Do you know how babies learn to grasp objects?
They first hold the object incorrectly so it drops from their hands
And then they hold it incorrectly the second time and it drops again
And then they hold it incorrectly for the third time and then it falls again
And then they hold incorrectly ... Views: 1352
Long ago I used to think that persuading people is a hard task but as I learned more and more I discovered that people find it hard to persuade others because they do the wrong things not because its hard to persuade someone.
After working as a sales person for years and after running my own ... Views: 1343
I was always wondering why are some people determined to reach their goals and why are others always helpless. What was confusing me even more is that the same person who was once motivated to reach his goals can suddenly turn into a helpless person who don’t know what to do in order to get what ... Views: 1334
Relationships Addiction
Suppose that you got used to drink three cans of coke each day, what will happen if one day you suddenly stopped drinking coke? Most likely you will feel that there is something missing and most likely you will be eager to drink your daily coke.
That happened because ... Views: 1333
One of the main reasons popular advice such as repeat affirmations or do something new rarely help people feel good on the long term is that they focus on momentary improvement rather than focusing on root causes.
If you want to feel happy on the long term then you should deal with the root ... Views: 1321
Each and every person living on this planet has certain unmet needs. A poor man might need more money, an ambitious man might need more success while a lonely man might need more friends.
Whether you know your goals or whether you don’t have any idea about them this won’t mean that you don’t ... Views: 1313
How many times have you heard someone say “because everybody is doing it” when you ask him/her a certain question?
It’s the most popular answer among teenagers; their excuse in doing something is that everyone is doing it and so it can't be wrong, right?
Are They ... Views: 1278
succeed still most people get patience incorrectly as they perceive it as some kind of helplessness.
Contrary to common beliefs patience can make you more powerful provided that you understand it correctly and do it the right way.
In this post I am going to tell you about 5 ways that can make ... Views: 1277
One of the most powerful ways to build self confidence is to maintain a self confidence journal.
Here are few facts to consider:
1) Self confidence is no more than a set of beliefs
2) Beliefs are strengthened by repetition
3) People with low confidence filter out all compliments they get ... Views: 1266
are you haunted by a bad habit?
Do you have a habit that has been haunting you since years?
Do you suffer from an inner self conflict, because you were unable to quit that habit?
Do you feel pain each time you repeat doing that habit again?
Have you tried every possible method to quit ... Views: 1263
Everyday millions of people try to become more confident by acquiring fame, power, money and popularity but in the end most of them never make any progress and end up feeling the same.
Most of those people were told to repeat affirmations, think positively or to believe in themselves but in the ... Views: 1249
Why do you compare yourself to that guy standing over there and feel inferior while you totally ignore that other guy on your right?
Why do you feel comfortable when being with certain people and feel completely uncomfortable in the company of others?
Why do certain people make you feel ... Views: 1247
Everyone wants to become more confident but for some reason most people waste their efforts in incorrect directions and as a result they never manage to increase their self confidence levels.
The main difference between those who manage to build self confidence and those who waste their time ... Views: 1237
These days job dissatisfaction is one of the most common problems among people.
Many people are either dissatisfied with their jobs, hate the tasks they do or even find it boring.
Just ask 10 people on a Sunday night how they feel and you will discover that the majority of them are feeling ... Views: 1234
Always feeling guilty
I am sure you are aware of the feelings of guilt that comes when you do something that you didn’t want to do, but do you know that you could be feeling guilty for your whole life for something that you are not even aware of??
Feelings of guilt arise as soon as ... Views: 1231
Controlling anger
The following is a very practical list that will help you control your anger instead of letting it control you. Note that any single technique will be effective in dealing with anger but knowing all of them will let you select whichever suits you. It will be much helpful to ... Views: 1227
Usually a person decides to break a bad habit after he gets a positive charge of motivation which lets him try to change his bad habit immediately.
Thinking that will power and persistence is all what’s needed to break the habit the person tries to use them both to stop the habit but he ends ... Views: 1227
Everyone wants to be successful in life but only a small percentage of people manage to become successful, why is that?
Is it because people don’t work hard? No, some people work really hard and they never reach what they want
Is it because they didn’t try?
No, lots of people tried to ... Views: 1227
Its Calling You
Help me…
I am in pain…
I am dying in here…
I can’t handle it anymore…
Do anything……you are the only one who can….
It’s crying and calling you for help. But why you?
Because you are the only one who can help, because these ... Views: 1223
you might be thinking that you are already aware of the importance of self confidence but actually self confidence has an effect on some aspects of your life that you might have never thought of, for example:
-Depression happens because of the combination of genetics and changes in the ... Views: 1209
With all of these books around talking about affirmations psychologist became curious to know whether they work or not.
They brought lots of people who have various degrees of self confidence then told them to repeat positive statements about their self confidence such as “I am confident” ... Views: 1205
In the journey to build self confidence lots of people waste their time and effort trying to impress everyone around them in order to become worthy
The problem with this approach is that:
•The person assumes that he is worthless unless otherwise proven
•The person feels worthless ... Views: 1195
One minute you're confident and the next you're feeling inferior
One day Sam was walking down the street, on his way to his work. On the pavement, he saw a man in torn clothes. To himself, Sam thought: ' That's a very poor man; he can't afford to even buy new clothes instead of those torn ... Views: 1188
All people have goals that they want to reach even the ones who don’t move towards them. I kept searching for reasons that motivate people to reach their goals and ones that prevent others from reaching them and I found one interesting thing.
People who write their goals are more likely to ... Views: 1155
We all want to be productive but sometimes we find ourselves procrastinating and wasting our time without intention.
I interviewed many people who are known for their productivity and also interviewed some of the procrastinators I know and as a I result I discovered 7 points that could you ... Views: 1154
We 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: 1138
I Can Never Forget About Him
I can never forget about him…
He was the only one I ever loved that much…
I will never love someone else as I loved him…
I can never imagine myself being with someone else…
Do these phrases sound familiar? Have you been in that ... Views: 1135
Good boy
Lots of parents mistakenly try to control their children’s behavior using the "Good boy approach". If the child did what was asked from him he becomes a super hero and a good boy and if he did something else the controlling parent responds with anger, threatening or with the ... Views: 1127
Hatred explained
Hatred is nothing more than an emotion you experience when your subconscious mind wants to keep you away from something that might harm your well being.
Lets suppose that you had low ability to manage stress and that your job always forced you to work under stress, after ... Views: 1125
Why do we panic when we approach new people and why do feel anxious around strangers?
I am sure that you wanted more than once to speak to a stranger or to approach someone yet felt anxious and afraid. Most of us want to be outgoing and outspoken but sometimes we fail to maintain our ... Views: 1107
Have you ever tried to turn your TV on then found that the button was not working?
In such a case there seems to be some kind of short circuit that prevents the button from operating the TV.
Thankfully Living without TV for few days wouldn’t be a big problem but what if one of your own ... Views: 1085
Were you dumped by your girlfriend/boyfriend? Asked someone out but was turned down? Told someone that you love him/her and the answer was "although you are an interesting person, you're just not the one for me"?
Self-confidence and Being Dumped
What most people do when they are dumped is ... Views: 1070
Everyone wants to be successful in life but only a small percentage of people manage to become successful, why is that?
Is it because people don’t work hard? No, some people work really hard and they never reach what they want
Is it because they didn’t try?
No, lots of people tried to ... Views: 1070
Why Do We Fall In Love?
you were walking down the street ,nothing was unusual and then suddenly she came out from a nearby shop and it happened that you fell in love with her at the first sight,Huhh!! what happened ??
the answer is simple, its all related to how your mind works.if you are ... Views: 1070
Subconscious Wounds
Everyone doesn’t like his company because of his sarcastic way in expressing his opinion. Everybody avoids him not to get a burst of his anger or to get hurt by his words. This is the opinion people have about him, that he is someone that they should avoid.
But when ... Views: 1053
Opposing beliefs can prevent the subconscious mind from accepting a certain belief. For example knowing that you such at math will prevent you from convincing your subconscious mind that you are good at math unless you provide new proofs (like good grades for example)
Repetition is one of ... Views: 1049
Why doesn't diet always work?
Why do people start diets yet fail to lose weight?
And why do people give up before having the ideal body shape they are after?
There are lots of reasons behind the failure of any diet, below are some of them:
* People reach a state where they cant take it ... Views: 1039
The new year is approaching and we all have goals and resolutions that we which to make true but do you know that most people forget about their new year resolutions weeks or even days after the beginning of the new year?
In order to prevent this problem from happening you I am going to tell ... Views: 1022
Goals that weren’t Achieved
It feels real bad when you open your drawer and find lots of papers that carry your old unmet goals that you forgot about them. Sometimes an unmet goal can even depress you if it was concerning something very important to you. With every goal you set and fail ... Views: 937
I Am not Motivated Because I Can’t
A friend of mine told me once that he could never quit smoking because cigarettes were in his blood (he didn’t mean nicotine, just that he was deeply dependant on cigarettes and could not imagine living without them). If that’s the same way ... Views: 936
Why do some people hate their jobs?
Why do we sometimes hate to do a certain task?
Why do we sometimes hate to travel by car and prefer the train?
Why do we hate doing certain things?
This article will provide the with answers to all of these questions in addition to giving you the reason ... Views: 933
He is everything to me, life without him is pointless
I want nothing except being beside him
But now he is gone and my life is meaningless
Desperate Girl
The problem with making someone everything in your life is that when you lose him you will find yourself having nothing. One of the ... Views: 900
You Are not Your Emotions
Does your self confidence decrease when you feel lonely or depressed?
Do you feel that you are worthless when in a bad mood?
If your answers were yes, then your problem is considering that you are your emotions.
Self-confidence and Emotions
The main element ... Views: 891
Why???
He is depressed since years but he doesn’t know the reason behind it, sometimes he finds himself sad without knowing why and sometimes his mood swings with no apparent reason. He is not that successful or that happy and he blames the government and luck for it.
But there is an ... Views: 868
Success Momentum
I want you now to decide that you are going to clean up your room, but instead of doing all the work today just decide that you will put only 5 items in place each day. What you will notice is that, as soon as you put the fifth item in place you will find yourself eager to put ... Views: 850
Do you know that one of the biggest factors that affect your self confidence negatively are the negative comments and rejections you face??
People always judge others on continues basis and this affects the self confidence of the person being judged on both the short and the long term.
So ... Views: 838
Do you know that one of the biggest factors that affect your self confidence negatively are the negative comments and rejections you face??
People always judge others on continues basis and this affects the self confidence of the person being judged on both the short and the long term.
So ... Views: 815
Can we Go there?
An experiment was done by some researchers; they brought some yellow and red fish then placed them in a rectangular fish bowl. The fish bowl was divided into two parts by a vertical rectangular glass plate so that the red fish could not mix with yellow ones. The fish were left ... Views: 808
Skill and the Shoelace
Have you ever paid attention to what you do during the process of tying a shoelace? If you haven’t, then go try it now and see what you notice.
What you will notice is that it is a complex process requiring harmony in your hand movements and interaction between ... Views: 795
Different Emotions and Lack of Self-confidence
How did it feel the last time you were criticized, rejected or dumped?
Mostly anyone would feel bad on going through any of the previous situations. A normal reaction, one that many people have, is to do their best to find out what was wrong ... Views: 778