Strive to overcome low self esteem. Identify the thoughts, feelings, physical symptoms, and behaviors associated with low self-esteem. Listen to your inner voice with honesty. Pinpoint the way you feel about yourself. Live in the moment. When you are focused on the moment, you can choose your actions consciously and wisely, unaffected by the hurts of your past and unconcerned by worries or hopes about the future. Develop awareness. When were aware, we can recognize how we are responding and reacting to our own fears, creating a moment between our emotions and our actions. We can then choose to respond in a healthier way.