined to take the actions to achieve my long term wants

[Raphael]

02/05/2021 (Week 14)

If any of what I wrote this week is true, it might be helpful if I...

• create a healthy life system to assert my purpose in life
• assert my purpose in life
• make efforts to make things work no matter what
• create a carapace to protect me from non-constructive criticism and trolls
• put limits with people
• have boundaries
• have high integrity
• focus with high intensity on what I'm doing
• treat my thoughts and emotions with respect
• use my thoughts and emotions in order to get what I want from life
• am wise to be disciplined in the moment in order to do the work that is necessary to achieve my long term goals

[Raphael]

03/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

• I wouldn't be afraid to express my wants
• I wouldn't be ashamed to have wants
• I would have tried to fulfill my wants
• I wouldn't felt deprived
• I would have shared my wants with people
• I would have been more self-expressing
• I would have better able to fulfill my wants

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

• I wouldn't have been that much discouraged
• I would have take my happiness more seriously
• I wouldn't have been so depressed when I was young
• I would have been more joyful when I was young
• I would have been more serious about my life
• I would not have fallen into video game addiction when I was a teenager
• I would have been more motivated to do the things that I wanted to do
• my wants would have felt precious and important for me

If I treat my life as unimportant...

• I feel depressed
• I don't have any motivation
• I don't accomplish anything
• I don't achieve my goals
• I don't exercise properly
• I don't eat properly
• I don't sleep properly
• I don't work properly
• I have a low self-esteem

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

• I treat my life with respect
• I treat my life as important
• I'll do what I want to do
• I'll say what I want to do
• I won't be a people pleaser
• I'll make better decisions

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

• I'll share more my joy
• I'll vibe with people
• I'll share more my emotions
• I'll be more authentic with people
• I'll be more enthusiastic
• I'll do the jokes that I want to do
• I'll laugh when I'll want to laugh

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

• I'll share a bit more of my thoughts
• I'll try to explain a bit what I think about and how I think
• I'll be a bit funnier
• I'll feel a bit more authentic
• I'll open myself a bit more to people
• I'll hide less
• I'll be more who am I

[Raphael]

04/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

• I wouldn't have been ashamed of wanting things
• I would have develop a better work ethic
• I would have try to get what I want
• I would have put more importance on my life
• I would have felt important
• I would have felt that I had the right to live
• I would have been more enthusiastic
• I would have been more motivated

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

• I would have taken my life more seriously
• I would have felt more joyful
• I would have try to be more social
• my life would have been more authentic
• I would have felt more blissful
• I would have been doing better in school

If I treat my life as unimportant...

• I feel depressed
• I feel anxious
• I have trouble to get out of bed in the morning
• I feel unimportant
• I don't feel motivated
• I don't want to work
• I don't accomplish anything

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

• I would have better boundaries
• I wouldn't have been exploited by people
• I would have been open to more possibilities
• I would have confronted authority
• things would have go my way
• I would have been happier

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

• I would share what interest me
• I would share my joy
• I would share my want to understand the world
• I would make more friends
• I would have been more authentic
• I would have been more social
• I would have felt liberated

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

• I would express my ideas while still being realistic about people
• I would show a bit more of craziness
• I would feel a bit more free
• I would talk a bit more
• I would felt less anxious around people
• I would felt a bit of understanding from people

[Raphael]

05/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

• I would have honored my wants
• I would have been more motivated
• I would have been more joyful
• I would have more easily built work ethic
• I would have been more healthy
• I would have done what I wanted
• I would have been much better in life than where I'm currently are

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

• I would have treated my life as important
• I would have been happier
• I would have chased my dream
• I would have done what I wanted to do
• I would have been more social
• I would have done much better in school
• I would have much more satisfaction in life

If I treat my life as unimportant...

• I feel depressed
• I cannot accomplish my goals
• I don't feel motivated
• it's hard to be disciplined
• I feel fearful
• I feel out of touch with myself
• I feel out of control
• I cannot sort out my life

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

• I'll have better boundaries
• I wouldn't be a people pleaser
• I would accomplish my goals faster
• I'll be more responsible towards my life
• things would go my way
• I'll be happier
• I would be more proactive

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

• I'll share some of my thoughts
• I'll try to explain who I am
• I'll share my emotions
• I'll be a bit more social
• I'll open up a bit more
• I'll be a bit crazier around people
• I'll make some friends

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

• I'll talk a bit more
• I'll feel a bit more confident
• I'll share about my life goals
• I'll be more honest
• I'll have more integrity
• I'll open myself up to people

[Raphael]

06/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

• I wouldn't be ashamed to have wants
• I would have work for my wants
• I would have done what I wanted to do
• I would have been happy to do what I wanted to do
• I would have felt more motivated
• I would have been more self-expressive
• I would have been less depressed

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

• I would have treated my life as important
• I would have been more healthy
• I would have shared more my ideas
• I would have been more joyful
• I would have been more responsible
• my life would have been better

If I treat my life as unimportant...

• I don't feel motivated
• I feel depressed
• I have self-esteem issues
• I procrastinate
• I don't accomplish anything
• I stay stuck
• I stay poor
• I entertain poor relationships
• I'm not psychologically healthy

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

• I would have better boundaries
• I would not let others exploit me
• I would do what I want to do
• I would cover my needs
• I would be happier
• I would achieve what I want to achieve

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

• I'll be more authentic around people
• I'll share my joyful
• I'll make some jokes
• I'll be lightheaded around people
• I won't be ashamed to be myself
• I would feel better
• I would attract more people
• I would have more friends

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

• I'll speak a bit more
• I'll open up a bit more
• I'll share a bit more about my interests
• I'll would release some thoughts
• I would be a bit more authentic
• I'll feel less fearful
• people would question me more
• I would attract more attention
• I would be more open

[Raphael]

07/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

• I would have honored my wants
• I would not have being so depressed
• I wouldn't have hide myself
• I would have been more comfortable being myself
• I wouldn't have feel ashamed of having wants
• I would have been happy to show what I want
• I would have been more authentic
• I would have been more motivated

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

• I would have done better in life
• my life would have been more fulfilling
• I would have honored my wants
• I would have taken my life more seriously
• I wouldn't have fallen into video game addiction
• I would have fulfilled my needs
• I would have done what I wanted to do

If I treat my life as unimportant...

• I feel unimportant
• I feel depressed
• I have low energy
• I feel unmotivated
• I don't want to do what I need to do
• I let other people decide for me
• I don't get things done
• people walk over me

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

• I would have better boundaries
• I'll do what I want to do
• I'll say what I want to say
• I'll be more authentic
• I'll be more responsible
• I'll have more control on my life

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

• I'll be more joyful
• I'll be crazier around people
• I'll share a bit more about me with people
• I'll attract more authentic people
• I'll be more authentic with people
• I'll make some friends
• I'll show who I really are
• I'll be more honest
• I'll have more integrity
• I'll feel better

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

• I'll share some of my thoughts
• I'll share some of my dark secrets
• I'll do it through my work
• I'll be a bit more authentic
• I'll be a bit more needy for people
• I would do what I want to do

[Raphael]

08/05/2021 (Week 15)

If any of what I wrote this week is true, it might be helpful if I...

• treat my life as precious and important
• honor my wants
• do what I want to do
• say what I want to say
• open up
• stay authentic around people
• share my authenticity
• share the funny part of me
• share my joy
• share my craziness

[Raphael]

09/05/2021 (Week 15)

If any of what I wrote this week is true, it might be helpful if I...

• honor my life
• honor my wants
• am responsible for my life
• open up a bit more
• share my joy
• share my authenticity
• set boundaries
• say what I want to say
• do what I want to do

[Raphael]

10/05/2021 (Week 16)

Living purposefully to me means...

• living to achieve my goals
• living for something higher than myself
• disciplining myself to achieve something higher than myself
• living for a spiritual cause
• living to help humanity
• living consciously
• living gracefully
• always evolving to higher and higher versions of myself

If I bring 5 percent more purposefulness into my life...

• my life would feel more previous
• my life would feel more important
• my life would feel more conscious
• I would have more awareness in my life
• I would be more motivated
• I would work with more intensity

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully at work...

• I'll focus on what is really necessary to move forward in my work
• I would work with more intensity
• my work would reflect me better
• the quality of my work would improve
• my work would feel more important
• I'll be happier to work
• I'll focus on what's important
• I'll do better

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully in my relationships...

• my relationships would feel better
• I'll try to improve my relationships a bit more every day
• I'll be happier in my relationships
• I'll be more aware in my relationships
• the happiness of people around me would improve
• I'll cut people who drag me down
• I'll cut people who don't serve me
• I'll have more satisfaction from my relationships

[Raphael]

11/05/2021 (Week 16)

Living purposefully to me means...

• living for something higher than myself
• living to help humanity
• achieving what I want to achieve
• being concerned about the world
• living for self-improvement
• doing what is necessary for the advancement of humanity

If I bring 5 percent more purposefulness into my life...

• my life would feel more important
• I would feel more responsibility towards my life
• I'll be more motivated to work
• I'll treat each moments as precious
• I would be happier to live my life
• I would think a bit more about my life purpose

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully at work...

• I would be more focused in my work
• I would produce high quality work
• I would be happier to work
• my work would feel a bit more important
• I would be more determined in accomplishing what I want to accomplish in my work
• I would create more easily flow states
• I would be more immersed in my work

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully in my relationships...

• my relationships would feel more precious
• my relationships would be more meaningful
• my relationships would better serve my purpose
• I'll contribute more to my relationships
• I'll be happier in my relationships
• I'll try to find people who resonates with me
• my relationships would be healthier
• I'll get more satisfaction from my relationships

[Raphael]

12/05/2021 (Week 16)

Living purposefully to me means...

• living for humanity
• living selflessly
• asserting my purpose in life
• being decisive
• being disciplined to achieve long term goals
• asserting my authentic self into life
• having deep, intimate relationships

If I bring 5 percent more purposefulness into my life...

• I will take my life more seriously
• it will be easier to sort out my life
• I'll understand that joy is essential to a quality life and will bring more of it
• my life would feel more precious
• my relationships would feel more precious
• I'll make progress faster
• I'll be more motivated to work

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully at work...

• I'll work with better focus
• my work would feel more important
• I'll let go of distractions while working
• I'll generate more easily flow states
• I'll work more joyfully
• I'll generate results instead of working just for the sake of working

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully in my relationships...

• I'll let go of my bitterness in my relationships
• my relationships would be deeper and more meaningful
• my relationships would be healthier
• my relationships would be more authentics
• there will be more joy in my relationships
• I would attract similar people
• my relationships will be connected with my purpose of helping humanity

[Raphael]

13/05/2021 (Week 16)

Living purposefully to me means...

• living for something higher than myself
• living selflessly
• living for others
• living for a cause to help humanity
• working for humanity
• having a vision for the world
• asserting my purpose in life

If I bring 5 percent more purposefulness into my life...

• I would have a better sense of direction in life
• my life would feel more precious
• I'll treat my life more seriously
• I'll do what I need to do in life
• I'll have better awareness
• I'll sort out my life more easily
• it will be easier to discipline myself

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully at work...

• I'll work with more intensity
• I'll generate more easily flow states
• it will be easier to discipline myself
• it will be easier to get things done
• my work will become more and more aligned with a higher purpose
• I'll be happier to work
• I'll won't be that much perfectionist in my work
• I'll procrastinate less
• I'll be more efficient in my work

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully in my relationships...

• my relationships would be deeper
• I'll make relationships with people who have higher purposes
• I'll be more honest in my relationships
• my relationships would be more straightforward
• my relationships would be more interesting
• my relationships would be more authentics
• my relationships would be more intimate