Body Image and Self Esteem
Mental attitude is what most people focus on when it comes to gaining self-confidence and self-esteem in your self. Mental and physical aspects combine to make up confidence. You must understand the things behind confidence before you can build your self-esteem.
Emotion comes from emovere, which is a Latin word that means moving or displacing when translated to English it is simply an e in front of the word motion. The way you move will have an effect on your feelings.
You feel less self confidence when you stand with your shoulders slumped and head down than you do when you stand straight up with your head held high. People that are depressed hold their heads low and slump their shoulders. You will notice that you instantly began to feel better when you held your head high and back straight. You have more self confidence when you stand this way.
When you haven’t been positioning yourself in this way when standing or sitting you will feel uncomfortable at first. After a while you won’t even have to think about the way you are standing. When you meet someone for the first time you will feel nervous until you understand him or her more. Then you will be able to figure out what they think of you and become more comfortable. That’s right the posture you take says a lot. It turns into a prediction of the future if you do not do something to change it.
Making eye contact should be done during all communications that are done in person. It is not good to stare or focus on other parts of the anatomy inappropriately. Respect is established with the proper eye contact being used. Body language comes into play with the determination of just how much eye contact you should be giving someone.
Look out for part 2 of Body Image and Self Esteem coming soon
