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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- Fishing for elephants (and killing self-limiting beliefs) - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2017 from Fredrik LyhagenOn the journey towards greatness you must go fishing for elephants. The bigger the better. Knowing where to fish and which bait to use takes experience and when an elephant bites it can be a long fight to reel it in. And then, it's time to kill it. Fishing for elephants can be a long-winded ...
Views: 2978(2 votes) - BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-RESPONSIBILITY, AND SELF-EFFICACY - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Darlene LancerSelf-responsibility both reflects and generates self-esteem. People with high self-esteem feel that they are in charge of their lives. They have a sense of agency and self-efficacy. They take responsibility for their feelings, actions, and lives. It also means that you take responsibility for ...
Views: 2973(5 votes) - ***Why Should I Eliminate A Belief? - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2010 from Morty LefkoeEvery once in a while after someone asks me what I do and I reply, “I help people eliminate beliefs,” I am asked: “Why would I want to eliminate a belief?” There are at least good four answers to that question, which I will describe here. If you would like to improve the quality of your life ...
Views: 2970(11 votes) - Stop Punishing Yourself - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonSome people are really hard on themselves. This is fine so long as the outcome is productive. In most cases, however, the effect of being tough on oneself is rather more negative, in that it may lower ones confidence and de-motivate at the same time. A select few respond well to unduly tough ...
Views: 2967(1 vote) - Developing Self Confidence - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Zoltan RothDeveloping self confidence is a learning process. Constant studying, improving your skills, building your knowledge and accepting yourself and others are the main characteristics of developing self confidence. Self confidence is having faith in yourself and your ability to handle whatever ...
Views: 2955 - Big “I”, Little “i”: The Real, Honest To Goodness, Miraculous, Perfected YOU - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Michele LandersBe Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.’ ~Lao Tzu It seems we are always searching for ways to improve upon ourselves. We fill our minds with as many books, seminars, workshops, CDs, movies, ...
Views: 2953 - 6 Keys to Assertive Communication - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Darlene LancerCommunication is so important that it can make or break a relationship, is critical to success, and instantly reflects your self-esteem to listeners – for better or for worse. Assertive communication commands respect, projects confidence, and inspires influence. It's respectful, direct, honest, ...
Views: 2952(3 votes) - Reprogram the Subconscious Mind and Be Confident Beyond Belief - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Greg FrostConfidence is actually a state of mind where the individual is certain that something they have predicted will actually happen. This can be actually be compared with the concept of a prediction, where a chosen course of action becomes one that has been declared as the best possible one with a ...
Views: 2952 - Zen and the Art of Test Taking - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Benjamin Moss"Every week when I go to school to take the test I feel like there's a gun at my head - a loaded gun pointed directly at my head." It was shocking to hear my client talk this way; a very capable, highly articulate woman in her forties who was struggling to finish court reporting school. ...
Views: 2949(5 votes) - Spiritual Healing Of Self-Esteem Issues - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2011 from Robert FritchieIt has been 29 years since I first started healing research and to facilitate healings. We used to help people one at a time recover from self-esteem issues. We saw that there simply was not enough time to help everyone in need. There had to be a better way. We reasoned that if we could develop ...
Views: 2946 - Self Help Cognitive Behavior Modification – 4 Steps to Changing Your Behavior by Changing Your Thoughts - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. Cognitive behavior modification is a form of therapy that is widely used by psychologists to help patients overcome problematic behavior and habits. This involves a process that begins by changing thoughts, as the primary means to change ...
Views: 2944 - Acknowledge and Celebrate Your Accomplishments! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Georgiana CarollusDo 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: 2942 - How To Build Self Respect - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2008 from Gudrun FrerichsSelf-Respect is a product of being granted rights like anybody else. Self-respect is understood here as the ability to perceive oneself as a morally responsible individual whose actions are respected by others. Recognition through the granting of rights by legal systems is thus the second form ...
Views: 2938 - Inferiority Complex: How to Overcome Inferiority Complex - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2010 from Alicia IsaacsIf you've ever felt the effects of an inferiority complex, you'd know how it affects one's confidence and ultimately one's self-esteem. Inferiority complex usually comes as a result of you comparing yourself to or someone comparing you to someone else or to a particular "standard" of behaviour ...
Views: 2935(1 vote) - DRESSING FOR SUCCESS CAN INCREASE YOUR SELF CONFIDENCE. - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2012 from Drifa UlfarsdottirThis is absolutely true. Have you ever found yourself shopping for clothes and you find that perfect item or perfect outfit that just makes you feel fabulous? I think most if us have. We look in the mirror from every angle and admire how fabulous we look. Ahh that is a magic moment. If we are ...
Views: 2932(1 vote) - Why Do People Reject Me? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanWarren Buffet Ever heard the name Warren Buffet? If you have any interest in finance, economics, investments, entrepreneurship, successful business men, accounting or business then you've probably heard of the man; he is after all the richest man in the world, with a net worth of about $62 ...
Views: 2930 - Do You Respect Your Time? If You Don't, Others Won't Either! - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Maria ErvingHave you been experiencing that lately that people are always late to always late for meetings? That's the law of attraction in action; somehow you haven't been true to your own values. It's never about the other people really; it's about us being firm and clear about what we want and staying ...
Views: 2929(6 votes) - Transform Your Self-talk from Negative to Positive! - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2003 from Dr Joe RubinoFrom his new book, “Restore Your Magnificence: A Life-Changing Guide to Reclaiming Your Self-Esteem” The key to reversing the process of self-doubt lies in creating empowering interpretations about what others say or do rather than interpretations that berate us and fuel feelings of ...
Views: 2929(1 vote) - Needs: Why Do Some People Feel Ashamed Of Their Needs? - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperIf one was to come across someone who said that they can live without air, one might start laughing or they could think that there is something wrong with them. This is because human beings need air to survive; they could go against this need, but their life would soon come to an end. As ...
Views: 2919 - Are the new parameters of beauty destroying women's confidence? - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Anna AparicioHair extensions, fake lashes, filled pouts, whitened teeth, pumped breasts, stick on nails, Spanxed hips, 6 inch heels… size ten women killing themselves to be a size eight, and size eight women putting their life at risk to be a size zero. All so we can all look like each other, be accepted and ...
Views: 2913(1 vote) - Afraid? Overcome Your Fear - Self-Esteem Booster - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Sandra GravesAfraid? Being afraid is normal, and if you are human just as I am then you feel fear from time to time. Feeling fear is not always a bad thing since fear can be healthy or unhealthy. A healthy fear is an emotion that warns us about upcoming dangers, preventing us from making mistakes. A healthy ...
Views: 2910(3 votes) - Beliefs: Do Our Feelings Create Our Beliefs? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone is behaving in a certain way or not attracting what they want into their life, it is often said to be a result of what their beliefs are. And so one then needs to change what they believe, in order to act differently and to attract what they want into their reality. A large part ...
Views: 2909 - Human Design : Discovering the Person You Were Born To Be - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Chetan Parkyn and Carola EastwoodNo one seems to be able to remember where we came from, why we came here to planet Earth, or even what it is we are fulfilling here. It is all a great mystery, unique to each of us and yet, over the milennia, there have been myriad efforts to clarify our presence here. Religions, meditations, ...
Views: 2907(1 vote) - Top 3 Things You Can Do To Control Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Gladys AndersonThere is so much in life we have little or no control over. You can't control the weather or the sun rising or setting but the good news is there are many other things that you absolutely CAN control. Here are some of them: Letting Go of Expectations Let go of the notion that you can ...
Views: 2907(2 votes) - The Self-Esteem Quilt - by Submitted on May 22, 2008 from Anke Otto-WolfWhen we look closely at a beautiful quilt we realize that the individual patches are usually made from various materials and are from many different sources; such as hand-me-down clothing, baby jumpers, and hand stitched pieces made by grandma. Yet, sewn together they result in a ‘feel ...
Views: 2902 - Find Your Vision - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2006 from Gabriel WoodFIND YOUR VISION There has never been, nor will there ever be another you in history. You are special! Perhaps you are unaware that you were being prepared your entire life for this very moment. You were born with a vision map that is intensely driven by some unique service. Vision can be ...
Views: 2891 - How Changing Your Beliefs Can Help You Become More Assertive - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Laura MonzoHave you always wanted to become more assertive - to speak up for yourself, express your feelings freely, say no when you want to and stop being a people-pleaser? If so, what has prevented you from doing so? One obstacle many people have to behaving assertively is their beliefs about the ...
Views: 2889(16 votes) - Let Go of Perfectionism in 5 Ways - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2011 from Evelyn LimDo you make perfectionism your goal or way of life? It is important to distinguish the differences between perfectionism and doing your best. I admit it. I have been a perfectionist. Having awareness has helped me avoid the crippling effects of perfectionism, which used to cripple me. Allow ...
Views: 2888 - The Millionaire Next Door Book Excerpt - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Kate RaidtThese people cannot be millionaires! They don't look like millionaires, they don't dress like millionaires, they don't eat like millionaires, they don't act like millionaires -- they don't even have millionaire names. Where are the millionaires who look like millionaires? The person who said ...
Views: 2885(2 votes) - Five Ways to Build Lasting Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2010 from Ronali dela CruzIn the process of building your self-esteem, don’t neglect the importance of acquiring practical life skills. A person can be physically attractive, incredibly talented, materially gifted, or highly educated and intelligent yet still end up a failure due to making poor choices. One of the ...
Views: 2884 - Encouraging Feedback Builds Confidence - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2009 from Judy WrightYour intention is to motivate a child or employee to do better. You are clear in your mind what you want to achieve and the behavior that you want changed. You expect to be listened to and obeyed! You are right and they are wrong. Someday, they will be grateful that you cared enough to show them ...
Views: 2873(3 votes) - Business Etiquette & Body Language Tips - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Anne SowdenWalking with Purpose? The way you walk says a lot about you—how you’re feeling, how approachable you are and what kind of attitude you have. Next time you’re waiting for someone or in a food court over lunch hour, look at the people going by. See if you can guess how they’re feeling by the ...
Views: 2871(1 vote) - Why You Need To Stop Worrying About Being Judged - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Belinda DalyDo you worry what people think of you? Are you one of those people that shake and sweat if you think that someone is looking at you? Do you imagine this person is judging you on your looks, clothes, lack of hygiene or just your general 'ugliness?' Do you feel nauseous when you see good looking ...
Views: 2865 - Interviewing Etiquette: Use These Etiquette Tips and Outshine The Competition - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Walethia AquilOver the course of my career as an etiquette and image coach, I have had the privilege of working with some very high profile and influential people. But nothing gives me more joy than to find ways to give back and teach our young people using the same skills and techniques. You are never too ...
Views: 2861 - Irishman Walking (Stage 1 Chapter 19) -- The End - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2012 from Michael Denis CrosseyIrishman Walking is about my walking the coastal roads of Japan through a series of summer, winter, spring, and autumn stages. Stage 1 began in Cape Soya in Hokkaido in the summer of 2009, and ended in Noshiro City in Akita Prefecture seven weeks later. This summer (2012), Stage 8 started at ...
Views: 2854 - Peter Fogel's "How to Quickly Become a More Confident Speaker With out Breaking a Sweat!" - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2010 from Peter FogelWhen you’re speaking, do you rely too much on your audience? Are you always getting negative messages from their body language and facial expressions? When you’re speaking, do you rely too much on your audience? Are you always getting negative messages from their body language and facial ...
Views: 2851(3 votes) - Definition: Building Self-Confidence - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2007 from Debbie MolisYou want to be confident and feel confident, but what if you're starting with little or no confidence? How do you get from Point A to Point B? True self-confidence isn't an overnight acquisition. It takes dedication to realize you are a good human being that is worthy of respect and ...
Views: 2837 - Lack Of Confidence- The Crippling Effects That Will Block Your Success - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2011 from Rhod JonesDo you suffer from lack of confidence? Are you one of the many you are hamstrung by this insidious disease? Millions of people struggle with a shortage confidence and recognizing it is the 1st step to overcoming it and growing as a person in all facets of your life. Your lack of ...
Views: 2829 - Comfortably Numb? Wake up! Five Reasons to Feel Happy When You’re Sad - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Lori SnyderWe all have times in our lives when we are feeling sad or down about something for one reason or another. One may walk around feeling totally drained, numb and basically not in tune with the best life has to offer. This feeling can zap your energy, sabotage your joy and basically make you feel ...
Views: 2827(5 votes) - Decisions, Decisions and more Decisions - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2010 from Josephine ForresterSo many decisions to be made every day !! How do we choose what is right for us personally? There is an overabundance of information available. There seems to be an equal amount of pros and cons on any given subject. Which vitamins & supplements are really necessary? Do we move on or ...
Views: 2827(3 votes) - Overcoming Self-Doubt - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2008 from Julie DonleyEveryone experiences self-doubt at some point in our lives. For many people, self-doubt can be pervasive, even crippling. It can impact your relationships. It destroys confidence. It causes procrastination or lack of effort. It can be extremely frustrating to live with the reverberating voice in ...
Views: 2824 - Careers Advice For Children, Kids And Teenagers - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2010 from Clifford WilliamsIn today's society getting the right careers advice for children / kids and teenagers, is highly recommended. Many of the most successful adults today were fortunate enough to have been given some form of careers advice while they were still young. This gave them an advantage over many of their ...
Views: 2815(4 votes) - Exercising Hope - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2010 from Stacey CurnowHope is not just some ephemeral emotion. Nor is it the abstract one-size-fits-all concept put to work in poetry and political campaigns. It’s actually a deeply felt neurochemical stance that our minds take toward our current circumstances—a stance that alters our outlooks and our actions, as ...
Views: 2809(2 votes) - NLP Case Studies: NLP and Increasing Self-Confidence - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Jack PowersWhen I first started learning NLP, I had a client who wanted to increase his self-confidence. So I worked with him using some of the NLP strategies such as modeling and positive affirmations. In this article I’ll be sharing how this was effective and, most important, where I believe that the ...
Views: 2806(1 vote) - Needy: Why Are Some People Needy? - by Submitted on May 22, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperHaving needs is part is part of being human and this means they are nothing to be ashamed or something that one should try to remove. If each and every one of us was inherently independent, then we wouldn’t have needs. But as we are all interdependent, it means that we all have needs. ...
Views: 2803 - 5 Ways to Improve Your Social Life As an Adult - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2012 from Michael BroderEvery milestone in your life comes with meeting new people. As you get older, it can be harder to make and maintain friendships than it was when you were a kid. As a child, you were probably surrounded by peers at school day after day. Perhaps you were involved in activities where you could ...
Views: 2797(1 vote) - ***The Impact of Lacking Self-Esteem on Business Professionals - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2007 from Dr. Joe RubinoStudies show that at least 85% or more of the world’s people suffer from some degree of lacking self-esteem. Although one might think that such challenges are only characteristic of the poor, uneducated, or lower socio-economic members of society, people from all walks of life can suffer ...
Views: 2794 - Are You Being Honest With Yourself? - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2012 from Teal ScottHonesty is one of man kind’s most cherished virtues. But what is honesty? Honesty is the process of recognizing, accepting and expressing our authentic, true self. And this process starts with you. Nothing is more important than being honest with your self. All too often, we fall into the ...
Views: 2789 - The Esteemed Self - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2007 from Veronique Inc.Throughout this article you are going to see references to the "esteemed self." I originated this term to build upon remembering the love, honor, respect, and grace of you. The esteemed self is simply a reflection "in words" of embracing all those parts of yourself you may have buried in ...
Views: 2781 - 5 Relationship Mantras That Will Shift Any Couple - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2015 from Ken FierhellerI challenge all my couples in my practice to create a higher standard for what is possible in their relationship. I think all of us believe that we are capable or deserve a great and fulfilling relationship. Yet if you take a good hard look around, you will find examples of a lot of ...
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