Self Esteem

The biggest issue I see in EVERYONE right now is low self esteem. The first solution I suggest is writing on your mirror something along the lines of "You're f***ing awesome!" but not everyone has this option. So instead I'll give a list of good things to do:
1. Indulge every once in a while.
      I'm not saying you should gorge yourself or anything, but buying that dress or eating something special is good once in a while. You have to do things for yourself because it makes you feel good about yourself. Treat yourself like you are worth every penny, because you are!
2. Take teasing as a compliment.
      If someone gives you a hard time it could be because they think you're awesome and either want to give you lots of attention and make you laugh or are jealous. Either way, it's a good thing. And laughing when you mess up is so awesome! Take yourself seriously, but realize that you're a person and as a person you're going to do stupid/silly things and laughing it off is the best way to deal.
3. On that note, don't take crap.
       When someone is seriously harrassing or bullying you, stand up for yourself! Don't ever think that you deserve it! No one deserves that except the people that do it. You are way too good to take crap from someone who most likely/definitely does not know what they are talking about!
4. Don't be afraid to go for what you want.
        Don't ever let yourself believe that you won't be able to get something you really, truly want. If you like someone, talk to them. If you want to try out for something, do it. If you want to run for something, do it. Just go for it! Don't ever be afraid of not reaching your goals. The only sure-fire way to not reach your goal is to not try. You should be realistic but not pessimistic.
5. Don't listen to negative comments.
        Don't get confused between constructive critisism and just plain insult. If someone is genually trying to help you and is offering help, it's constructive critisism. If they are just saying negative things with no real point to it, it's an insult. Sometimes people don't even mean to be insulting you, but they are. And a lot of the time you'll say them to yourself without any prompt from someone else. You'll look in the mirror and say "Oh my god! I gained like three pounds!" when in reality if you did you probably wouldn't be able to tell. Stuff that gets into your head can hurt you badly. Not just mentally and emotionally, physically too. It can cause eating disorders and even stuff like hairloss and death at an early age. Not good.

Hope that helps! Remember, even the people that seem to have self confidence falling out their butts (ew!) have their moments of doubt. Just make sure you climb out of your self doubt and do your best not to fall back in.