Feeling confident is important not just in your career, but in every part of your life. If you want to have real confidence that lasts, then it’s imperative that you understand yourself. This means having clarity around who you are and what you want. Building confidence is about adopting the right techniques and methods so that you can naturally build it up and also maintain it.

Marriage, parenting styles are some of the factors that can have great impact on our self- esteem. Friday 25th February, saw parents from the Black and Minority Ethnic Community in South Leeds coming together to discuss “how family impacts self-esteem”. If your self-esteem has been extensively reduced, reactions can be withdrawal, resignation, and in some cases self-damaging behavior and suicidal thoughts. Some build up a wall of distrust and close themselves off completely to others. They experience feelings of loneliness and inner emptiness, feelings of guilt, or even frequent irritation...

Culture, tradition and religious tendencies were some amongst other factors that young people in Leeds advanced as some of the highlight points that sometimes influence their self-esteem. When looking at self-esteem, one must consider the ever-growing young peoples mind. As their minds are developing, cultural differences have a substantial impact on the evolution of their psyche. The clash of Traditional African values and Western cultures are having a huge impact in young people’s self esteem particularly from our BAME community. Culture contains all the factors that could play a role...