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Building Self-Esteem and Confidence Online Class

May 5th, 2009 lvs Posted in In The Spotlight | 1 Comment »

Anyone with an interest in psychology and the behavioral science, as well as those who would like to learn how to build their self-esteem and confidence will benefit from this course.

The Building Self-Esteem and Confidence online class is a very straightforward and personal approach to increasing your self-esteem and confidence. It is presented in an extremely conversational way without psychological terms and babble.

WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?

Regardless of the shape you are in, what you look like, or what your skills and abilities are, you are a worthwhile individual and should be treated as such. You have wants, needs and emotions like everyone else and you are entitled to them! Every human has the same basic needs and rights.

In our society, there is a tendency to cast aside anyone who is different or doesn’t quite measure up to some arbitrary standard. People with mental or physical handicaps are regularly placed in institutions. Even people with only minor handicaps are segregated from the general population and placed in groups with similar disabilities. Now, I’m not saying this is completely wrong, because many times it helps to be with others who can relate to your problems. But, more times than not, the participants are there because the rest of the world ignores them. Society doesn’t give them the chance to prove their worth.

The mixed message is very confusing. On one hand we are told that we are all (and should be) unique. However, if we are different in any way, it seems we are shunned, ignored or sometimes even made fun of, all of which can eat away at our self-esteem and confidence.

This type of segregation starts at a young age and will continue as long as a person lets it. Remember your 6th grade gym class? When it came to picking teams, you may have been the last to be picked, and the captain of the team who ended up with you may have seemed really burdened to take you on. You might have been great in mathematics, but if you weren’t athletic (which is so highly valued when you are young), it was almost like you were an outcast. By the time you reached Jr. High school, you may have found the way to avoid this humiliating experience…skip gym class. With this problem out of the way, another major problem was approaching. In high school, the senior prom was the highlight of one’s social calendar. So much emphasis was placed on this one event. If you couldn’t find a date for this one, you must have been a dog, a weirdo, or…fat. I recall feeling so tense as the day approached. The daily question was, “Do you have a date yet?” Each time I said no, I felt like a part of me died. It was so humiliating. My mother kept suggesting that she could call my aunt and see if they could convince my cousin to take me. About one week from prom night, I started telling people that I didn’t want to go to any dumb prom. I said I already had a date with an older man to go out to dinner and then dancing at the Hilton. It was a big lie. On the night of the prom, I hid so no one could disprove my story.

This is a valuable course for anyone who feels they are less valuable than others around them or for anyone who is just ready to do a bit of self-examination. If you would like to read more, register for the Building Self-Esteem and Confidence Online Class

Cathy, the Building Self-Esteem and Confidence instructor, is a published author and screenwriter. With a Bachelors of Science in counseling, her conversational style of writing makes for enjoyable reading in any genre. Her experience in counseling ranges from hospital work to working in a prison with inmates and their families.

Her first published fiction work, Admission of Guilt is an interesting look inside the walls of a prison at the dark sub-culture that dominates. She has another book that was published and released for sale in Spring 2008. She says her inspiration comes from many sources, but always from people she has known, places she has been, and things she has learned.

One of her pet peeves is the rights of individuals and the dignified treatment of all. She believes we all bring something of value and importance to the table and she wants all of us to celebrate that.