Building self-esteem and self-worth, while avoiding the ego trap

The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni: Emotional Abuse and Relationship Expert

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2014

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Building self-worth is something that happens in childhood, and relies on people and events outside of you, whereas building self-esteem is a culmination of all the years of self-worth, and is something that relies on how you feel about yourself. Then ego comes in and tries to spoil the road to high self-esteem, but there are ways to build and nurture all three so that you can tackle life a lot easier when the challenges present themselves.

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0:00.0	Everything I talk about on this show is my personal opinion and is meant for informational and educational purposes only.
0:06.0	Always consult a medical or psychological professional before making any changes that could affect your physical or mental health.
0:12.0	Are you annoyed by affirmations?
0:14.2	Are you tired of the same old, rehashed, personal growth advice
0:18.4	that all seems to boil down to?
0:20.4	Think positively and all your problems will go away.
0:24.0	If affirmations feel like lies and positive thinking feels like denial,
0:29.0	then I want you to get ready.
0:31.0	The overwhelmed brain is here to help you create the life you want now. Hello this is Paul Kolyani the host of overwhelmed brain, the personal growth show for the critical
0:55.1	thinker.
0:56.1	Every week I discuss practical down-to-earth steps to help you improve yourself and your relationships. We'll talk about why we do the things we do and
1:04.8	what we can do to reach higher levels of happiness and lower levels of stress and
1:09.7	overwhelm. I'm here to help you create positive changes in your world.
1:14.0	Expect to feel empowered with every episode you listen to.
1:18.0	Today we're here to address a topic that an amazing listener by the name of Ken suggested so thank you Ken and that is how to build
1:26.1	our self-esteem and self-worth without necessarily inflating our ego at the same time.
1:33.4	As we build self-confidence and self-worth, ego will want a piece of the action.
1:39.8	The part of us that seeks recognition and attention, the part of us that thrives on admiration and
1:46.1	worship, our ego gets its hands in almost everything we do, unless you're completely
1:52.2	disconnected from it, but even the most enlightened people are still connected to ego in some way, shape, or form.
1:58.0	But I'm not saying that's a bad thing. In fact, our ego can be quite a motivator for us.
2:03.0	It can help us in a lot of ways.
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