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"I realized that I might be a lonely Indian boy, but I was not  alone in my loneliness. There were millions of other Americans who had left their birthplaces in search of a dream" (Alexie 217)  

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"I realized that I might be a lonely Indian boy, but I was not  alone in my loneliness. There were millions of other Americans who had left their birthplaces in search of a dream" (Alexie 217)  

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Coming close to the end of the book, Jr. realizes that he is lonely but he is gonna be living up to better expectations becase he is more than capable of living a better life.

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"And if you're fourteen years old, like me, and you're still stuttering and lisping, then you become the biggest retard in the world" (Alexie 4)

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"And if you're fourteen years old, like me, and you're still stuttering and lisping, then you become the biggest retard in the world" (Alexie 4)

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This quote is an example of Junior's view of himself at the beginning of the book. He had been told he was no good for so long that he believed it.

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"'I want you to say that you deserve better." 'I couldn't say that. it wasn't true. I mean, I wanted to have it better, but i didn't deserve it.'" (Alexie 40-41)

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"'I want you to say that you deserve better." 'I couldn't say that. it wasn't true. I mean, I wanted to have it better, but i didn't deserve it.'" (Alexie 40-41)

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At this point in the book, Junior's self esteem is in between low and high. He is at the stage in his book where he knows that he wants to leave the reservation school to achieve his dreams, but he also doesn't want to get rejected by his reservation society even more than he already is.

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This song is relatable to what junior goes through in the book. He eventually realizes his self worth and begins to work for a better life for himself.

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This picture represents how Junior grew throughout the book. He went from having no confidence and belief in himself to realizing his self worth.

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"And that's when I knew I was going to make the team. Heck, I ended up on the varsity. As a freshman. Coach said I was going to be his secret weapon" (Alexie 142)

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"And that's when I knew I was going to make the team. Heck, I ended up on the varsity. As a freshman. Coach said I was going to be his secret weapon" (Alexie 142)

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At first, Junior doubted his ability to play basketball. He ended up with a better result than he expected.

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"I felt brave all of a sudden. Yeah, maybe it was just a stupid and immature school yard fight. Or maybe it was the most important moment of my life. Maybe I was telling the world that I was no longer a human target." (Alexie 65)

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"I felt brave all of a sudden. Yeah, maybe it was just a stupid and immature school yard fight. Or maybe it was the most important moment of my life. Maybe I was telling the world that I was no longer a human target." (Alexie 65)

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This happened after Junior punched Roger. Junior finally realized his self worth, and he made sure people knew it.

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This article gives reasons why high self esteem leads to success in one's life.

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Brian Tracy's Self Improvement & Professional Development Blog

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Perhaps the most important part of the psychology of time management, and the role that your self-concept has in determining your performance and behavior, is the impact of your self-esteem in determining everything that happens to you.

Most psychologists agree that self-esteem is the critical determinant of a healthy personality. The best definition of self-esteem is, "how much you like yourself." When you like and respect yourself, you always perform and behave better than if you did not.

The more you like yourself, the more confidence you have. The more you like yourself, the more efficient and effective you are in each area of your life. Self-esteem is the key to peak performance.

Your self-esteem is so important to your emotional health that almost everything you do is aimed at either increasing your feelings of self-esteem and personal value, or protecting it from being diminished by other people or circumstances. Self-esteem, the feeling of liking and respecting yourself, is the foundation principle of success and happiness. It is vital for you to feel fully alive.
The Key to Peak Performance
The flip side of self-esteem is called "self-efficacy." This is defined as how effective you feel you are at doing or accomplishing a task or job. When you feel that you are really good at something, you experience positive feelings of self-efficacy.

One of the greatest discoveries in psychology was the discovery of the connection between self-esteem and self-efficacy. Now we know that the more you like yourself, the better you do at almost anything you attempt. And the better you do at something, the more you like yourself.

Each feeds on and reinforces the other. This finding is what makes time management so important for every part of your life. The better you use your time, the more you get done and the higher is your sense of self-efficacy. As a result, you like yourself more, do even higher quality work, and get even more done. Your whole life improves.
Three Self-Esteem Builders
There are three additional factors that affect your self-esteem that have to do with time management.
1. Determine Your Values
Living your life consistent with your deepest values is essential for you to enjoy high self-esteem. People who are clear about what they believe in and value, and who refuse to compromise their values like and respect themselves far more than people who are unclear about what is really important to them.

This immediately brings up the question, "How much do you value your life?" People who truly value their lives are people who highly value themselves. People who value themselves highly use their time well. They know that their time is their life.

The "Law of Reversibility," says that feelings and actions interact on each other. If you feel a certain way, you will act in a manner consistent you're your feeling. However, the reverse is also true.

If you act in a certain way, your actions will create within you the feelings that are consistent with them. This means that when you act as if your time was extremely valuable, the action causes you to feel like a more valuable and important person. By managing your time well, you actually increase your self-esteem, and by extension, you become better at whatever you are doing.

The very act of living your life consistent with your values, and using your time effectively and well, improves your self-image, builds your self-esteem and self-confidence, and increases your self-respect.
2. Strive for Mastery
The second factor that affects your self-esteem is your sense of being in control of your life and work, your feeling of mastery in whatever you do.

Everything that you learn about time management, and then apply in your work, causes you to feel more in control of yourself and your life. As a result, you feel more effective and efficient. You feel more productive and powerful. Every increase in your feeling of effectiveness and productivity increases your self-esteem and improves your sense of personal well-being.
3. Know What You Want
The third factor that directly affects your self-esteem is your current goals and objectives, and the activities that you take to achieve those goals. The more your goals and your activities are congruent with your values, the better you feel. When you are working at something that you believe in, and which is consistent with your natural talents and abilities, you like yourself more, and you do your work better.

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Perhaps the most important part of the psychology of time management, and the role that your self-concept has in determining your performance and behavior, is the impact of your self-esteem in determining everything that happens to you. Most psychologists agree that self-esteem is the critical...