DECLARATIONS OF HIGH SELF ESTEEM:

I AM OF HIGH VALUE TO MYSELF

I AM NOT HERE ON EARTH TO LIVE UP TO SOMEONE ELSES EXPECTATIONS, MY LIFE BELONGS TO ME
NO ONE IS HERE ON EARTH TO LIVE UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS
I DO NOT REGARD MYSELF AS ANYONE ELSES PROPERTY, AND I DO NOT REGARD ANYONE ELSE AS MY PROPERTY
I AM LOVABLE AND ADMIRABLE
I FIRST DEAL WITH OTHERS FAIRLY AND JUSTLY, BEFORE I ASK OTHERS TO DEAL WITH ME FARILY AND JUSTLY
I DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO FORCE MY IDEAS AND VALUES ON OTHERS
NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO FORCE ON ME IDEAS AND VALUES I DO NOT ACCEPT
I DESERVE TO BE TREATED COURTEOUSLY AND WITH RESPECT BY EVERYONE
IF PEOPLE TREAT ME DISCOURTEOUSLY OR DISRESPECTFULLY, IT IS A REFLECTION ON THEM, NOT ON ME. IT IS ONLY
A REFLECTION ON ME IF I ACCEPT THEIR TREATMENT OF ME AS RIGHT
IF SOMEONE I LIKE DOES NOT RETURN MY FEELING, IT MAY BE DISSAPOINTING OR EVEN PAINFUL, BUT IT IS NOT A
REFLECTION ON MY PERSONAL WORTH
NO OTHER INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP HAS THE POWER TO DETERMINE HOW I WILL THINK AND FEEL ABOUT MYSELF
I TRUST MY MIND I SEE WHAT I SEE AND KNOW WHAT I KNOW
RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON AN EXCHANGE OF VALUES ARE SUPERIOR TO THOSE BASED ON SACRIFICES
I AM BETTER SERVED BY KNOWING WHAT IS TRUE THAN BY MAKING MYSELF RIGHT AT THE EXPENSE OF FACTS
IF I PERSEVERE, I CAN UNDERSTAND THE THINGS I NEED TO UNDERSTAND
IF I PERSEVERE, AND IF MY GOALS ARE REALISTIC, I AM COMPETENT TO ACHIEVE THEM
I AM COMPETENT TO COPE WITH THE BASIC CHALLENGES OF LIFE
I AM WORTHY OF HAPPINESS
I AM ENOUGH SELF-ACCEPTANCE HERE AND NOW IS MY BIRTH RIGHT
I AM ABLE TO RISE AGAIN FROM DEFEAT
I HAVE A RIGHT TO MAKE MISTAKES IT IS HOW I LEARN. MISTAKES ARE NOT GROUNDS FOR SELF-DAMNATION
I DO NOT PRETEND MY CONVICTIONS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE, TO WIN POPULARITY OR APPROVAL
IT IS NOT WHAT THEY THINK; IT IS WHAT I KNOW THAT MATTERS TO ME
I WILL USUALLY BE LIKED AND RESPECTED BY THE PEOPLE I LIKE AND RESPECT
IF MY GOALS ARE RATIONAL, I DESERVE TO SUCCEED AT WHAT I ATTEMPT
HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS ARE NATURAL CONDITIONS TO ME LIKE HEALTH NOT TEMPORARY ABERRATIONS OF
THE REAL ORDER OF THINGS; AS WITH DISEASE, IT IS DESPAIR/SUFFERRING THAT IS THE ABBERATION
THE MORAL, RATIONALLY UNDERSTOOD, IS THE PRACTICAL
WHAT IS, IS - RESPECT FOR THE FACTS OF REALITY YIELDS MORE SATISFYING RESULTS THAN DEFIANCE
IN PRINCIPLE, CONSCIOUSNESS IS RELIABLE, KNOWLEDGE IS ATTAINABLE, REALITY IS KNOWABLE
HUMAN BEINGS ARE ENDS IN THEMSELVES, NOT MEANS TO THE ENDS OF OTHERS. AN INDIVIDUAL HUMAN BEING
BELONGS NEITHER TO FAMILY NOR COMMUNITY NOR CHURCH NOR STATE NOR SOCIETY NOR THE WORLD. A
HUMAN BEING IS NOT PROPERTY
LIVING CONSCIOUSLY
I AM EVER MORE CONSCIOUS OF THAT WHICH BEARS ON MY INTERESTS, VALUES, NEEDS, AND GOALS
IT IS JOYFUL TO EXERCISE MY MIND
I AM BETTER SERVED BY CORRECTING MY MISTAKES THAN BY PRETENDING THEY DO NOT EXIST
I AM BETTER SERVED BY HOLDING MY VALUES CONSCIOUSLY THAN UNCONSCIOUSLY AND BY EXAMINING THEM
RATHER THAN BY HOLDING THEM UNCRITICALLY AS NOT-TO-BE-QUESTIONED AXIOMS
I AM ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TEMPTATIONS TO EVADE UNPLEASANT FACTS; I MANAGE MY AVOIDANCE
IMPULSES AND AM NOT RULED BY THEM

IF I UNDERSTAND THE WIDER CONTEXT IN WHICH I LIVE AND ACT, I WILL BE MORE EFFECTIVE; IT IS WORTH MY
WHILE TO SEEK TO UNDERSTAND MY ENVIRONMENT AND THE WIDER WORLD AROUND ME
THE BETTER I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND MYSELF, THE BETTER THE LIFE I CAN CREATE. SELF-EXAMINATION IS AN
IMPERATIVE OF FULFILLED EXISTENCE
SELF-ACCEPTANCE
AT THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL, I ACCEPT MYSELF (AND I AM FOR MYSELF)
I ACCEPT THE REALITY OF MY THOUGHTS, EVEN WHEN I CANNOT ENDORSE THEM / CHOOSE NOT TO ACT ON THEM
I ACCEPT MY FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS WITHOUT NECESSARILY LIKING/ APPROVING / BEING CONTROLLED BY THEM
I CAN ACCEPT THAT I HAVE DONE WHAT I HAVE DONE, EVEN WHEN I REGRET OR CONDEMN IT
I ACCEPT THAT WHAT I THINK, FEEL, OR DO IS AN EXPRESSION OF MYSELF, AT LEAST IN THE MOMENT IT OCCURS. I
AM NOT BOUND BY THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, OR ACTIONS I CANNOT SANCTION, BUT NEITHER DO I EVADE THEIR
REALITY OR PRETEND THEY ARE NOT MINE
I ACCEPT THE REALITY OF MY PROBLEMS, BUT I AM NOT DEFINED BY THEM. MY PROBLEMS ARE NOT MY ESSENCE.
MY FEAR, PAIN, CONFUSION, OR MISTAKES ARE NOT MY CORE
SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY CHOICES AND ACTIONS
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF MY DESIRES, AND MY PERSONAL HAPPINESS
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS I BRING TO MY WORK AND RELATIONSHIPS
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY BEHAVIOR WITH OTHER PEOPLE COLLEAGUES, SPOUSE, CHILDREN, FRIENDS
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW I PRIORITIZE MY TIME
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE QUALITY OF MY COMMUNICATIONS
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING MY SELF-ESTEEM; NO ONE ELSE CAN GIVE ME SELF-ESTEEM
IN THE ULTIMATE SENSE, I ACCEPT MY ALONENESS. I ACCEPT THAT NO ONE IS COMING TO MAKE MY LIFE RIGHT
SELF-ASSERTIVENESS
FOR THE MOST PART, IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS, CONVICTIONS, AND FEELINGS. I HAVE
A RIGHT TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN APPROPRIATE WAYS IN APPROPRIATE CONTEXTS
I HAVE A RIGHT TO STAND UP FOR MY CONVICTIONS
I HAVE A RIGHT TO TREAT MY VALUES AND FEELINGS AS IMPORTANT
IT SERVES MY INTERESTS FOR OTHERS TO SEE AND KNOW WHO I AM
LIVING PURPOSEFULLY
ONLY I CAN CHOOSE THE GOALS AND PURPOSES FOR WHICH I LIVE
I LEARN HOW TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS AND PURPOSES, AND THEN DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN OF ACTION
I PAY ATTENTION TO THE OUTCOME OF MY ACTIONS
I SERVE MY INTERESTS BY A HIGH DEGREE OF REALITY CHECKING CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR DATA / FEEDBACK
I PRACTICE SELF-DISCIPLINE NOT AS A SACRIFICE BUT AS A NATURAL PRECONDITION OF ACHIEVING MY DESIRES
PERSONAL INTEGRITY
I PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH
I KEEP MY PROMISES
I HONOR MY COMMITMENTS
I DEAL WITH OTHERS FAIRLY, JUSTLY, BENEVOLENTLY, AND COMPASSIONATELY
MY SELF ESTEEM IS MORE VALUABLE THAN ANY SHORT-TERM REWARD FOR ITS BETRAYAL