My name is Susan. I am 31 years old. I work in accounting at Motorola. I like my job but I have low self-esteem and I don’t have a lot of confidence in my abilities. I have trouble completing assignments on time, because I always seem to be procrastinating. I have to deal with a ton of unfinished work because I’m always putting my work off until the last minute. I am unhappy with my efforts at work. When I finally do find the time to go out on a date, it seems like work and my failures are all I seem to talk about. I don’t think this is making a good impression. I’m finding it difficult to establish any long term relationship. I bring myself down with all my negative self-talk and I also seem to bring everyone down around me.
My fear is that I’m not good enough to do the job
Step 2- ”Recognition and need to change.” This type of self-talk is deceptive. It recognizes a problem but produces no solution. The “I should . . ” phrases. I am often saying, “I need to finish my work,” or “I ought to get started” or “I should be able to find someone.”
By following these simple steps presented in my outline I will have covered an area that I have never explored to enhance my self-esteem. I understand that this outline is no good unless I use it and apply it to my day to day life. I think that the way it is set up will be easy for me to check myself and make sure that my self-talk isn’t negatively influencing my life and the way I want it to be.