Fourteen Positive Suggestions for Ego Strength "People tend to become more of the behaviours you identify, so identify positive qualities and strengths rather than negative qualities and failings. To avoid imposing your values upon the people, ask them what qualities they possess or see in others, that help them or that they think are important."
Fourteen Positive Suggestions for Ego Strength by Daniel Keeran, MSW, President, College of Mental Health Counselling, Victoria, Canada “Counsellor Training As A Therapeutic Approach”
Different personalities may require different approaches. The self-absorbed person may need “constructive feedback” while the one with low self-esteem may benefit from positive suggestions. People tend to become more of a positive quality and the sense of self-worth is strengthened, when you sincerely acknowledge the positive quality. The encourager looks for positive qualities already existing in the person, that can be nurtured and strengthened. Giving an example as proof of a quality, increases the therapeutic effect. The intentional use of positive statements for a predictable benefit, can accurately be termed “Positive Suggestion Therapy,” and the reader can add more examples to those listed here based upon values identified in the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles and prophets, and resulting from prayers for wisdom. 1. “You are a kind and considerate person, often thinking of others while supporting yourself in the process.” 2. “You are very loyal and responsible. If you commit to a task, you can be trusted to fulfill it.” 3. “You are honest and transparent. For you, personal integrity is a greater treasure than immense material wealth.” 4. “You think of the needs of others, and you look for ways to help people thrive.” 5. “You speak up for yourself and for people who cannot speak for themselves.” 6. “You possess a high level of self-awareness, and you can be very positive, supportive, and encouraging of other people as well.” 7. “Your knowledge and intelligence are assets that you use for the good of others and yourself.” 8. “Your creative ability is obvious from your thinking patterns requiring many aspects to be organized.” 9. “Your compassion is apparent from the way you care for others.” 10. “Your insight and self-awareness help you understand your patterns in life and how they work for you and against you, and how you can heal and find solutions, and how to create your own positive suggestions.” 11. “You are making important contributions to the improvement of your own life and of the well-being of others.” 12. “What are some examples of strengths or positive things about you that people sometimes, or perhaps often, overlook?” 13. “Your interest in spiritual things gives depth, inner peace, meaning, hope, and health to your life and the people whose lives you touch.” 14. “What qualities do you see in yourself and others that you think are important or helpful?”