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When you want to grow as a person in any aspect of your life, you need to first focus on boosting your self-confidence. Without a high self-worth, you won’t be able to motivate yourself properly or even feel as if you are capable of achieving any goal that you may set.
And garnering a greater ... Views: 924
Do you find yourself wishing you could be more confident? Do you feel powerless to change?
Improving your self-confidence is something you can do with the right strategies, and you may even enjoy yourself while doing it!
We all know that change can't happen overnight, but knowledge is ... Views: 1296
Rejection is a devastating state that would cause depression and immediate loss of self-confidence. Dealing with rejection can be a difficult and a long process that many people would not even dare go through.
The causes of rejection come from two places, the receiver and deliverer. If you are ... Views: 1024
It’s that day when you have to give your dreaded presentation, the day you have been anxious about for weeks and now it has arrived and you are all of a sudden standing up in front of some sort of audience hoping that you will not fall apart. People are always looking for ways to either overcome ... Views: 1016
Confidence is that knowing, self-assuredness, and state of certainty one carries about himself. When someone looks at him, the obvious truth is there: He knows.
He carries himself through the world with a look of resolve behind his eyes, as if he knows something no one else knows. People look ... Views: 1152
Self-confidence is a great tool to have a successful life. So many people struggle to find it because We can do nothing without it.
1- What is self-confidence?
About accomplishment
Self-confidence is a key driver of accomplishment. He has a great capacity of 'give way to' ... Views: 750
After working with people for over 10 years, I have found that what happens to us is not as important as how we process what has happened. As children our parents and other adults tell us white-lies or keep secrets from us in order to protect us. This creates confusion between what we feel ... Views: 1488
As a boy I went to a Church of England school and this meant that there were occasions when I would have to go to church. Additionally, my father was a Christian and he was part of the church choir as a boy.
However, I wasn’t forced to read the bible and to go to church every Sunday. This ... Views: 1418
Sometimes I am absolutely blown away by how quickly past- life regression cuts to the bottom line for symptoms that are presented. Every time I do a regression I am in awe at the level of emotion and powerful healing that can occur in just one session.
Let me share with you a client session ... Views: 1399
How does one become self confident in their social circles, school groups, clubs, and organizations (like your volunteer groups, school groups, or PTAs, etc.)? I have become self confident in my social circles and organizations using the following techniques. I use these techniques to varying ... Views: 729
When we think of gifts, we usually associate them with tangible objects or a favour we do for someone else. There is another kind of gift; it is a precious gift indeed, the gift of self-care.
Every time you take good care of yourself, you are giving a gift to the people you love. Why is that ... Views: 1112
A positive self image is one of the most essential things we can have in our quest for happiness. It is also very important in being able to find love and create a healthy relationship.
Your self image is the way you see yourself. Your thoughts, feelings and beliefs about what kind of a ... Views: 1604
The truth is if you knew what you thought about all day it could shock you. You may not even realize what you’re thinking negative thoughts all day. Undesirable thoughts slowed down your efforts to live, learn, and grow. Personal beliefs about yourself and your life matter more than you realize. ... Views: 1636
I have been guided to speak with you of my recent journey of "self value".
Earlier this year I wrote to you of the importance of self value and how I personally had integrated an essence of value in my life by listening to my own needs and doing my best to fulfill them, recognising it was not ... Views: 1472
Life is good. You see that simple phrase emblazoned on clothing and you can’t help but smile.
But life can also be challenging and often gives us a multitude of questions or situations that we don’t know how to handle.
Even if you have a wide circle of friends or family who are willing to ... Views: 1800
Undoubtedly, you've known a few people that seem to sail through life, having no problems at all. They enjoy great careers, wonderful spouses, talented and well behaved children, lots of friends, and beautiful homes and cars. Everyone wants to be one of these people. Chances are good that you ... Views: 1339
I started writing a post about organization. And in it I talked about how in my ideal life everything flowed beautifully and life was magical. And then I started talking about my actual life and how things truly weren’t running as seamlessly as I would like them to. I talked about the endless ... Views: 1581
There are times, when no matter how focused we are on what we want, know what we need to do to get it, put plans into action, we are suddenly stopped in our tracks by doubt. We question our ability; we lose faith and self-belief. We have doubts about ever achieving our goals and the little ... Views: 1402
She sat on the floor amongst a pile of papers and cried.
Everywhere she looked, something needed to be done. Bills were stacked, envelopes strewn about, unopened cards and grocery receipts cluttered the room. All she needed was a good filing system – how hard could that be?
Every day, ... Views: 1412
According to a New York psychotherapist, "Loneliness is a leading social problem of our times. And when people make no attempt to overcome it, the consequences are often stagnation, doing nothing, anxiety and depression."
Unfortunately, there are a number of misconceptions floating around ... Views: 1251
What someone may find is that they have the inclination to keep their challenges to themselves, and perhaps they have been this way for as long as they can remember. They may believe that sharing what is going on for them would make them look weak or incapable, for instance.
Therefore, even ... Views: 913
What if you read this beautiful poem every single day? What if you choose to start doing all the wonderful things that Christian D Larson is teaching us to do? How would your life change? How will your life look like? How will the lives of those around look like? Let's all start doing more good ... Views: 1424
Have you ever put together a puzzle? First, you open the box and dump all of the pieces on a table. You spread them out. Then, you pick up each piece one at a time, turn it over, observe it for shape, color and a glimpse of something that might be useful, and then place it face up on the ... Views: 1427
When you are a creative person who writes, you perfectly know what a writer's block is. Moreover, you know dozens of tricks and tactics to deal with it. Struggling to come up with fresh and non-trivial ideas for new stories, articles, or blog posts, you research hundreds of websites and books to ... Views: 1644
Our culture entrains us not to know who we are. From the time we’re born and continuing into our early years, we’re conditioned to externalize our sense of self through being told when and how to eat, sleep, play, socialize, learn. Although this may be changing, the dominant child-raising ... Views: 1549
Sacred Sexuality isn’t only about sexuality; it’s about our relationship to our bodies, our creativity and our aliveness. When we learn to rinse away shame layers so that we can inhabit and appreciate the bodies we’re in (instead of the one we’re conditioned to believe we’re supposed to be in ), ... Views: 1021
With all of the negative news as well as alarming acts of and allegations against current world leaders, I was absolutely thrilled to see headlines that Prince Harry was speaking out about his mental health issues.
In an interview with Byrony Gordon who has just launched a podcast entitled ... Views: 1363
If you are anything like me, you are looking for ways to make your career and home life easier and to add more meaning. Weekly Tips for Busy Women has been many years in the making, combining information with inspiration. I am happy to share these tips to help, inform, challenge and empower ... Views: 1213
Do you want to change your life? Are you reading tons of self-help books and trying to do your affirmations every day, desperate to feel better about yourself? How is that working? Self help books and affirmations didn’t work for Lori* but she made major progress with Emotional Freedom ... Views: 1770
A Sharp Dressed Man
Traveling with a business man brought some unexpected revelations. However, one particularly stands out. We arrive the night before the "big meeting". You know the one you have spent weeks preparing for, the one with one of your biggest clients (a $50M plus deal), and the ... Views: 2349
A first step toward discovering your natural temperament type.
Are you naturally outgoing? Do others consider you outgoing?
If you are outgoing, are naturally talkative? If so you are most likely an "I" on the DiSC scale.
Influence
contacting people
making a favorable impression ... Views: 2710
As someone who has always enjoyed listening to lyricists and conscious rappers rather than mainstream hip hop artists, I was enthralled to discover Billy Carson and his “Pantheon of Musical Gods”, Pantheon Elite Records, has been reaching more listeners. It turns out that their song “False ... Views: 780
Pretty much any self help book you can buy will stress the importance of having a positive mental attitude to life if you wish you achieve ultimate success.
Think of the grand-daddy of them all, “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale, still selling well today, despite being ... Views: 849
This sentence rings the bell with me and with many women I’ve worked with: “I don’t know who I am anymore!” The question is: “Have you ever known who you really are?”
We live in a society that puts high pressure on young girls and women to fit certain standards of intelligence and beauty. ... Views: 1452
1. How do I love myself?
2. How can I feel like I don’t need approval and validation from anyone else anymore?
3. Why is it so hard for me to love myself?
4. What can I do to really feel happy inside?
5. Why is it so hard for me to take a compliment?
6. How can I know if someone loves me ... Views: 1091
As a human being, one has the ability to lift others up and make their life easier, or they can pull others down and make their life harder. There are going to be some people who generally fit into the first category and then there will be others who generally fit into to the second ... Views: 14401
Academics and Personal Transformation
Self Esteem
In the field of academics, the learning process is by far one of the most challenging experiences. For this reason, many educational programs are probing to find ways on how to support, facilitate and pilot learning in an optimized way. ... Views: 703
While it could be said that the ideal will be for one life’s to go as they want it to go, this doesn’t always take place. Instead, they can have moments when they don’t get what they want and there can be times when something ‘negative’ will occur.
Resistance
When something like this ... Views: 1472
One of the greatest needs a human being has is to be accepted for who they are. But while this is the case, it doesn’t necessarily mean that one has been able to fulfil this need or that they believe it is even possible for them to fulfil it.
If people were generally encouraged to be ... Views: 3623
Setting goals and achieving them is one of the most satisfying feelings that you will ever experience. If the feeling is so wonderful, then why doesn't everyone in the World achieve great things in their lives?
Unfortunately, there are people who simply don't and won't set goals and will ... Views: 1767
Do you find it’s easier to notice other people’s successes than it is to acknowledge your own? Do you even acknowledge your accomplishments before you raise the bar even higher for yourself and set another goal to achieve? By neglecting to acknowledge your accomplishments, you may be missing an ... Views: 3033
While it’s true no man should ever give up on style, once a guy reaches a certain age, he’s just gotta let go of fashions that fit into his high school or college days. Hey, maybe they were cool - back then. You did look great back in the day – attractive, handsome, fit! But ... Views: 1006
Here are some tips for developing self-compassion:
+ Start with mindful breathing.
Breathe slowly and deeply. Breathe into your body, wherever it hurts most. Imagine your breath flowing into and around the pain; feel yourself opening up around it.
+ Place a hand on the area that is most ... Views: 4591
You may be familiar with Dave Ramsey's philosophy of making your money work for you by living on less than you make, in other words "act your wage." During a meeting with a client earlier this week, she commented, "I wish my entire sales team would act their wage. They all set big goals at the ... Views: 1413
Our New Year is only two days away, so there's still time to add one more resolution to your list. This one will get you treated like a VIP, open doors, and warrant deferential treatment wherever you go. The resolution is to improve your image. People form strong opinions quickly, so looking ... Views: 1541
The following email was sent to me by Karen, a member of our website:
“For no obvious reason this morning, I was feeling anxious and depressed. I looked at it and realized that the false belief creating all this was that I have to be perfect in order for me to allow myself to feel happiness. ... Views: 2444
“I’m such a jerk. How could I have said that?”
“I’m a looser. I’ll never get anywhere.”
“I’m so stupid. I should have learned this by now.”
“I don’t fit in. I don’t belong with these people.”
“I’ll never be good enough. I’ll never do it right enough.”
“I’m permanently emotionally damaged. I’ll ... Views: 6896
If you remember, in a previous article, I promised to connect with you again on Csikszentmihalyi. In the book, The NEW Think and Grow Rich, his quotes is on page 175. And from his idea, we fashion the affirmation we present today. We’ve spoken about this affirmation priorly, but ... Views: 1005
There's a secret fear many women embrace: they will never be good enough. No matter how hard they try, to stay fit, lose weight, lose the gray, and anything else the world sees as vital to happiness, it's tough to keep up. The psyche suffers. Or does it?
Imagine a world where women 40, 50, ... Views: 1244
1. I am at peace with myself and accept my oneness with all life.
2. I draw from the wellspring of the Source to fill my heart with love, joy, peace, beauty, and grace. As I fill myself I have more than enough to nourish myself and others.
3. My wisdom guides me moment by moment to know ... Views: 1630