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- Change From Victim to Victor in Life (Part 3): Dispute the Beliefs That Make You Feel Helpless - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Sharon EsonisYou have a choice about what goes on inside your head. You get to choose what you think, what you believe and what you expect to happen. You get to decide if an event or a person has control over your life or if you do. Part 1 in this series of articles gave you the opportunity to identify some ...
Views: 124(1 vote) - Change From Victim to Victor in Life (Part 2): Develop an Optimistic Attitude Toward Adversity - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Sharon EsonisBeing trapped in the victim role marginalizes your ability to live a fruitful, powerful and rewarding existence. I have very good news for people caught up in the victim mentality: you can free yourself from this self-imposed, self-defeating, depressing approach to life. Changing your attitude ...
Views: 160(4 votes) - Change From Victim to Victor in Life (Part 1): Start by Assessing Your Beliefs and Expectations - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Sharon EsonisCasting yourself in the role of the victim in your inner world and in your public persona is a straight shot to pain, disappointment and ineffectiveness. This misguided approach marginalizes your ability to live a fruitful, powerful and rewarding existence. People who find themselves trapped ...
Views: 106(2 votes) - Reduce Stress and Improve Your Health by Learning a Simple Form of Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Sharon EsonisThe "Relaxation Response" is a powerful meditative technique that effectively reduces stress. Herbert Benson, a cardiologist, researcher and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, coined the term in his book, The Relaxation Response, first published in 1975. The term refers to an inborn ...
Views: 226(8 votes) - Can You Dream It? Then You Can Do It! The Importance of Having and Pursuing Dreams in Life - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Sharon EsonisDuring my 25-plus years in private practice, I've worked with many individuals who have abandoned the hope of ever achieving their goals and aspirations in life. In other words, they've stopped dreaming, and they've stopped doing what it takes to realize any dreams they may have had. Sadly, some ...
Views: 193(1 vote) - Positive Psychology Coaching and Happiness - Learn How Happiness Helps You Achieve Your Goals and Dreams - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Sharon EsonisPositive Psychology research has yielded some fascinating findings about the relationship between happiness and goal attainment. According to Robert Biswas-Diener and Ben Dean in their book, Positive Psychology Coaching (2007), happy people have psychological capital that supports the quest to ...
Views: 227(7 votes) - Stop Thinking Like a Victim! Self-Pity is a Roadblock to Your Happiness and Self-Confidence - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Sharon EsonisCasting yourself in the role of victim in your inner world and in your public persona is a straight shot to pain, disappointment and ineffectiveness. This misguided approach marginalizes your ability to live a fruitful, powerful and rewarding existence. It restricts your options, blocks your ...
Views: 563(5 votes) - Positive Psychology Coaching: Overcome Obstacles, Attain Goals, Live Life to the Fullest - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Sharon EsonisMost people have some idea of what the term "coaching" implies, whether it be in a sporting, business or personal context. The traditional concept of coaching has been around for a while now, and those individuals who work with skilled coaches can reap meaningful rewards in their lives and/or ...
Views: 323(4 votes) - The Rocky Road of Perfectionism: Help Overcome Stress, Anxiety and Depression by Changing Unrealistic Expectations of Yourself a - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Sharon EsonisPerfectionism is an unhealthy way to live. I have witnessed the emotional turmoil of too many people who have this particular belief system with its ridiculous expectations. Believing that only one outcome (the perfect one!) is acceptable is incompatible with emotional health and creative ...
Views: 485(2 votes) - A Terrific Tool for Effective Stress Management: Abdominal (Diaphragmatic) Breathing - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Sharon EsonisIt's hard to emphasize enough how important breathing is in your quest to manage the stress response and take control of your life. You have a choice: deep abdominal breathing or shallow chest breathing. The diaphragm, which is under the lungs and just above the abdomen, is the most efficient ...
Views: 279(1 vote) - The Approval Trap: Being an "Approval Junkie" is Harmful to Your Mental Health, Confidence and Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Sharon EsonisThere is a rarely discussed addiction that can be as enslaving as drugs and as devastating to self-respect, self-confidence and healthy functioning as alcoholism. The obsessive need for approval brings with it a lot of baggage! It promotes failure and disappointment, wastes time, energy and ...
Views: 335 - The Strength of Courage - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2007 from Sharon EsonisTHE STRENGTH OF COURAGE Face Your Fears, Take Risks by Sharon S. Esonis, Ph.D. “I am not afraid of storms for I am learning to sail my ship.” Louisa May Alcott Courage is a towering strength, one that has the revered status of a virtue throughout the ages and worldwide. To ...
Views: 106 - The Strength Of Optimism - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2007 from Sharon EsonisTHE STRENGTH OF OPTIMISM Believe you are a powerful force in your future, and act accordingly by Sharon S. Esonis, Ph.D. “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better you are unlikely to step up and take ...
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