I completely agree with Mani Goel's view on the importance of self talk in developing strong self-esteem – and see his excellent web site for more: http://powerofselfesteem.com/ My point, however, is not incompatible with the view that primacy must be given to self-talk. The creation of a body of physical evidence that 'proves' to our own sub-conscious mind that we do indeed do good things, and are in fact good people, helps formulate precisely those words we need to become our self talk. So, therefore, logging achievement on a daily basis does promote healthy self-talk even if my article does not make self-talk the centre of the piece. Thank you Mani for your excellent contribution.
James