Monday Musings on Self Esteem

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Monday Musings on Self Esteem
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 8:41am
Able to accept and learn from their own mistakes.

Confident without being obnoxious or conceited.

Not devastated by criticism.

Not overly defensive when questioned.

Not easily defeated by setbacks and obstacles.

Unlikely to feel a need to put others down.

Open and assertive in communicating their needs.

Not overly worried about failing or looking foolish.

Not harshly or destructively critical of themselves.

Not aggressively driven to prove themselves.

Able to laugh at themselves, not taking themselves too seriously.