The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth

2. Few things impact a person's self-esteem more than the way they talk to themselves on a day-to-day basis. Are you aware of how you talk to yourself? Keep track by using your smartphone or carrying

an index card so you can tally the number of times each day this week that you think something positive or negative about yourself. In addition, you can ask close friends or family members to tell you whether

they think you see yourself in a favorable or unfavorable light.

3. If you want to feel valuable, add value to others. How much time every day and every week do you spend focusing on others and adding

value to them? Do you serve others through a volunteer organization? Do you mentor people? Do you give assistance to others less fortunate

than yourself?

If you aren't doing so already, find a way to serve and add value to others on a weekly basis. Do something that utilizes your strengths, benefits others, and makes you feel good about yourself. Start small

If you're already serving, then do more. It's a good rule of thumb to give a tenth of your time to serving and adding value to others. So, for example, if you work forty hours a week, devote four hours to serving others.