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Your self-esteem is probably the most important part of your personality. It precedes and predicts your performance in almost everything you do. It is the energy source or the reactor core of your personality, and how much self-esteem you have determines your levels of vitality, enthusiasm and ... Views: 2052
At one point during a game, the coach said to one of his young
players, "Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?" The
little boy nodded yes.
"Do you understand that what matters is whether we win together as a
team?" The little boy nodded yes.
"So," the coach continued, "when a ... Views: 1255
Fear of rejection can lead to a vicious cycle of rejection.
Fiona, a marketing specialist of one of the biggest malls in town, offered her hand to her client and then she stood up and walked out of the room with her head held high.
She was feeling so victorious after closing a ... Views: 1902
I would be completely lying and doing everyone a disfavor if I said, "The inferiority complex is all in the mind, dude. Just stop thinking you're inferior because you're not." It isn't. If it were so simple then billions, yes billions, wouldn't experience it sometime in their life.
I know of ... Views: 4007
1. Know what you want! What are you passionate about? What could you do 24/7 and not feel tired or upset? That’s what you should be doing.
2. Believe you can have it! Believing you can have something starts by believing in your self. Healthy self esteem is absolutely necessary to achieve ... Views: 739
I had set out for my retrospective stroll through the day as I usually did at around the time when sleep hasn't quite shown up yet but is clearly fast approaching. When the eyelids are drooping but still prepared to box on for a bit.
It had become a source of comfort to me this review of the ... Views: 611
Years ago, I discovered that the critical people in my life, who loved to pick at me and tear me down, were just echoing the condemning voices in my head. I'd spent so much time distracted, defending myself against those outer critics, that I hadn't addressed the real issue, how I felt about ... Views: 799
Have you ever had a conversation with someone where you start to get nervous and shy, and worry about your conversation performance? Do you start to think that everything you say sounds stupid or awkward or insincere? Do you start to obsess over what other people think about you? Do you ... Views: 1451
There is a saying that goes something like this: The person you are today is a direct by-product of the books you read and the people you hang out with. If you are not where you want to be in life, it might be time to upgrade your friends. Take this simple quiz to see"
1. Are your friends ... Views: 878
Hi my name is Peter. I'm no success guru, in fact i've never written an article on this subject before, ever! So why am i writing it now you ask? To tell you of something that truly inspired me and i hope will inspire you too.
Steve and i have been best friends for about twenty years now. Like ... Views: 671
We live in an increasingly aesthetic age in which ¡®beauty¡¯ is given exalted value. We have been indoctrinated to believe that youth and good looks are the most precious commodities we can possess. A leisurely perusal through a glossy, fashion magazine can induce feelings of inadequacy and ... Views: 574
Self esteem is THE major challenge of our era. It lies at the heart of many of the diverse issues and challenges we face in life.
In fact, it is precisely because low self esteem does not seem to be the problem, that it is so very insidious. Many people who suffer from low self esteem ... Views: 49149
The greatest challenge we face in our lives is the Search for Meaning. What is life really about? What are we really here to do?
These are big questions. Nobody can pretend to have the answers for anyone else. As Viktor Frankl once said, it is like asking a Chess Grandmaster what THE best move ... Views: 816
Are you ready to feel good about yourself? That is the key to health, happiness, fulfilling relationships, and success.
Negative thoughts hurt your self-esteem and positive thoughts help you feel good. To raise your self-esteem, say, sing, or write the following 50 affirmations (positive ... Views: 1167
People with low self-esteem rarely live their life to the full.
They distance themselves from others, and are thus denied their
love and support. They rarely, if ever, make full use of their
abilities. Instead, they end up brooding about the injustices of
life. Such people are a loss to ... Views: 861
Take Charge of Your Now:
5 simple steps to restore your personal power
By: Barbara Robins
What is personal power?
When we hear the phrase “Restore Your Personal Power” most of us say “Yeah, that’s for me!” But what exactly is Personal Power? Is it to embolden ... Views: 1708
Low self esteem can be devastating to an individual's personal,
work, and scholastic life. The constant feeling of inadequacy
and unworthiness can undermine attempts to succeed at even the
smallest things. If you find yourself plagued with such
feelings, you may need to ask "do I have low self ... Views: 2236
Becoming a Perpetual Student and Allowing Difficult People and Challenging Situations to Be Your Teacher
By Dr. Joe Rubino
While the vast majority of people view the daily challenges that life throws across our paths as inconvenient at best and a real nuisance that we should attempt to avoid ... Views: 865
Self esteem is your own personal view of yourself physically,
mentally, and emotionally. Everyone has a different view of
themselves, but keeping a positive outlook will benefit you more
than a negative one.
Many individuals suffer from low self
esteem for a variety of reasons and need to ... Views: 918
A few weeks passed since I last saw Gideon. I as busy with writing, lecturing, laundry, cooking, cleaning and all the other things that seem to make up a part of my rather typical, single parent life. Today, I thought, I’d take a break from everything. No writing this weekend. No special ... Views: 717
Many athletes I work with on a daily basis hold themselves back with a comfort zone. A comfort zone is a mental barrier that limits what you think you are capable of accomplishing and is really hard to shake.
A comfort zone is a problem whenever an athlete is playing better than expected or is ... Views: 1043
Stop for a minute whatever you are doing.. and consider this profound and insightful AIM Thinking.
When you look in the mirror what do you see? Perhaps more importantly, what do you feel? The answer to this question - how do you feel about yourself? is the essence of your emotional, physical, ... Views: 632
1.) Ask yourself, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Too often, we place excess importance on potential problems. We all have a certain amount of energy so let’s apply it to creating extraordinary relationships, advancing our careers and meeting our goals INSTEAD of wasting that energy ... Views: 852
From friends and colleagues who want to quit smoking to people I know in drug rehab, one thing has been constant in their quest to achieve their goal, that is their personal commitment. Personal commitment or convincing one's self that this is what you really want is not easy. It is very ... Views: 671
A common fear – and criticism of self-help psychology – is that self-forgiveness is a snazzy, politically correct, socially acceptable way of letting ourselves off the hook by avoiding accountability and personal responsibility. This is absolutely not true. In fact, the more powerful and ... Views: 16525
Get Out Of Your Own Way - Tips on Becoming A Success
Jeanette Raymond, Ph.D.
Ever wonder why the all pervasive hot tips on becoming rich, successful and desirable never work for you? It may be because you don’t have the relationship with yourself that sets the stage for success. The most ... Views: 1219
Carefully examining a display in the drugstore, a man asked the
pharmacist, "Do you really guarantee this hair-restorer?"
The pharmacist responded, "Better than that, sir. We give a comb with
every bottle." Wouldn't you love to have that kind of confidence?
One man quipped, "When it comes to ... Views: 1189
People who have achieved greatness in their chosen field are confident people. It is no secret that one must believe before he or she can achieve. However, this confidence manifests much differently than you may realize. For the great ones, confidence is not bravado. It is not the appearance ... Views: 1142
While our successes and failures, our rejections and acceptances, always seem as if they are directed to us personally, and we certainly do take them that way, most of the time they are not. Let's take our standard response that we have been programmed to "re-act" with, or to "act out over and ... Views: 608
Are you in control of your own level of confidence prior to competition? Do you know how to harness the power of a confident mindset quickly when needed?
If not, you need to take action - take confident action. Many athletes make the mistake of not taking responsibility for their own confidence ... Views: 870
Self-confidence is the number one mental skill that your young athlete must possess to be successful in sports and life! Self-doubt is the number one mental barrier that blocks athletes from that success.
Having high levels of confidence is so important that I spend most of my time teaching ... Views: 1246
For millions of people, public speaking is a fear that they cannot overcome. Some experts believe that it is because it is the fear of speaking to peers or people who the speaker perceives to know more about whatever subject they are speak about. This occurs even though to become a public ... Views: 3750
Know 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: 953
You want dumb as a brick? You want too dense to get out of their own way? Get yourself some sheep.
Quarry rocks have higher IQs than sheep. In any cavalcade of dumb things, sheep always lead the parade.
Animal lovers argue about animal intelligence. Pigs, they say, are really intelligent. ... Views: 7687
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: 790
Ever felt unworthy?
Many people do. There's no substitute for self-worth. Self-esteem is a different story. Many substitutes exist for esteem. Interestingly, most people seem to confuse self-esteem with self-worth.
Your esteem must be earned.
Your worth is given.
All humans are worthy. ... Views: 2512
The holiness within us-our high self-esteem
This holiness may represent the most important and valuable thing that is within us. Such a thing could only be our high self esteem, a very special value, which cannot be measured by money; which can only be compared to the value of the divine or of ... Views: 779
I wonder how many people would choose high self esteem as one of the most important aspects of themselves. In our work with thousands of individuals in a variety of settings I recognise that low self esteem has reached epidemic level in all human society. I would go to the extent to declare that ... Views: 2296
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything it's value."
---Thomas Paine
Sooner or later in everyone's Life, there comes a day when we must strike a bargain with Life. We must lay out the parameters of our hopes, desires and expectations.
Few ... Views: 671
Know who you are
You are the wonderful creature born in the image of God
What does “man was created in God’s own image” mean?
It means that man is similar to God. Using more precise words, the potential for this similarity exists in man.
We know man has two dimensions of development: physical ... Views: 596
My son, Vignesh turns six tomorrow. Two years back when i had some serious illness i had to visit the doctor every other day.I used to take my son with me to the doctor. As i was recovering from the illness, one day out of the blue he asked me " Appa(Dad) why do you go to the doctor again and ... Views: 584
When you throw a stone in a still lake ripples are formed. For a few minutes there is a slight disturbance in the surface of the water and then eventually everything settles down. The stone sinks and disappears into the bottom of the lake. The calmness of the lake is unaffected by the stone ... Views: 603
Feeling lousy about oneself is part and puzzle to some people who have low self-esteem. But if you dwell on negative feelings regularly, then you may be experiencing low self-esteem. Such a person dwells in self-doubt, guilt, anger and embarrassment. A person suffering from low self-esteem ... Views: 1240
If you are looking for affirmations to increase your overall self esteem, you've come to the right place. Not only do these methods work, but you won't find them anywhere else because I’ve personally formulated them for myself over the past years.
Affirmations will truly set you free. ... Views: 1351
Every day in America, thousands upon thousands of people rush to get botox, plastic surgery or shiny red sports cars – all in a vain effort to improve the way they feel about themselves. Somehow the good feeling either doesn’t come or it fades quickly. In an effort to get the desired ... Views: 796
I love the words vision and division. It teaches you so much.One helps you see, the other helps you divide. Take your eyes for example. You can see the Sun,moon,people,all the objects of the external world through your eyes but these same eyes also stop you from experiencing the feeling of ... Views: 573
BULLIES CAN MAKE YOU FEEL:
SAD DEPRESSED ANGRY VENGEFUL SCARED CONFUSED
HOW A BULLY BECOMES A BULLY:
•He is angry.
•Someone might have bullied him in the past.
•He has a low self-esteem. He thinks controlling you will help him feel better about himself.
•He might have been exposed to a ... Views: 2429
Did you know that over 6 million boys and 4 million girls are involved in fights every year on school grounds? Many are physically threatened while a large number of students are also robbed. Bullying has become a very serious "Hot" topic today. It's been in the news, and the theme of several ... Views: 3556
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: 783
Did you know that 6.5 million boys and 3.5 million girls are involved in fights every year on school grounds in America? Plus, 4.5 million students are threatened with bodily harm each year, with almost 2 million students being robbed.
Bullying has become a very serious "Hot" topic today. It's ... Views: 664