Assurance of my worth, my value; to know I am worthy of happiness, of joy and fulfillment. Being enough by myself, not needing to continuously feed my arrogance; being resilient.

Self-respect

Confidence in the functioning of my mind, in my ability to think, understand, learn, choose, and make decisions; confidence in my ability to understand the facts of reality that fall within the sphere of my interests and needs; self-reliance.

Self-efficacy

Having a high self-respect, usually helps having a high self-efficacy.Having a high self-efficacy and a low self-respect, means having a big ego.

As a general rule

• Refuses to ask for help.• Denies weakness.• Denies pain.• Declares that failure isn't an option.• Hides mistakes.• Focuses on what others think, and tries to impress everyone.

A big ego

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.”

“It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.”

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The Essence of Self-Esteem

"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."

“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.”

Manage carefully what enters to your mind, who you spend your time with, what comes out of your mouth, what type of content you watch, what kind of activities you do.

Take care of your mind

I shall meet today ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, uncharitable people. All of these things have come upon them through ignorance of real good and ill... I can neither be harmed by any of them, for no man will involve me in wrong, nor can I be angry with my kinsman or hate him.It is my duty to keep my own faculties in a state of tranquility.

Say to yourself in the early morning

• The things you can control: Opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and in a word, whatever are our own actions.• The things you cannot control: Body, property, reputation, command, and in one word, whatever are not our own actions.

Learn to differentiate between:

Stoicism is not about being arrogant; it is not about telling everyone that you are better than them, it is not about comparing yourself to others with the goal of feeling better than them, making them less.Stoicism is about being humble; it is about comparing yourself to others making use of admiration, with the only goal of honing our virtues of character. It is about being kind and making use of compassion to learn from others. But in order to achieve that, we must possess a strong and firm self-esteem.

Arrogance, envy & admiration

There is no point in being angry at people that do not know any better. There is no point in being angry at nature; it is what it is. Being resentful about the things that are beyond our control is pointless.Instead, what we can do is accepting the things we cannot change and keep our own faculties in a state of tranquility.

Rancor is not the way

Blaming others is senseless; we must take responsibility and control of our mental state.No one makes us feel anything, we decide how we feel; no one can hurt us, we decide to feel hurt or not.The only person responsible for our feelings is oneself.

We are responsible for our feelings

Use daily stuff to strengthen your mind, see every aversion as a challenge, as an opportunity to rise and make your mind stronger.

Strengthen your mind

Avoiding things that trigger you, taking care of your mind and what is ingested by it; mental Peace.Addressing them, getting deep into your routes, and solving the existencial problems that may exist in your mind; prospering.

Find a balance between

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Stoicism for Mental Peace 

"Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisioner."

There is no point in caring and worrying about what people may think, that’s out of our control; and if we do concern about others opinions, we are giving our power away, we are letting someone else rule our mental state.

It is our duty to keep our own faculties in a state of tranquility

There is no point in caring and worrying about what people may think, that’s out of our control; and if we do concern about others opinions, we are giving our power away, we are letting someone else rule our mental state.

The Essence of Self-Esteem

Stoicism for Mental Peace

Why should we stop caring what people think?

Enrique Crespo