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Views: 2058(1 vote) - The Vanishing Self-Confidence - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Sandra Dee RobinsonMy presentation was so good in the bathroom…what happened? It’s an old actor’s comment after flubbing an audition, “I was so good in the bathroom at home…” Has that happened to you? You felt prepared, your research was done, your key points were solid in your brain, and you did your ...
Views: 2110(1 vote) - High Self Esteem And Achieving Success - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Robert DarbyThe Sources Of Self Esteem Our self esteem is determined by our basic self image and that image of ourselves is created by many sources of influence. Although that image is usually a done deal in the early years of our lives, it is by no means set in stone. Once we mature beyond the ...
Views: 1869(1 vote) - Low Self Esteem - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2010 from Willie HortonWhat impact does your self esteem have on your personal effectiveness, your relationships and the normal course of your daily life? How does low self esteem affect your view of what you can and cannot achieve? Indeed, what is low self-esteem, how does it even come about in the first place? Are ...
Views: 2235(1 vote) - Self Esteem Secrets - Proven Strategies to Increase Your Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Michelle PrinceRecently I saw an interesting news report about a famous model who decided to get her legs insured. Her legs were a highly marketable asset, so it was important to her and her modeling agency to make sure they would be protected against any potential injury or harm. Her right leg was insured ...
Views: 1459(1 vote) - Tips For Raising Self Esteem And Self Confidence - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Robert DarbyThe Negative Programming A condition of low self esteem is like a corrosive acid that eats away at our self image until we are paralyzed to act affectively and achieve success or self confidence of any kind. We find ourselves caught in a downward spiral of negative thoughts and perceptions ...
Views: 1540 - ***Keys to Letting Go of Procrastination - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2013 from Laura YoungWhen we procrastinate, we put our dreams, our hopes and our yearnings on hold. We put things off under the illusion that we will get to them someday, when there is more of time. We deny fears and postpone action while covering ourselves up with layers of excuses, like an onion. We deny the ...
Views: 10207(8 votes) - Don't Let Blushing Control Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonBlushing is one of the most frustrating things which you can suffer from because it is something which is very difficult to hide. We girls can apply two and three coats of makeup in the vain hope that it will cover up the rush of red which spreads across our faces and wear roll next sweaters ...
Views: 2467 - Is There A Key To Happiness? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Craig CopelandI think that there is a key to happiness. However, it's based upon what your needs and desires are at the time. For example, if someone is feeling overweight and self-conscious about themselves, they are not going to be happy in that moment. It's only when they are comfortable or pleased with ...
Views: 2309 - Why Being Flexible Can Skyrocket Sales Results - Life Coaching Ideas - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Matthew FerryHave you ever driven to a sales appointment with your mind focused on how badly the market is doing? Have you driven to a sales appointment harried, exhausted and unsure of your ability to close the deal, even though you have sold your product for years? Today’s market economy can put doubt ...
Views: 1672 - The Nuts And Bolts Of Self Confidence - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2010 from Robert DarbyThe Basics Though we had little control over the initial processes that established and configured our self esteem and self confidence simply because we were young and had not developed the knowledge and experiences necessary to defend and protect ourselves against outside influences, that is ...
Views: 1687(1 vote) - Mind, Imagination And Self Esteem - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Robert DarbySelf Esteem The level of self esteem that we take away from our early childhood influences will have a major impact on how much confidence we have or don't have in ourselves. But the impact those influences have on us are not set in stone, since they are set up as thought and behavior ...
Views: 2668(1 vote) - Conquer Self-Doubt, NOW! - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from CHARLES GLASSMAN“You will never find happiness until you conquer your own doubt. “ -From a Yogi Tea bag Now, be honest: When you crack open that fortune cookie doesn’t part of you think, “This is going to be it, the answer for everything?” The makers of these cookies figured that out years ago, and they ...
Views: 2989(6 votes) - Overcome Your Fears Easily with Your Thoughts - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Noelyne JonesWhen looking for ways to overcome your fears it is important to establish where exactly does your fear start from. What causes you to choose to feel the fear? What is the trigger? What tells you it is time to feel fearful and freeze? How does that serve you? I can guarantee that the cause of ...
Views: 1119(1 vote) - Self Image, Mindsets And Weight Management - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Robert DarbyThe Origins Of Behavior When it comes to weight problems, there is a lot of good information and many good strategies out there to help. But these are mostly diet plans and many of those don't address the underlying dynamics of the processes of beliefs, mindsets, perceptions, self image and ...
Views: 1183 - How Travel Builds Confidence - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonThere's more than one way in which travel contributes to building confidence. The most obvious is that you have to step outside your normal day to day routines and familiar places and people to travel at all. Following on from that is the fact that travel opens your eyes to new things. ...
Views: 6339 - Is Self Confidence Really A State Of Mind? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Robert DarbyThe Origins Of Self Confidence If it is true that self confidence is a state of mind, then why do some people have it and some don't? Why don't we just think it and make it so? The answers to these questions have to do partly with chance and mostly with personal creative power. We can be ...
Views: 1286 - LOVE AND WORK: THE PLEASURES OF OUR LIVES - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Flo SchellLong ago I read a book that featured one of Dr. Sigmund Freud’s most famous theories. Freud said that man has two basic needs: love and work. As a young woman, I had already figured out the universal need for love, but the idea that ‘work’ was equally as important was a big ‘aha’. And so ...
Views: 1589(3 votes) - Self Esteem, Self Confidence And Our Self Image - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2010 from Robert DarbyThe Foundations Of Success Self confidence is a key element of success. Self esteem is a key element of self confidence. Both of these are either directly or indirectly dependent on how we perceive ourselves. So, how we perceive ourselves is a critical area of concern if we are having ...
Views: 1226 - Bullies At Work: Exceeding Corporate Limits - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 from Gwendolyn WardWhen a friend asked me to write about workplace bullying, I remembered the first time I was bullied by a senior manager. She told me I was doing a great job but needed to learn how to “kiss her a#$” (her words) for a promotion. Her boldness took me off guard and I blurted, “that aint NEVER going ...
Views: 1368 - 3 Simple Ways to Motivate Yourself Effectively - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 from Jay De OcampoMany people lose motivation and this is a major problem for them because being motivated is really important in achieving our goals and without motivation we will be dull and unproductive which is not good for our careers. In this article we will discuss how motivation can help a lot in your ...
Views: 1679 - Limiting Beliefs could be Stopping You from Being Successful - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2010 from Noelyne JonesDo you limit your own success by having beliefs that are unhelpful? You may not even be aware of these limiting beliefs because they are so ingrained in your psyche. Why would you limit yourself intentionally? Most people who come to my coaching sessions are totally unaware of how their own ...
Views: 1142(2 votes) - Want To Be More Confident? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonHow would you like to feel a little more sure of yourself, or comfortable to speak in front of a crowd, or confident enough to speak up for yourself and disagree if you want to? A lack of confidence has the ability to affect one in so very many different ways. Most people worry about a ...
Views: 1215 - Self-Confidence - Don't Leave Home Without It - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from Kate Corbin"Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings." - Samuel Johnson As a child, I was quiet and shy and I thought Self-Confidence was something you either had or didn't have - like being tall or having red hair. Actually, I thought it was something that the "lucky" people had. ...
Views: 887 - Silence speaks more than words - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Angela SmytheMovie theatres like us to believe that silence is golden; when it comes to watching a show that just cost £20 for the tickets and another £30 in snacks I do not think that many people would argue that at least in that case, silence is golden. It may sound strange to think of silence as an ...
Views: 4774(1 vote) - Is There A Fast Track To Developing Self Confidence? - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2010 from Robert DarbyA Critical Piece Of The Puzzle I normally don't recommend taking the fast and easy way to any achievement, especially in the area of self change and personal development. But skills like meditation and visualization and affirmations can take awhile to develop and perfect, and when it comes to ...
Views: 1204 - See Your Beauty - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2010 from Kate CorbinDo you see yourself as beautiful / handsome? You can, you know. And you don't have to be a supermodel to do so. Seeing your beauty is a choice. Choosing to see your beauty and to love your appearance will actually make you more beautiful. What you focus on expands, remember? It's the Law of ...
Views: 805 - Improving Self Confidence: 3 Surefire Strategies to Boost Your Confidence - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2010 from Michelle GreeneImproving Self Confidence: 3 Surefire Strategies to Boost Your Confidence Have you ever wondered if there is an invisible force that affects the way you live your life? Are you aware that you can harness this power? I’m referring to self confidence and if improving self confidence is ...
Views: 1316(1 vote) - The Nuts And Bolts Of Self Esteem - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Robert DarbyConfiguring Self Esteem Low self esteem can express itself in many ways in our lives, almost all of which are negative and self defeating. But we don't have to be the victims of what are essentially simple thought patterns that have become established in our mind to the point where they are ...
Views: 1151 - 6 Simple Tips for Instantly Raising Your Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2010 from Rhonda RabowFirst of all, we need to define what is self-esteem. From my point of view and experience, I see self-esteem as a way of thinking, feeling, and acting that implies you accept, respect, trust and believe in yourself. To believe in yourself means that you feel you deserve to have the good things ...
Views: 1931(1 vote) - Celebrating YOU - by Submitted on May 31, 2010 from Stacey CurnowMany of my clients are women who understand the importance of self-acceptance and appreciation because they want their children to exhibit these traits, but they often get stuck on how to do it for themselves. Of course, the ultimate goal is for us to model being and loving ourselves in an ...
Views: 1964 - How to Develop Positive Self Talk - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Evelyn LimIf you are not already aware, you are constantly talking to yourself. Your conversations are about yourself, others and your stories about the world. Some of it may be positive self talk that encourages you. However, more often than not, our self talk is made up of a lot of negative, self ...
Views: 3386 - How To Transform Your Self Image - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Evelyn LimYour self image is the opinion you have about yourself. Just like how you would form judgments about others, you can also view yourself in a certain way. The problem is that many people do not have very positive self images. They can judge themselves pretty harshly. A negative self image ...
Views: 5549(2 votes) - Self confidence building Tips - by Submitted on May 29, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanOne of the main reasons lots of people never manage to build solid self esteem is that they never manage to determine the real reason behind their lack of self esteem. After talking to ten people who lack self esteem you will discover that each of them lacks self esteem because of a different ...
Views: 1589 - Self Confidence And The Success Mindset - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Robert DarbyThe Basic Mindset What do we mean by self confidence? What do we mean by success? We toss these words around and use them in our communications with each other as well as the thoughts in our own mind, but do we really understand what these concepts really mean? What does self confidence have ...
Views: 1089(1 vote) - Fall In Love With Yourself - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Ruth HegartyLet me remind you of just how delightful you are. It's very hard to attract what you want if you do not feel irresistibly attractive to yourself - your whole, deep, authentic and wonderful self. The definition of the Law of Attraction is that like attracts like. If you judge yourself, berate ...
Views: 2995(13 votes) - Stop Punishing Yourself - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonSome people are really hard on themselves. This is fine so long as the outcome is productive. In most cases, however, the effect of being tough on oneself is rather more negative, in that it may lower ones confidence and de-motivate at the same time. A select few respond well to unduly tough ...
Views: 2953(1 vote) - Own Your Space! Tried and True Tips to Command Attention - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Sandra Dee RobinsonDo you know someone that enters a room with flair? They don’t just slide in…but they command a certain amount of attention and recognition. People will glance at this newcomer as they walk by. If they have not been introduced, chances are they soon will be. (Being drop dead gorgeous is not ...
Views: 1175(1 vote) - Life done right, some fun things to do - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Ray TerrisLife done right, some fun things to do Life should be fun and exciting. It does not have to cost money to have fun. When you learn to experience and love the wonder of the world your life will be rich. Find an open space, park or countryside and go for a walk. Find a tree and say hello to ...
Views: 751(2 votes) - Living Without Regrets - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI always think of the song "Non Je ne regrette rien", which Edith Piaf was famous for singing, whenever I visit Paris. It is of course a French song, and well known, so that easily explains why it popped into my head whilst sitting in the airplane en route to Paris. Its words prompted me to ...
Views: 1137(2 votes) - How is your Self Esteem doing today? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Lisa PhillipsOn a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your self esteem? If it requires some improvement, then you are not alone! Most of us can acknowledge that our self esteem could do with a boost, but much of the time, we are not sure how to go about improving it. In this newsletter, I am going to ...
Views: 1762(6 votes) - Overcoming Low Esteem By Building Relationships - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Stephen KavitaIf you are a victim of low esteem then you must read this article. Your life is usually defined by the choices you make as an individual which are in turn determined by a variety of factors one being your personality. While individual personalities and opinions differ a lot, one requisite ...
Views: 1020(1 vote) - If you fall, get up! - by Submitted on May 23, 2010 from Wayne KehlOur greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. - Confucius Confucius was a very wise man indeed. Consider the quote above and then think about your own life. Have you ever failed at anything? I hope you answered YES because surely we have all failed at ...
Views: 2333(1 vote) - Why We Procrastinate and How to Beat Procrastination - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2010 from Rotem CohenWhen the goal is to beat the procrastination habit, it's best to really understand what causes procrastination in the first place... The art of breaking any negative habit and replacing it with a more positive habit, begins by understanding why we developed the negative habit in the first ...
Views: 2567(4 votes) - Power Success And Self Confidence - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Robert DarbyWhat Do You Have Faith In? Self confidence can be a transient experience that can depend on the balance between successes and failures or even our core beliefs about ourselves. For example; we may not believe that we deserve success, or that we are destined to be failures. But is there such a ...
Views: 1221(1 vote) - Manifesting Abundance Through Self-Love - by Submitted on May 14, 2010 from Evelyn LimManifesting abundance starts with being already contented with what you already have. However, contentment is not about being external gratification alone. True contentment comes from self acceptance. It is about loving yourself unconditionally. Hence, if you wish to manifest abundance, you ...
Views: 4358(3 votes) - How to overcome shyness? - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from Dia ThabetHow to overcome shyness? Are you shy to talk to people? Are you shy to give a public speech? Are you shy to ask someone out? Studies show that 80% experienced shyness at one point in their life and 40% of the people in the world consider themselves shy. People suffer from shyness because ...
Views: 1046 - Don't let anyone make you feel guilty - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from Dia ThabetDon’t let anyone make you feel guilty Have you heard statements like “If you love me, you would do this for me.” “You should be ashamed of yourself.” or “You hurt my feelings?” Statements like these are used by people to manipulate you into feeling guilty because you did a mistake, ...
Views: 5326 - Your Emotions Are Your "Truth-o-meter" - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonThere are many ways in which one may be deceitful and every single person will have succumbed to its shadowy presence to one degree or another. In a strange and mysterious way we are usually more deceitful to ourselves than we are to others. We have the ability to kid ourselves into thinking ...
Views: 2183(2 votes) - The Essence of Leadership - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Willie HortonWe’re all called upon to be leaders – if you have children, people reporting to you at work, friends who confide in you – leadership is required of you. You mightn’t call it that, but that is what it is. Above all, we’re called upon to lead our own lives. Yes, we’re called upon to be leaders ...
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