Once up on a time the best career advice a Dad could give his children was to “Study well and find a secure Job“. A Secure Job was defined as one that is to be found in a very Big Company. Once you get in that place, cement yourself to that chair until you retire.

Well obviously, that Dad did not live in today’s world.
The world’s economy changed so drastically in the last one year that no one can say this type of Job is secure or that company is secure to work for. Chaos does not even begin to describe the state of market a few months ago.

In this day, what are your chances of saivng your current job? If you are unemployed, what are your chances of success in getting a Job? All those weany new age coaches will tell you to think positive and see the bright side of the situation. I will ask you to do the other way round. Think for a moment of what would happen if lose your job or if cannot get one right away?

There are two reasons why I am telling you this one. Come what may, we will survive. You need to know and believe that.
Two, if you can stand up to the worst situation and deal with that, congrats, you are ready to rock and roll. When the tough time comes, courage can either make you stronger or stupid. Which way you go depends on you belief in yourself and your ability to listen to good advice.

Let us have a look at the first important aspect. The courage to face a difficult situation has a deep connection with how well you know yourself and how well you like yourself. If you have a Strong Self Image, it is easy to tread the difficult path. But if you find yourself questioning yourself at each turn of the road, well I have some bad news for you. You will get lost very soon.

Stop worrying, you still have a chance. Look at yourself in the mirror and see if you can smile at yourself. Do you believe in yourself? Do you like yourself? If you said yes, excellent, you are ready to go.
But instead, if you find yourself doubtful and questioning your own moves, well it is time you get started on some steps to improve your self esteem.
Without going into the academics of self esteem, let me give you two steps that you can use today to develop a strong self esteem.

1. Stop verbally abusing yourself:Avoid toxic self talk. It will only take you down. If you hear a critical voice in your head going on and on, all the time and pointing out your mistakes, just turn down the volume of that voice so you can no longer hear it.

2:Develop a friendlier Inner Voice. Replace that Nagging voice with another one which is nicer to listen to and make it point out your good work and at the same time, encourage you to improve yourself.

This simple yet powerful exercise will help you develop your self image. There is a lot more you can do to Improve your Self Esteem and you can find those steps on this site about Self Esteem and Confidence.