How to Find Strength Within Yourself

Finding strength within yourself can increase your positive feelings of self-worth about life and the people around you. It can give you the motivation you need to finish a project at work, help a friend in need or promote balance in your own life. Inner strength can be challenging to find, especially during dark times in your life. However, you can find motivation in the world around you, channeling those experiences into a strength you can use to motivate yourself.

Instructions

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  Determine any factors holding you back from being a stronger person. Create a list of character flaws you observe in yourself. Ask friends and family for input if you are unable to come up with this list. Lack of trust, indecisiveness and low self-esteem are a few characteristics that can lead to lack of strength.

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  Create a list of character strengths to build upon and increase your inner strength. Acknowledging your existing positive traits can build up your self-esteem, a key component to an increase in inner strength.

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  Develop a personal mantra for everyday use to increase your self-worth and strength within yourself. Say, "I am strong, I can succeed" or "Everyday is a new opportunity for success" to motivate yourself to find and use your inner strength. Write the mantra down and hang it several places around your house, such as your bathroom mirror or refrigerator door, to see before leaving the house for the day.

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  Recall times in your life when you felt or acted strongly. Remembering times when you used inner strength in the past can help you rekindle those feelings in your current self. For example, a friend may have turned to you in crisis and you helped her through. This is indicative of someone finding and using strength within.

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  Strive to emulate people who exercise inner strength on a daily basis. Talk to friends and family whom you admire and ask how they channel inner strength. Use their guidance as a model for you own life.

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  Try yoga or other meditative exercise practices. Yoga combines deep breathing, stretching and physical poses to achieve flexibility, balance and inner strength. Practice yoga or meditation on a daily basis to continue channeling your strength within.