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Hello out there,
I'm an expat American living in London for the past thirteen years and have always been the "self-improver" type - but in recent months I've decided that my current career path, while exciting, is not true to my heart, and I've discovered that I followed that path for the wrong reasons (perhaps to prove myself to my family, society, whatever). I am in the process of trying to integrate my true personal values and desires into what I do for a living, while making use of the education and skills I've collected along my current path. This is a confusing, frightening, and challenging task and I'm trying to stay positive in the midst of what seems to me like chaos!
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Like you I've struggled with self-esteem but I gave up struggling and began to accept that who I am is OK. If I'm ok with it then others can be ok with it too. I also used the technique of looking at myself and asking myself if I would be proud of someone else myself if I knew someone who was doing exactly what I was doing - when I realized that the answer was of course I would be I realized that my self-doubts were silly and self-indulgent and I simply stopped and began telling myself that I was ok and Ok was good enough.
Accept what is, it isn't what it was and it won't be what it will be - it just is what it is. When you can do that you will have begun the journey of self-acceptance and your low-self-esteem will simply vanish. Good luck with it. I know you will succeed. Hugs.
Jenna