It may be hard to imagine how micro habits and esteem fit together, but they do. Micro habits pertain to any area of life. From health to lifestyle, adopting micro habits that help you shift your mindset and laser focus on positive living is bound to have a positive impact. The more successful you are, the more your self-esteem blossoms.
Each time you add a micro habit to your daily life, you trigger the opportunity to be proud of yourself. From making the bed each morning to choosing to eat a healthy dinner, there’s plenty to celebrate when you make good choices. Over time, the confidence you gain from automatically making responsible and sound decisions is a reminder of how far you’ve come.
Here’s the psychology of how micro habits increase self-esteem
Confidence comes from well-being: Well-being is a state of comfort, health, and happiness. Each time you choose a micro habit that contributes to your well-being it boosts your confidence repeatedly until it’s normal to feel great about yourself.
Micro Habits require positive thinking: Choosing micro habits requires a positive attitude and a willingness to do the task repeatedly. Positive thinking is a mindset and behavior that starts to diminish negative thoughts and attitudes. The less negatively you think, the more your self-esteem rises.
Practice generates confidence: Micro habits require learning new habits and mastering them over time. This generates confidence from overcoming roadblocks or learning new behaviors. The act of doing something repeatedly builds self-esteem as what once was a struggle becomes simple.
Confidence includes acceptance: Mastering a habit requires a level of acceptance and understanding. If you’ve engaged in a healthy micro habit like exercising for 30 minutes a day or eating a low-fat diet, you likely begin to appreciate your body and develop an acceptance of it, with or without flaws. This boosts esteem and generates a level of maturity.
Discipline boosts self-esteem: New habits require a level of discipline. Even when things are routine and automatic, they still require a level of commitment. Being more disciplined creates a subconscious satisfaction and appreciation for the work it takes to stay on task. This boosts self-esteem every time you engage in healthy micro habits.
You may not have expected micro habits to boost your self-esteem, but they certainly do. Mastering tasks is something to be proud of and our mind knows when we are doing the right thing for our health and welfare.