Facing the consequences

If not caught and corrected, low self-esteem can deeply affect your personal and professional life.

"Shunning challenges becomes a part of your personality. As a result, new responsibilities don't come your way and so promotions are also unlikely," says Joshi.

Most of the times, such people avoid communicating their ideas in a meeting with a group. Sometimes, these ideas come out in a private moment with a colleague or a boss. At other times, they just die inside the mind.

"If you are lucky, your colleague or boss will give you the credit for the idea. If not, either he or she will hog it or unintentionally forget to mention that it was your idea to begin with," he says.

Both scenarios will not contribute to your career graph, which will reach a plateau or even decline if you don't modify your personality.

The first step to getting the world to love you is to love yourself. Try these tips.