The key to motivation, enthusiasm, and a positive self-image is the individual’s level of self-esteem.
Self-esteem has best been defined as how much you like yourself. The more you like and respect yourself, the better you perform in every area. The more you like yourself, the more you like others and the better you get along with them.
The more you like yourself, the bigger the goals you set for yourself and the longer you persist in the pursuit of those goals.
The more you like yourself, the higher the standards you set for yourself and the better the work you do. Self-esteem is the core emotion that companies must reinforce and encourage to create a great place to work.
The opposites of self-esteem are fear, insecurity, negativity, feelings of inferiority, and poor human relations. Fear and doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human happiness and performance.
Fear of any kind undermines, and even paralyzes, performance. Fear depresses your personality and undermines your effectiveness. Fear of failure is the greatest single obstacle to success in adult life. Fear of failure leads to self-doubt, and selfdoubt causes people to hold back, to hesitate, to sell themselves short.
The second major cluster of fears revolves around the fear of rejection. This is the fear of disapproval, ridicule, embarrassment, and, especially, the fear of criticism.
These fears lie just below the surface of the personality of the average person, just waiting to be triggered by something that someone, especially the boss, says or implies. These fears are easily triggered by a look, a glance, or a negative response to a situation at work.
Excerpts from: How the Best Leaders Lead
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