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What happens when pleasing others runs contrary to serving your own best interests? People all over the country have told me that they feel held back by the very people they believe should be helping them succeed. They secretly fear that their own family and friends work against their ... Views: 1963
Many of us do not understand the importance of having emotional “boundaries” in our interpersonal relationships. Many of us do not even understand what the term “boundaries” means in that context. And many of us do not even know whether the emotional boundaries in our life are healthy or not. ... Views: 1960
When it comes to connecting to other people, our facial expressions play an important role. And like one’s body language and their tone of voice, one is not always aware of how they’re coming across.
Or one might be aware of their body language and their tone of choice, but their facial ... Views: 1958
Because I’m in the change business I am frequently telling people that change is really easy if you first eliminate the relevant beliefs. Almost without exception, the response is: “But everyone knows that people resist change!”
Don’t you think that people resist change? Don’t you notice ... Views: 1955
First 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: 1954
We all know that whether it is in our business or in our personal lives, there are often consequences (intended and unintended) for our actions. Admittedly, sometimes we get lucky and the potential consequences never happen, but, more often, they do catch up with us. Your willingness to accept ... Views: 1954
These are two words that can be used to describe an occurrence or situation. One person may use the world problem and another could use the word challenge. And this is even though they are both in the same position or looking at the same thing.
Meaning
On Google.com the word problem is ... Views: 1953
Stop blaming others and you will become the most powerful person in your life. Playing the blame game is not going to do anything for you or the person your blaming. Let me explain.
Your life is not going quite as great as you had hoped for and you are not really sure why. So you begin to ... Views: 1953
For a long time, the western world has been familiar with the word doing and the word being has been something that the people in the east were familiar with. And this has gradually changed in the west, with people becoming more aware of these eastern approaches and vice ... Views: 1952
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I’m not advocating acting as if no one else in the world matters. What I am saying is how many of your decisions are based on what you think someone else may think or say? Do you follow your dreams or do you ... Views: 1951
Learning to take care of yourself is at the very core of your healing process. It’s a way to demonstrate self-love and respect of yourself.
No matter how busy you get, making time to care for yourself—mind, body, and spirit—is a must. Neglecting self-care can have negative effects on body, ... Views: 1949
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What would it be like to live in global peace? I think it would encompass having complete trust in everyone else. That would cause us to all be working as one global entity. If that were the case, what would it mean for the world? It would mean countries and organizations ... Views: 1948
Most of us could do with a little more self-love. After all, if we love ourselves more, we can allow ourselves to achieve more, we have more self-esteem, we can attract people to us that are attracted to the energy of love, and we can feel love. And love is a great feeling.
So, let us use a ... Views: 1947
Low self-esteem is a thinking disorder in which individuals view themselves as inadequate, unlovable, or incompetent. There are many manifestations of low self-esteem, the worst of them being addiction.
There’s no doubt that low self-esteem is one of the chief causes of addiction. The ... Views: 1947
We always create a meaning for the events we confront; that meaning then becomes how the events occur for us. We then think how events occur for us is an accurate description of reality. It is not. It is merely the meaning we have placed over reality. It is the filter through which we view ... Views: 1946
A Deeper Look at Self-Esteem.
As Lily and I talked she told me about a situation at work. She’s a data entry person and is now eligible for the company’s health insurance. Her boss promised that the insurance information would be available two weeks ago but no one had gotten ... Views: 1944
Self confidence is a nothing but a reflection of your beliefs about yourself.
If you see yourself as skilled, strong and capable you will feel confident while if you believe that you are worthless, helpless or weak then you will never feel confident.
One of the skills that can help you feel ... Views: 1939
For most of my life I didn’t want to be me. In fact, I was so unhappy being me that I wanted to be someone else. When I was in my twenties I wanted to be Fred Astaire, because I liked the light and joyful sense of life he projected when dancing on screen. Later in life I didn’t care who else ... Views: 1938
Did you ever notice that we often do or don't do things because we are worried about what others will think? It's kind of silly if you think about it, but I know so many of us are guilty of it! It takes a lot of work and self-awareness to really start to change that.
So I am giving you the ... Views: 1937
Are you in a love relationship or marriage with your soulmate? Have you found “the one” for you?
Maybe you haven't yet found “Mr. Right” or “Ms Right” and are trying to attract the relationship of your dreams.
If you're in a relationship with someone you love and you want this ... Views: 1935
There was a time in America when some people were treated as property, forced to do whatever other people wanted, abused without any ability to respond, and unable to obtain their freedom. Such behavior was legal and considered appropriate by the people practicing it.
When we look at the ... Views: 1933
Of course that’s a provocative title. After all, we live in America where we have become anesthetized into believing that we must be ever so careful to avoid holding anyone accountable, answerable or responsible. Rather we prefer to blame a lack of self-esteem, a “bad” childhood, traumatic ... Views: 1932
There are some people who are in touch with who they are, and then there are some people who are not. But while some people are going to be aware of the fact that they are out of touch with themselves, there are going to be other people who are not aware
However, when one is in touch with ... Views: 1931
Rejection can be very painful and if our self-esteem isn’t where it should be ideally (and many of ours isn’t) then rejection can throw us a devastating blow. The ability to handle rejection without turning it inward, attacking ourselves with thoughts of unworthiness and losing our ability to ... Views: 1929
In fitting rooms across the planet, “Does it make me look fat?” — is without a doubt the pivotal issue that makes or breaks a clothing sale. Ultimately, it’s a rhetorical question because the woman doing the trying-on will make the call herself. If she has even the slightest uncertainty that the ... Views: 1929
How we respond to others and how others respond to us can appear to be random and without reason at times. And at others times, it can be patently obvious as to why we have behaved as we have towards another or why they behaved as they have towards us.
But whether one is aware of their ... Views: 1928
Dr. Michael Mantell often quotes George Lucas' famous observation, “You can’t do it unless you imagine it.” This applies to elite amateur and professional athletes, CEO’s, high school seniors applying to college, couples on dates, and me writing this article. In fact, it’s a universal inborn ... Views: 1928
I get this in my inbox, and it goes like this: "Since my teens, I have suffered bouts of acne. And I notice when my skin is clear and someone gives me a compliment on my skin, I come out in spots. The same thing happens with weight. If someone compliments my figure, I stop looking after it. ... Views: 1927
When it comes to the modern day descriptions of men, there are two that are often mentioned. One is the bad boy and the other is the nice guy. And while on paper and in person these men can come across as being radically different, in many ways, they are simply two sides of the same coin.
... Views: 1927
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The importance of physical exercise is a topic that increasingly is attracting the interest of people, based on their cognizance of the Greek maxim "mens sana in corpore sano '.In this discussion, we will see what the exercise of self defense as a ... Views: 1926
In Part one of Improve Your Self Esteem, we discussed the impervious self-doubt that so many of us are victim to and how to start becoming consciously competent in changing our neural net to support more positive thoughts and beliefs.
Next I’d like to discuss the real reason I started this ... Views: 1925
The most common reason I hear from people for not following their dreams is their relationship with FEAR. And it is not just fear of failure, for some it is fear of success.
Why would anyone fear success? Success changes a number of things; the way people see you, the way people treat you, ... Views: 1925
Just because someone has the desire to do something, it doesn’t mean they will take action. Instead of doing what they need to do to fulfil their desire, they might end up doing nothing.
In this case, it is not going to be possible for one to move forward; they are going to stay where they ... Views: 1925
Perception is a quirky thing.
Because, sometimes, lurking in the not-too-hidden recesses of our minds, is a part of us that wants to keep us in pain, shame, hopelessness. And it often it does this by lying to us. Even in the face of evidence to the contrary.
And we believe . . .
We must ... Views: 1925
Being shy is really just having a feeling that you lack something. Some people are shy because they feel they are not good enough for others or that they are not as smart as others.
Shyness can also just be something that carries over from childhood when you were worried about being accepted so ... Views: 1923
When we are thinking of making changes in our lives, all too often we look externally. We have a perfect picture in our heads about what life should look like, then we go about acting on life to give us whatever it is we think would be perfect. The only problem with this approach is that we are ... Views: 1922
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
-Norman Vincent Peale
In business and in life, confidence is a very important trait. It can help us get a new job, win over a new client, and ... Views: 1921
Although change is part of life and is something that can’t be stopped, our minds don’t always embrace change. At times it is going to be necessary for one to hold onto what they believe and know and at others, it will be important for them to change what they believe and to learn something ... Views: 1917
Steps to improve self esteem. Increase your self esteem and you will increase your income and improve your relationships.
No matter what problem has manifested within your environment (not as much money as you'd like,poor relationships)the problems stem from one thing:LACK OF SELF ... Views: 1914
Whiteboard skills are the darling of today’s top sellers. If you’re looking to boost your skills in selling with whiteboards, it pays to know what to avoid…and what to look for. Find out here.
Training in whiteboard interaction and selling is more rare than you might think. Here’s why: a lot ... Views: 1913
At some point in time, you may have heard someone being labeled as being narcissistic. Or, someone may even have told you that you display narcissistic behavior. And so, you have wondered what exactly that term means.
In short, narcissism is a type of personality trait that can be ... Views: 1913
What images come to mind when you visualize Honor? Medieval knights jousting for the hand of a fair maiden? Sir Walter Raleigh laying his magnificent cape in the muddy street so his lady's feet don't get soiled? Soldiers riding off to war to defend the "honor" of their country?
A working ... Views: 1912
Research shows that worrying and negative thinking can actually make things worse in your life. You add unneeded stress to your life, which can lead to all sorts of health problems including stroke and heart attack. For this reason alone, you should stop thinking negatively and start thinking ... Views: 1910
So, what is this challenge that can make you happier in just 7 days?
NO complaining for 7 days!
Of course the goal is to keep it up after 7 days. :-)
I’m not talking about just the big complaints… like “oh my gosh, the dog had another accident on the rug!” but also the little complaints ... Views: 1910
Have you ever been trying to explain something to someone or recall a story and realize by the expressions on the face of others that you were not being as clear as you desired to be? In that instance, you might have found yourself making the statement, “let me start again”. The older I get the ... Views: 1910
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EMOTIONAL DILEMMAS
Emotional dilemmas, either the drama or trauma creations in our daily living as we are going through them, are truly meaningless. Through, these dilemmas in our life we will eventually take on their true meaning and healing only as our dilemma is ... Views: 1908
When you let your mind wander and begin thinking about your dreams, does self-doubt creep in and clobber those hopes and desires? Do you wish you could gain confidence and go after what you really want in life? There are strategies that you can learn to help you gain confidence to pursue what ... Views: 1906
One of the greatest needs that human beings have is to be seen for who they are and although this is the case, it doesn’t mean that this is something that everyone feels comfortable with. If one is in a position where they didn’t feel comfortable with being seen, it is going to cause them to ... Views: 1905
You probably already know that The Lefkoe Method can improve your personal life. Did you also know that it can be used to improve your work environment? Although the Lefkoe Institute is not doing much corporate work right now, we have helped over 10,000 employees from over 50 ... Views: 1904
Have you ever noticed that all great men and women who have done, or are in the process of doing, important work have the attribute of "Supreme Self-Confidence"? Before we go any further, let's define the term: Supreme Self-Confidence is the outward expression of an emotion that communicates to ... Views: 1901