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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- We Love Others to the Degree We Love Ourselves - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2012 from Suzanne E. Harrill, M. Ed., LPCFebruary makes me think of Valentine's Day with its theme of love. What better time to remind yourself of all it takes to build your own foundation of love so you can truly love others. If you value loving and giving to others, take time to nurture your own self-esteem, build your reserves so ...
Views: 912 - Confidence Defined - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Justin HartfieldObviously, confidence does not signify that one has thoughts that express doubt or worry about an uncertain event; however, contrary to popular belief, confidence isn't about having positive thoughts about a situation either. Complete confidence only comes with complete detachment to the ...
Views: 910 - How to Build Self-Confidence: Just Being Yourself - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2015 from Ricky O' SheaKnowing how to build self confidence is something which every person alive can benefit from tremendously. Just think about how much easier it is to make the most of your natural potential when you possess unbreakable self-confidence. It just makes everything in your life so much easier, ...
Views: 910 - Improving Self Confidence: How-to - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2009 from Cameron CarterMany people suffer from a lack of confidence, feeling that they just aren't able to perform tasks well. These feelings can impede a person's career progress, and can also result in a lack of productivity and accomplishment in the workplace. As a manager, you need to pay attention to the presence ...
Views: 910 - Most Important Decision You Can Make To Overcome Your Fear Of Rejection - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2008 from Thadddeus FergusonThe majority of you reading this now have already begun making the most important changes when it comes to overcoming your desire to avoid rejection from women. Like most things in life only you have the power to change them in order to get what you want. No matter what, if you never take that ...
Views: 910 - Blueprint for Emotional Balance - by Submitted on May 05, 2009 from Lily MarsEven in the best of times, life can be challenging. Sometimes failing health or loss of a job may be at the root of our concerns. Other times it may be smaller things, such as feeling left out, being criticized or feeling judged by others that sends us for a loop. And that’s the focus of this ...
Views: 909 - Love the Person You Are and Hate the Person You’ve Been - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2006 from Angie LewisDid you know that love is a choice? We choose to love or not to love. It's that simple. But I believe the non-loving choice is not our "true selves." The non-loving self is absorbed in anger, judgment, resentment, and all kinds of things that we allow to control how we love. We haven't let go ...
Views: 909 - The Art of Making Decisions - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2018 from Sheryl PaulOur culture fails to teach us the essential skills we need to navigate through life successfully in so many ways. As I discuss often on this site, it fails to teach us about healthy, real love. It fails to teach us about how to feel our feelings and work with our thoughts. It fails to guide us ...
Views: 909 - Attention Parents! Give your child a gift of a desired voice, confidence and self-esteem! - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2017 from Diana YampolskyOur Vocal Science™ Program can help your child achieve all of the above with guaranteed results. Let’s say that your child desires to be in a school musical play, may want to sing in a choir, would also want to have better presentations and thus, better marks at school. - Let’s make it ...
Views: 908 - Empowerment: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Feel Comfortable With Feeling Powerless? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone is an empowered human being, they will know that they do have an effect on their life. In each moment of their life they will have the ability to decide how they will behave, and they will be able to decide the meaning that they give to what takes place. One is then going to see ...
Views: 907 - Re-programming the subconscious mind’s hard drive to take back control over your life choices - by Submitted on May 14, 2017 from Felicity MuscatAs you move through your life do you ever find yourself repeating or recreating situations that are less than desirable? For instance, do you find yourself caught in certain self-sabotaging or self-destructive habits that have taken control over your mind and life? Do you feel sufficiently ...
Views: 907 - Six Things Every Mom Needs To Boost Confidence - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2015 from Anita GinsburgBeing a mom is often a thankless job with countless hours spent dashing around town to run errands and cleaning up mess after mess. This lifestyle does not always boost a mother's confidence, and losing your self-confidence could result in even more stress and anxiety. Here is a look at six ...
Views: 907 - The Way Your Positive Self-Talk Impacts Your Self Esteem , Confidence and Your Success While Eliminating Detrimental Effects of Negative Thinking - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2022 from Leon EdwardPeople are taken part in an inner dialogue or self-talk consistently. It is a sort of automatic response to just how we feel, as well as it influences our behavior based on our experiences in life. If your point of view is always negative, as well as if you consistently engage in negative ...
Views: 907 - Is Low Self-esteem Stopping you from being Successful? - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Noelyne JonesEver wondered why you don't achieve all that you want in life? You know there is something missing but not sure what it is? Do you feel that you could do more or achieve more yet feel fearful of taking any action? There are many causes of a lack of success and not getting what you want in life. ...
Views: 906(1 vote) - Developing the Self-Confidence to Last a Lifetime - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Steevie ParksWhat is the single best predictor of success in love, work and play? You're right! It's Self-Confidence! We all want to feel 'self confident', but the question is; 'How can we reliably go about this, if we don't already feel this way?' . It may be helpful to picture the trait of self confidence ...
Views: 905(1 vote) - How To Improve Your Self Confidence - Great Tips To Improving Self Confidence - by Submitted on May 28, 2008 from Raymond TehThis article will illustrate on the great tips to improve your self confidence. The first things that we need to focus on is that self confidence are most effective to gain through ourselves, all we need to is believe and learn the techniques to do that. Self confidence brings out the best of ...
Views: 905 - Vulnerability: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Have A Fear Of Being Vulnerable? - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIt could be said that in order for someone to grow and to develop, they will need to feel comfortable with being vulnerable. The reason for this is that if someone has the need to protect themselves, they are not going to open themselves up to life. Their main priority will be to do ...
Views: 905 - What Does My Why-To's And Why-Not-To's Have To Do With Success - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Noah St. John"Okay, Noah," you're saying. "I can see that every decision I make is based on my Why-To's and Why-Not-To's. But what does that have to do with success? Are you trying to tell me that, if I'm holding myself back from the success I'm capable of, that means I don't want to succeed? Is that what ...
Views: 905 - 5 TIPS TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH YOUR JOB APPLICATION - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Mark IraborYour resume is the selling point which, when done properly will guarantee you an interview. Most employers view hundreds of job application and their selection is based primarily on individuals job application. If you have a great resume but do not have the right application you may not be ...
Views: 904 - Getting over the fear - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2006 from Wayne PoeWhat's your fear? Is it fear of being laughed at in front of a large crowd? Is it fear of being rejected? I'll tell you what my fears were (still are): * Fear of being humiliated, laughed at in front of a crowd * I fear being rejected by friends, family and new people I meet The ...
Views: 904 - How to stick to their own standpoint when they face to a strong position - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Ann YangNo. It’s one of the shortest words in the English vocabulary, but it’s also one of the most difficult for many of us to say. We all know that setting limits will lower our stress level and save our sanity, but sometimes we are caught off guard by people who simply won’t take no for an answer. ...
Views: 904 - In Stressful Times Most People Need a System of Survival - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Karen RowinskyWe live in paradoxical times…at the same time our country has been instilled with a new sense of hope; every day we hear more bad news of our growing economic downturn. If we have not lost a job or a retirement plan, we know someone who has. We try to be optimistic but many of us feel a growing ...
Views: 904(2 votes) - The Power Of Hope - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2021 from Oliver JR CooperDuring the moments in my life when I was in a hell of a lot of pain, I had this sense that things would change for the better. I didn’t know how this would happen I just knew that my life would change; in a way, it was as if I was in a country that I was only visiting. If I had only listened ...
Views: 904 - Wait for it... -- On the virtue of patience - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2017 from Andy KayBuilding confidence takes patience. -- In that it takes years. Some people attract confidence naturally. But, unfairly as the world works, not everyone does. If life's truly got you down, turning it around is one of the bigger projects you’ll ever undergo. And even with a fairly normal ...
Views: 904 - Warning! Unexamined Habits are Sabotaging Your Self-Growth - by Submitted on May 13, 2020 from Jessica McMohenAre you sabotaging your self-growth efforts unknowingly by indulging in habits with an unknown impact? All of our habits have a far-reaching impact on other people and the planet. Self-improvement is rooted in examining your thoughts, ideas, and habits and rooting out ineffective behaviors ...
Views: 904 - Blogging for Self Development - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2010 from Igor SilvaNearly everyone of us thinks that only special people can do blogging on the net, but that is surely untrue, as blogging can help Self Development specially to shy and bashful people. Blogging is certainly not just for money makers or experts because amateur are most likely to benefit from ...
Views: 903 - ***Designing a Future Marked by High Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2007 from Dr. Joe RubinoStudies show that more than 85% of the world’s population suffers from some degree of diminished self-worth. For most people who lack a positive self-image, the future looks like a mere extension of their troubled past. Their expectation of what is to be is consistent with what has been — with a ...
Views: 902 - Self-Confidence - Learn How to Transform Your Thoughts into Your Destiny - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Lovie HobbsWhat is your mind telling you? Is it telling you that you have the ability to achieve your heart’s desires? And do you believe in your heart (mind) that you can do it. Then, the only thing stopping you is you. If, you are looking at your circumstances and the situation you find yourself in at ...
Views: 902 - Self-Esteem -- How to Turn I'm Not Good Enough, into I'm Un-Stoppable - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2007 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonDo you ever worry that you're not good enough, not smart enough, or you simply don't have what it takes? Do you ever worry that this is keeping you from achieving the things you want most in your life? According to a recent report by the Priory Group, entitled I'm Not Good Enough, millions of ...
Views: 902 - Women And Control: Are You Trying To Micromanage The World So You Don't Feel So Anxious? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Lisa Merlo-BoothControl is the need to get people to do what you want them to do so you don't feel so anxious. Control can take on many forms. Some control boldly: "You're a wimp who doesn't know how to stand up to anyone. Tell your boss you're not working on Saturday or I'm leaving." Some women control by ...
Views: 902 - A Roadmap for How to Reclaim Your Magnificent Body - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2019 from Sheryl PaulSacred 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: 901 - An Easy Self Worth Improvement - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2007 from boake mooreSelf Worth Our self worth is really a simple matter of logic and reasoning. “He has made perfect forever those who are made for him” and “He loves all of those who he has made in his image”. Read those 2 scriptures again. We are made perfect and in his eyes we are ...
Views: 901 - Self Care Fridays - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Cindie WildingI love giving myself permission to do what I want, don't you? Or do you? I know, it's hard, you have so much to do, and people depending on you and when you do have time to do what you want, it means sitting in front of the televison or computer (my vice) until it's time for bed. I hate to ...
Views: 901 - 4 COMMON JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Mark IraborJob interview can be stressful with some very difficult questions, but you must make sure you give an answer that will make you stand out in the crowd. Interview can in fact give you nightmares, making you to wake up in a sweat the night before an important interview. However it will be nice ...
Views: 900 - Innermost Self-confidence and What It Can Do For You - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Neill ThompsonThere are some men who openly discuss their sexual escapades and the way great their intimate relations are with ladies. However, many of those same men wouldn't get the greatest ratings within the bed room from their partner. These males exhibit confidence, but what they may be missing is ...
Views: 898 - Shame and Guilt: A World of Difference - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2007 from Azriel WinnettJill and Sharon (not their real names) worked on the same projects in close proximity to each other in a relatively small office. Their work was very pressured with one tight deadline to meet after another. Small wonder that the two of them were continually treading on each others toes and from ...
Views: 897 - Two Powerful Words You Used As a Toddler Can Help You Lose Pounds - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Barbie PattersonDo you remember when you were a toddler? Every time your mother or father asked you a question your answer was, “Why?” You wanted to know why the sky was blue and why you had to go to bed, etc. As a parent, if they knew the answer to your question, they would patiently tell you. If they were at ...
Views: 897 - What's Already Perfect? - by Submitted on May 27, 2008 from Ruth Hegarty"What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination." - Zig Ziglar In this article, rather than add to your "to do" list with more ways to improve your current situation, I thought I'd take a different approach. I ask you ...
Views: 897 - Change From Negative To Positive Thinking With A Single Word - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Esther BartkiwI learned a new word today and it has me giddy with joy. The word is insouciance. Say it out loud: in soo see ance. Doesn't that sound delicious-like you want to eat a piece of it? Visualize To Change Your Thinking Insouciance is a French word that means carefree or without a care. ...
Views: 896(3 votes) - Critical Thinking: Is Celebrity Worship A Sign Of How Emotionally Undeveloped The Western World Is? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIn just about every country in the western world, very few people class themselves as religious. At the same time, the people who are coming into this part of the world from Africa and the Middle East, for instance, are often religious. Therefore, while religion is on its way out in this ...
Views: 896 - The Hunter, The Influencer and The Problem Solver: WHICH ONE ARE YOU? - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Marco GiuntaThe word "Hunt" can conjure up different feelings for different people. For some the word has a somewhat negative tone, wherein the word hunt is associated with the word "kill". For others, it is a word that brings about feelings of excitement, as there can be a surge of adrenaline that goes ...
Views: 896 - 10 Simple Rules To Keep You In Fashion - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Maria FergusonIf you are the average woman, knowing all the ins and outs of fashion is not something you have time to learn and research. With our busy lives, we just buy what we think will look nice and is affordable. However, there are some simple rules you can follow to keep yourself “In Fashion”, so to ...
Views: 895(1 vote) - Boundaries: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Say Yes All The Time? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone wants to do something, they can say yes, and, if they don’t, they can say no. Both of these words are going to be important; one word won’t be more important than the other. When someone can use both of these words, there will be no reason for them to have the tendency to ignore ...
Views: 895 - Empowering Kids to Deal with Bullies and Low Self-esteem - by Did you know that 23% of 9th graders have carried a weapon to school recently? According to the US Justice Department, one out of three kids will be offered or sold drugs at school while one out of four kids is bullied either mentally or physically every day. Do we really know what happens to ...
Views: 895(3 votes) - Forget about never being made fun of: Here's what to do instead - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2017 from Andy KayBeing made fun of is probably one of the most common fears among people with confidence and self-esteem issues. And for many a good reason. With the possible exception of Larry David and other deliberately self-deprecating comedians, nobody likes being made fun of. When somebody makes fun of ...
Views: 895 - On the paradox of finding comfort in low confidence - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2017 from Andy KayIf you know anyone with low confidence, you'd want them to feel more confident, right? However, things aren't always that simple. Low confidence is a lot like depression. In that it has that one counter-intuitive paradox to it: Depression and low confidence holds us back. But for that ...
Views: 895 - People Respond to Self Confidence - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from cedric riceI feel that the law of preservation causes us to gravitate to people who seem to have everything under control. We feel safe when we are under their leadership so we gravitate to be around them. The main factor which causes us to want to be around them is the self confidence that they ...
Views: 895 - Self-Esteem Insights - Start Your Journey Here - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2011 from Mike MooreAll of us benefits by purposeful steps that focus on strengthening self-esteem. Self-development is each personal responsibility. Each of us must take control. Where do you start? Begin with one of 5 Key Insights. They support establishing a plan for personal development, and the first step ...
Views: 895 - How to Raise Self Esteem: Part Two - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Colin SmithIn this second part of the article about how to raise self esteem I would like to introduce you to a wonderful technique from the field of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) known as ‘The Swish.’ Using this technique you can re-program your thought process’s to move away from the unwanted ...
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