When I was in middle-school, I was bullied. There were two kids that always called me names like “snuffles”, “sniffles”, or my very favorite “Hey how you doin today sniffs?” I had extremely low self esteem and my confidence was shattered just about every day.

I had terrible allergies as a child that continued into my high school years. I was allergic to anything and everything. When I finally got tested at an allergist years later, It was determined that indeed I had a reaction to almost every allergen.

Because of this, I had to deal with the ridicule of peers that just wouldn’t leave me alone. I had to interact with them daily and it got to the point in high school that I had to speak up.

This was HARD!

My teacher, bless her heart, stepped in and scared them straight. She even had the school police officer talk to them and make it serious. Luckily, it stopped and I spent the rest of my high school years in relative nerdy bliss.

However, those types of stories all too commonly don’t end well, and probably most aren’t as lucky as me. It could have very easily happened that telling my teacher incited anger and resentment from the bullies, and instead of calling me names or flipping my ear with their thumbs, I might have ended up with a black eye or worse. This situation could have derailed my confidence levels and sent me on a really rough path.

I was lucky, but some people aren’t. Some people end up losing all faith in their own value and their own worth. This type of thing breaks my heart (and is ultimately why this blog is up) and I want people everywhere to know that there is something that can be done about it. That there are indeed ways that you can raise your own low self esteem right now, and start building confidence today.

To provide the best answers I have connected with 19 other authors and influencers in the field of personal development in order to bring you the very best that the internet has to offer. I am so excited to share this with you, so lets dive in shall we?

I asked several authors and influencers in the personal development/motivational field the following question:

“What is one easy action step you would suggest that someone with low self-esteem take today to improve their self-confidence?

19 responded, and I am SO thankful to them for sharing their wisdom. A huge round of applause for everyone listed here.

Here is what they had to say. SO excited to share this with you all!