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How Core Beliefs Run Your Life - For Good or BadFoolproof Ways to Use Assertiveness to Request a RaiseTips for Using Social Media in a Healthy Manner- 3 Obstacles in building self-confidence - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2007 from Emmanuel SeguiKnow what’s holding you back. It’s great that you have decided to build your self-confidence. However, there are a few obstacles that can keep you from achieving your goal. Most of the time, these obstacles are so obvious that they do not seem like obstacles at all, and all you can see is that ...
Views: 1241 - Boundaries: Does Someone Need To Embrace Their Masculine Nature If They Are Unable To Say No? - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperIf one is asked if they would like to do something, they could end up saying yes. This could show that they actually want to do what the person has suggested, and there will then have been no reason for them to say anything else. A Wonderful Experience This could then be a time when one ...
Views: 1241 - How to stop watching successful people and start becoming one - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatDid you know the only reason most people live in scarcity is because they have been hypnotised into accepting a host of limiting beliefs around their ability to create the abundance they rightfully deserve? Did you know most of those beliefs are held outside of conscious awareness stored deep in ...
Views: 1241 - Replace Your Self-Criticism with Self-Compassion! - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Georgiana CarollusDo you believe that you need to be hard on yourself in order to succeed? Do you think showing yourself compassion is a weakness and only a feel-good way to coddle yourself? Would you change your mind about this if you learned that self-compassion can increase your sense of well-being and ability ...
Views: 1241 - Develop "No-fault" Thinking to Succeed - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2008 from Doug HartI hope you’re staying on track, getting everything you want in life, and finding happiness beyond what you ever thought possible! If not, what’s holding you back? Have you ever thought about it? If you are making progress and moving towards your goals, then you probably are doing ...
Views: 1240 - Dr. Romance on Coping with Critics - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2017 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: No one likes to be criticized, fairly or not. It’s always difficult to deal with, and it can hurt. Because I’m a writer of books and columns, and because I’ve lectured, appeared on radio and TV, I am sometimes recognized in public. I’m glad ...
Views: 1240 - Emotional Awareness: If Someone Feels Offended Does It Prove That Another Person Has Done Something Wrong? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperIf one reads the paper on a regular basis and/or spends time on social media, they may have heard about people who have been offended by something. Now, one may see that there are times when this is valid, and times when it isn’t. Part of Life However, if one was to take a step back from ...
Views: 1240 - Just Getting Started With Confidence - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2013 from John SteelyWe all want to be confident: confident in our work, confident in our thinking, confident in our relationships. We feel that we are lacking in confidence, sometimes to the point of fearfulness. We hold ourselves back, telling ourselves that we will move forward when we are more confident. But ...
Views: 1240 - People Pleasing: Why Do Some People Believe That They Need To Please Others In Order To Survive? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperAt the start of someone’s life, their survival would have depended upon their caregivers. As a result of this, they wouldn’t have had much control during this stage of their life. A Different Scenario However, as the years passed and they grew into an adult, their survival would no longer ...
Views: 1240 - Second Most Costly Misconception About Creating Success - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Joey PoltorSecond Most Costly Misconception About Creating Success - By: Joey Poltor There is only ONE way to become successful... There is only ONE way to make a million dollars and you are looking for that magical answer. You may know this, heck, you may have been referred to as this guy. The fact is ...
Views: 1240 - Ways to deal with critical comments - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from M.Farouk RadwanWe all have goals that we want to achieve and big dreams that we want to fulfill. Almost everyone who has announced his goals and dreams started facing criticism, rejection and comments that have the purpose of putting him down. The problem with such comments is that they sometimes come from ...
Views: 1240 - Building Self Esteem in Chilren: Help Raise Low Self Esteem - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2009 from Elizabeth MorrisHelp raise low self esteem through encouraging your child to take up a hobby or sport they find appealing. Hobbies, sports and interests benefit children in many ways. It gives a child an opportunity to express themselves, and it allows them to discover themselves and build their self-esteem as ...
Views: 1239(1 vote) - How Passion Unlocks Potential - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2010 from Peter NichollsIt's after knock-off time and you're still at the office, working on a project you feel was made for you. You've become so absorbed in your thoughts and ideas and the sheer enjoyment of the experience, you haven't noticed everyone else has gone home. Your mind, body and spirit have come together ...
Views: 1239(3 votes) - How to Cope with a Disfigurement - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2017 from Rachael MurpheyScars and disfigurements affect millions of people, with varying psychological impacts. According to Dave Abels, “A laceration is a rip, cut, or tear in the skin and can be a minor or serious injury. Laceration injuries can occur in many types of accidents and to any accident victim. Often, ...
Views: 1239 - Talk Back to Your Inner Critic - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2007 from Thelma MarianoThink of a small, vulnerable child. You yell at her, tell her she’s always making a mess and that she’ll never amount to anything. Does this make her shape up and do better? No! She shrinks into her little corner, afraid to make another move. Or maybe she lashes out at you in anger. ...
Views: 1239 - Ever Feel Like An Imposter in Your Business? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2015 from Margie BeiswangerDo you feel like no matter how much of a success your business ends up being your efforts will never be good enough? If so, you're not alone. And you may have what is referred to as Imposter Syndrome. This syndrome is defined by having feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evidence ...
Views: 1238 - 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: 1238(1 vote) - Success is an inside job - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2012 from Richard LuckYour self-esteem is critical to your success. It can be hard to identify what exactly healthy self-esteem is. The signs of an unhealthy self-esteem are usually obvious. Someone who cuts themselves down a lot and is always afraid to make big decisions or use their talents doesn't have ...
Views: 1238 - Top 10 Ways To Cultivate Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2008 from Ruth HegartyIn 1776, when John Hancock (and 55 others) signed the Declaration of Independence, they were well aware of the fact that "the pursuit of happiness" is vital to the welfare of individuals. The following list constitutes some of the important lessons I have learned in my own pursuit of happiness. ...
Views: 1238 - Boost Your Self-Esteem - Be an Expert in Your Field - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Doug HartGood day, I have question for you today, one that I think may change your perspective about yourself a bit. Do you consider yourself an expert? I hope there are at least one or two subjects that you are considered quite good at, very knowledgeable at least, if not an outright expert. If not, ...
Views: 1237(1 vote) - Free Speech: Are Facts Too Offensive In Today's World? - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone has the need to say something, it doesn’t mean that they will say what is on their mind. And what can define whether or not they speak up is if what they have to say is politically correct. A Risk Now, what they could find is that it is safe for them to express what is on their ...
Views: 1237 - Give Yourself Permission to Become a Success - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Doug StevensonYou are huge. You are enormous. You are magnificent! I’m not talking about your girth; I’m talking about your talent. I’m talking about your passion and depth of feeling. I’m talking about your potential to be an amazing speaker, communicator or leader. Have you given yourself permission to ...
Views: 1237 - Prosperity as A Way Of Life - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2013 from Linda Simmon"Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just money or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not just a lack of money or things." ~ Eric Butterworth Perhaps many of you are evaluating and re-evaluating your financial situation. This is a great time to re-evaluate ...
Views: 1237 - 10 Ways to Enhance Your Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2012 from Kevin SinclairThe ultimate way to transform your life and also earn the admiration of other people would be to enhance your self-esteem. This isn't a really difficult task. The only thing that it requires is great guidance. Listed below are 10 suggestions for improving your self-esteem. 1. You need to ...
Views: 1236 - Overcome Inferiority Complex - 4 Keys to Shift Your Perspective From Grasshopper to Giant - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Alicia IsaacsA grasshopper's size is really tiny in comparison to a giant. If you look at yourself with this same perspective in the face of your adversity, you limit and deny yourself of being able to overcome whatever situation you may be going through right now. If you see yourself as being limited and ...
Views: 1236 - How Are You A Superstar? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2014 from Janbreathe@aol.com Janbreathe@aol.comWe all have something about us, maybe not readily apparent to others (or even ourselves), that is nonetheless golden, some long hoped for achievement, some rich intrinsic value that makes us superstars in our own life. Sometimes we need something to wake us up and help us claim our unique ...
Views: 1235(1 vote) - The Key To Fearless Self-Promotion - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2014 from Margie BeiswangerWhat happens when you leave a potted plant unwatered? Does it thrive? Not hardly. That poor thing becomes the next fire's kindling. Your business without self-promotion is that plant without water; it will die. We all know this; it's no secret, but hoards of people feel as though ...
Views: 1235 - The Media: Are Films Better Than The Mainstream Media When It Comes To Conditioning People? - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperFor quite some time now, there has been one source that people look towards to be informed and another when they want to be entertained. This is not to say that someone thinks about one of these sources when they want to be informed/entertained, as it is likely to be something that just ...
Views: 1235 - **What Will They Think? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2020 from Judi MoreoMost of us were taught we should be concerned about what others think about us and should seek their approval for all that we do. We sometimes hear a little voice in our head that actually says, “What will they think?” or “If you fail, you’ll look like a fool.” I bet you can look back at ...
Views: 1234 - Needs: Is It Better To Be Selfless Than To Be Selfish? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperWhile there are certain behaviours that are seen as being good, there are others that are seen as being bad. When it comes it comes to the former, it can relate to having manners, being friendly and helping others. Through being this way, one is likely to find that most people will respond ...
Views: 1234 - Self-Image: Is Someone Who Feels Inferior More Likely To Get Help Than Someone Who Feels Superior? - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhen one has a challenge in their life, they can think that they don’t need to put in a lot of effort or they may think they need to put in a lot of effort. It can all depend on what part they believe that are playing in what is taking place. However, just because one is playing a part in ...
Views: 1234 - Improving Children's Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2006 from Wayne PoeTo learn how to improve your childrens' self-esteem can involve a lot of different aspects, this is part 1 in a series of articles focused on helping you imrove your child's self-esteem. You child comes home with their report card and reluctantly passes it over to you. You already have a bad ...
Views: 1233 - Relationships: Can Someone Be Attracted To The Wrong People When They Feel Worthless? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperIt could be said that the ideal will be for one to take the time to get to know someone before they end up in a relationship with them. This will give them the chance to find out if they are right for each other. And when they are in this position, it will also be a good idea for them to ...
Views: 1233 - Surviving A Breakup – Healing A Broken Heart and Restoring yourself back to feeling confident in yourself and your desirability - by Submitted on May 11, 2017 from Felicity MuscatBy Felicity Muscat Do you know that most individuals have been taught that the healing process of a broken heart takes time to heal, the limitation with this is that although the pain subsides the effects of the scar remain and continually get re-triggered when individuals attempt to move on ...
Views: 1233 - Can I Be Successful Without Being Confident? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from LaTalya PalmerIf you have been hitting constant road blocks on your journey to success, it's quite possible that you've been trying to take short-cuts and find an easy way to the top. Like many people, you're probably at the point where you are tired of feeling like a failure and being beat up by life. All ...
Views: 1232 - Problem of low self esteem - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2012 from Laura SilvaConfidence has great importance in life and if you are having some issues with confidence then there might be some serious complications for you. Similarly, your self esteem will also diminish and you will be soon going on the wrong track of your life. There are many ways to improve your self ...
Views: 1232 - Why is taking the first step so hard? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2017 from Andy KayIf you’re anything like I used to be, you’ve been held back by your current problems for more than a matter of months. You've wanted to be taking the first step. But... How?? We do this for several reasons. Some more evident than others. For example, if lack of confidence is holding you ...
Views: 1232 - Cure Your Social Anxiety in 3 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Joshua UebergangPerhaps you hate the drugs a psychiatrist has given you to deal with your anxiety. I'm about to show you how to cure your social anxiety the natural and cheap way. But before you throw away your drugs like Xanax, Klonopin, or Ativan, please consult with your health care professional. If you ...
Views: 1231 - Self-Empowerment Coaching Can Take You To New Levels - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Marion LicchielloWhat does it take to be a great coach? In my eyes a great coach is someone who is in integrity; in other words, someone who walks the walk and talks the talk. That doesn't mean they are perfect; no one is. I feel the more experiences a coach has had in their life, a better coach they will be. ...
Views: 1231 - What is Your Sense of Self Worth? (A Quiz) - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe first step in acknowledging and accessing your worth, value, and sense of fulfillment, is to take an honest personal assessment. Set aside some quiet time where you can have privacy and think. Take your journal, notebook or diary and a pen, and ask yourself the following questions: ...
Views: 1231 - Going With Your Gut - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2015 from Peter KirwanA Quick Preamble: You’ve heard of a “womans’ intuition”, right..? First, it really does exist and second, and as a matter of fact, it isn’t just women – sorry ’bout that ladies – that have this particular power and experience it…men and even kids experience it and use it on a pretty ...
Views: 1230 - How to Overcome Self-Sabotage - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2016 from T. Renee RichardsonGreetings! Especially for service-oriented business owners navigating business expansion, career change, and retirement, self-sabotage holds the potential to create frustrated havoc instead of joyous satisfaction. From my perspective, based on my own experience and decades of observations ...
Views: 1230(2 votes) - Confidence through Inner Self leadership - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Sally BonkrudeConfidence can be found when you learn to become present and discover your “Inner Self Leadership”, that place that is full of confidence, wisdom, compassion, non-judgment, love, and strength. From this place, you will get to know the parts of yourself that hold the fears and anxiety and hijack ...
Views: 1229 - Seven reasons to stop being a doormat! - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2018 from Lynda HudsonPeople may be taking advantage of your good nature But perhaps you are letting them do it! Maybe you are too ready to say ‘yes’ when people ask you to do something even when it isn’t what you want. Or even when it is really inconvenient. You may begin to feel very resentful after a ...
Views: 1228 - Which Do You Want: Scary Success or Frightful Failure? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2017 from Trevor DumbletonWhen we as people think of success we often see expense. Expensive cars, expensive houses, expensive clothes. The furthest thing from our minds is fear. We see smiling faces and tanned bodies on beaches sporting trim bodies (especially in those adverts telling us we can make big money ...
Views: 1228 - Increase Receiving by Releasing Guilt! - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2016 from Dave AbbottWe give ourselves as much love, happiness, peace, prosperity and good health as our guilt will allow. What does this really mean? Another way to look at it is to the degree we feel guilty (current or suppressed) is the degree to which we block or disallow all the good to come into our lives. ...
Views: 1227 - Self Help Tips on Combating Shyness and Social Anxiety - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Belinda DalyThose who suffer from shyness or social anxiety care what others think of them. Instead of just getting on with their own lives they constantly believe that people are judging them. People who are shy believe that they are not as good as other people and that they cannot achieve what they want ...
Views: 1227 - ***Letting Go Part 2: some tools to help - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2013 from Tina NiesHave you read Letting Go Part 1... what does it mean to you? Maybe you tried out the idea that when you are in the moment of a stressful situation, you look for the good, just for a moment. Maybe in that moment, an idea came to you about how you could lessen the stress or resolve the ...
Views: 1226 - Assertiveness: Do Some Peoples Childhoods Stop Them From Being Able To Assert Themselves? - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIt is not uncommon to come across information about how to be assertive, and this surely shows how much of a challenge this is for so many people. If someone was to read a book on this subject, it could be for one of two reasons. Two Experiences On the one hand, it could be a sign that ...
Views: 1226 - Practice Being Kind to You - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Abigail SteidleyIt can definitely be a learning curve to practice self-kindness, so this week I’d like to talk about step two: actively creating self-kindness in your mind. Once you start recognizing when you are beating yourself up or judging yourself, you have opened the window to do something different ...
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