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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- What To Do If You're Just Faking It - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteDo you often think you're just faking it. Not really making it? Do you worry that it's only a matter of time before everyone discovers you're a fraud? Ever want to crawl under the bed upon receiving even the slightest bit of criticism? Are you unable to move forward because you're ...
Views: 1659(2 votes) - Self-Confidence Stance With EFT Booster! - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2014 from Suzanne ZachariaEFT is great for improving self-confidence. You really want a mind that is controlled by you, not those negative and self-critical thoughts that creep in. Well, in EFT, short for Emotional Freedom Techniques, those negative thoughts are said to be kept active by energy. This is like a ...
Views: 1657 - How to stop feeling desperate and become confident, charismatic and attractive - by Submitted on May 15, 2017 from Felicity MuscatWe all know when a needy and desperate person is in our midst. They feel ‘sticky’ and seem to drain our energy. If you suspect that this is you, then you are probably feeling insecure, lonely, in need of validation or love, in need of being cared for, feeling afraid or vulnerable. This is a very ...
Views: 1656 - 5 Tools to Overcome Self Doubt and Come Back To Self Love - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2018 from Robyn VogelIn the 20 years of leading workshops and guiding couples back to a place of loving connection, I've come to learn that there are certain skills one needs to learn to create lasting successful change inside and out. I have also been able to see and understand the roadblocks: what gets in the ...
Views: 1655 - Don’t Let Your Anger Sabotage Your Relationships: Allow Yourself to Express it! - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Doron GilAnger is a natural emotion. However, there are those who, for one reason or another, don’t allow themselves to express it. By doing so they might harm their relationships. If you are a person who doesn’t express anger, you may want to understand why you don’t and teach yourself to express it ...
Views: 1655 - Focus on Progress to Prevent Perfection Paralysis - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Young KimGuess what the following people have in common? I have a friend who wanted to be a screenwriter at one point, but he never wrote a single line. He's excuse was that he couldn't think of a script that was guaranteed to sell. I have a photography client who hasn't touched her camera in over a ...
Views: 1654(3 votes) - Limiting beliefs and success - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from M.Farouk RadwanWe all know the famous story of Thomas Edison who kept trying and trying to invent the lamp even though everybody was against him until he succeeded. The story of Thomas Edison is no different than the story of any other successful person. In the beginning he finds something that he believes in ...
Views: 1654 - The Importance of Goal Setting - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2015 from Peter KirwanA Quick Preamble: For some, the setting of personal goals is a relatively simple task, while for (plenty of) others it’s just not the norm’…the“secrets” of how to set goals seem out of reach – hence, there’s a whole mass of people just blustering their way through life and taking whatever ...
Views: 1654 - Why You'll Never Be Successful: A Biological Approach - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Judy WidenerAs a human being, you're a walking contradiction. Sure, success sounds good. But you're pulled between the opposing forces of security and stimulation. Freedom and commitment. However, you don't know how to balance them. And your brain fights your attempts to make your life better. So you ...
Views: 1654 - Moving On and Beyond the Toxic People and Circumstances in Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2007 from Eugenia TripputiI strongly believe that each of us is on this planet to learn lessons of spirit and grow our souls. In this journey one calls life, one encounters all sorts of challenges and people who will test our strength, challenge our beliefs, rock our foundation, and makes us doubt ourselves. ...
Views: 1653 - Celebrities: Why Do Some People Like To Build People Up And Then Tear Them Down? - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone can be seen as a celebrity, there would have been a time when no one knew who they were. That is unless their parents were already famous, and this would have given them the upper hand. In The Beginning Therefore, if one doesn’t have famous parents, for instance, they ...
Views: 1653 - Second-Guessing Yourself: Costing You Confidence & Money - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Paula GregorowiczHave you ever needed to make a decision and then just when you thought you knew what you wanted to do, doubted yourself? In the "I want to do x,y,z...well, I don’t know maybe I shouldn’t? What if it’s the wrong choice? Maybe I don’t deserve it?" sort of way. C’mon... tell me you haven’t ...
Views: 1653 - Human Doings: Does Toxic Shame Turn People Into Human Doings? - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperIf an alien came to planet earth and asked someone who they are, one is likely to say that they’re a human being. But without needing an alien to land on the earth, this is the description that one could use. However, although one is a human being, it doesn’t mean that one acts like one. ...
Views: 1652 - What Makes A M.I.L.F.? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2008 from FSB AuthorsThere's a term that young, single guys use for sexy moms: M.I.L.F. It's an acronym for Mother I'd Like to #$%@. Don't be insulted; it's the highest compliment a stupid man can pay you. (And don't be frightened. It's always muttered behind your back. No man would ever be so bold as to tell ...
Views: 1652 - Journaling Short-Cuts: Tap into Your Visual & Kinesthetic Learning Center with The STEPS Program! - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Dr. Len LopezWe all know the benefits of journaling. How it helps us keep account of ourselves, helps motivate and inspire us. How it can help us with our health, career, relationships, even our spiritual walk. In fact, every self help guru and motivational speaker swears by and encourages everyone to ...
Views: 1651(2 votes) - A Real-Life Phenomenon to Help You Succeed As a Writer - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2015 from Lesley VosWhen you are a creative person who writes, you perfectly know what a writer's block is. Moreover, you know dozens of tricks and tactics to deal with it. Struggling to come up with fresh and non-trivial ideas for new stories, articles, or blog posts, you research hundreds of websites and books to ...
Views: 1649 - Design Your “Life” Basket and Fill It With The Colors of Self-Love - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Tamara ElizabethEnvision your beautiful lovable you as a fancy basket which you would decorate for your home. This basket would be a showpiece and hold all the wonderful mementos of your life. Bring out the best and biggest basket you have ever seen. Cover it in beautiful flowers, ribbons and beads - all the ...
Views: 1649 - How To Build Confidence By Standing Tall - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonBuilding confidence make you feel taller and stand taller. This is a fact. The body language of confidence is portrayed in standing straight and tall, walking with a spring in your step, easy eye contact and an altogether comfortable image. People can feel "on a high" with confidence or they ...
Views: 1649(1 vote) - ***Superheroes vs. Underminers: Are You Supporting Your Personal Power? - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2016 from Margaret PaulMargaret Paul, Ph.D. February 29, 2016 Are there people in your life and wounded parts of yourself who want to limit you from being in your personal power? How many of you had the experience growing up of being told in various ways to not claim your personal power and instead limit ...
Views: 1648 - Boundaries: Can A Lack Of Boundaries Cause Someone To Please Others? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperIn today’s world, it is not uncommon for one to hear about how they shouldn’t be a people pleaser. This may have been something one has come through reading books on self development, or they may have heard about it after reading articles online, for instance. But if this wasn’t the case, it ...
Views: 1647 - Self Acceptance - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2008 from shimon fI will be writing mostly about keys to a healthy and balanced life. The first key is self acceptance. This key seems obvious and simple yet for some it’s one of the hardest to implement . We are constantly bombarded with images that state how we should look, talk, dress and even smell. ...
Views: 1646 - Your lousy communication skills are hurting yourself and others. Here's what you need to do at once. - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2013 from Ruthsella Corasolby Dr. Jeffrey Lant It's time to call a spade a spade. We are members of the most communications savvy and personally wired generation ever. Even the tiniest mite has her cell phone with camera. Yet the truth is, the explosion of communications tools has produced less real communication than ...
Views: 1646 - Here's the Good News About Life: IT IS ALL GOOD - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Chelle ThompsonAs we become more aware and attuned to the multi-dimensional nature of both the Universe and OURSELVES, we create many opportunities for growth. An important aspect of growth is honoring the many facets of who we are. We cannot "hang out in the ethers" to escape Earthly events, nor can we ...
Views: 1645(1 vote) - The Power of Labels - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanHave you ever had a moment where you wanted to change in some way, but you didn't because it seemed too crazy, too out of the box, too "not you"? The labels we give ourselves are really powerful. They can define us - and this can be empowering or stifling depending on where the label came ...
Views: 1644(1 vote) - Selfishness: When is enough just right? - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2011 from Carol Ummel LindquistSelf-centered, narcissistic people often achieve great financial success. Yet, I have had several clients who have made many millions of dollars by age forty only to discover that their wife is asking for a surprise divorce. Such people have no clue, saying, “I have given her everything.” One ...
Views: 1643 - Closing the Mind to Negativity - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Albert GaroliMany experts will provide various ways for people to think, act and speak positively about themselves as a form of auto-suggestion. If you walk the walk and talk the talk you become what you put out. Express positivity and you will feel good about yourself and a constant upward ...
Views: 1642(9 votes) - Come Fly with Me: 7 Ways to Stretch Your Wings and Fly - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from Saskia RoellCould you fly as a child? I did! The world was at my feet and I believed that anything was possible. The truth of who we truly are was not clouded yet. Life was ONE big magical adventure. Through the eyes of my child self, our grandparents’ house was like a temple that stood on a majestic ...
Views: 1642 - The Importance Of People In Innovation - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraWhen we talk about innovation, you may reply—who needs people? Chances are that you, me and all of us do! Innovation can be viewed as a “soft” science difficult to define and hard to measure. While other business functions like manufacturing, finance and purchasing are seem more established and ...
Views: 1642(1 vote) - Don't Let Self-Criticism Hold You Back In Life - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Nate EdwardsSelf-criticism is pretty common as we are usually the world’s number one experts on our own faults and shortcomings. However, continually sending ourselves self-hating messages which can be caused by self-criticism generally leads to misery more often than to motivation. It also leads to ...
Views: 1641 - learn How to reach your goals and become successful - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from M.Farouk RadwanWe all have important goals that we want to reach but because life is full of events that distracts us many of us forget about their goals after some time or at least procrastinate so much and the result in both cases is not reaching them before their deadlines. I have thought for days and days ...
Views: 1641 - Boundaries: Can A Lack Of Boundaries Cause Someone To Hide? - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperOn one side, there are said to be people who like to spend a lot of time around others, and on the other side, there are said to be people who don’t. Another way of looking at this would be to say that there are introverts and extroverts. But while some people will see themselves in this ...
Views: 1640 - How Goal Setting Can Help to Increase Your Self Esteem - by Submitted on May 31, 2012 from Bruno LoGrecoThe process of goal setting can have a positive influence on your self esteem. Yes, it’s true. From business people to philosophers, we’ve seen and heard of people whose self image has vastly improve once they’ve started to work towards a goal. So what is goal setting? Goal setting is a method ...
Views: 1640 - Clear Your Space for New Opportunities - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2016 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comSpring, like early mornings, reminds me of new beginnings and new opportunities. It’s a time where we can plant new seeds and hopes. There is a great vibrancy and excitement in the air and I see sparkles of hope all over. What if we are so busy that we cannot enjoy the new beginnings? What if ...
Views: 1639(1 vote) - Learn to Quiet Your Harsh Ego - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonI use to be my own worst critic when I use to fall short of my expectations of myself. It didn't matter if my expectations were big or small; all would have me chastising myself for being less that superwoman. And that is my ego, desiring to be the best mother, friend, worker, manager, lover, ...
Views: 1639 - A Healthy Way to Breakthrough Self-Limiting Thoughts - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2013 from Linda HamptonThe truth is if you knew what you thought about all day it could shock you. You may not even realize what you’re thinking negative thoughts all day. Undesirable thoughts slowed down your efforts to live, learn, and grow. Personal beliefs about yourself and your life matter more than you realize. ...
Views: 1638 - Swiming With Bambi - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Judy PearsonSomewhere between Revlon and Maxine lies the perfect woman. Are you one of the millions of women who feel angst as they fall short of perfect? In a perfect world all your clothes fit, you smile and run your manicure nails through your silky wind driven hair. You tend your family, cleaning house, ...
Views: 1636(3 votes) - The relationship between Perfectionism and self esteem - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2010 from Mohamed FaroukThere is a well known psychological theory called the expectations disappoints theory. The theory states that the resultant mood a person experiences after an event is the difference between his expectations and the outcomes he got. For example if a man expected to begin his life with 8000 ...
Views: 1635(2 votes) - What Are You Waiting For? Make Changes in Your Life Today - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Michael BroderIf only you were less stressed, had more free time, felt better in general or with respect to a certain life area—what changes would now you make in your life? In my practice as a psychologist, I frequently hear people talking about waiting until they feel better, for example, to do something ...
Views: 1635 - Dating for Shy Guys - Essential Guide for Shy Men - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2011 from Maximum McCainYou see a very attractive girl and you want to talk to her but you can't seem to find the right words. This is a common situation for shy men. The good news is that it can be easily cured. This dating for shy guys article will show you what you need to know in order to get over those ...
Views: 1633 - SELF-CRITICISM - SELF-ESTEEM'S SABOTEUR - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Darlene LancerWomen are notorious at finding fault with themselves. A Dove study last year found that over 40 percent of women are unhappy with their looks, and over two-thirds suffer low confidence about their bodies. Many blamed the airbrushed, ideal models for setting unrealistic, unattainable standards. ...
Views: 1633(2 votes) - The Essence of Leadership - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Willie HortonWe’re all called upon to be leaders – if you have children, people reporting to you at work, friends who confide in you – leadership is required of you. You mightn’t call it that, but that is what it is. Above all, we’re called upon to lead our own lives. Yes, we’re called upon to be leaders ...
Views: 1633(3 votes) - Affirmations for Inner Healing - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Suzanne E. Harrill, M. Ed., LPC1. I am at peace with myself and accept my oneness with all life. 2. I draw from the wellspring of the Source to fill my heart with love, joy, peace, beauty, and grace. As I fill myself I have more than enough to nourish myself and others. 3. My wisdom guides me moment by moment to know ...
Views: 1632 - How Do You Build Self-Confidence? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2006 from Skye ThomasYears ago while running an at-home daycare, I came to realize that we’re all born with an innate sense of self-confidence. Every single child under the age of five that I have ever observed has had a strong self-confidence in at least one area of their life. Most kids had confidence in all ...
Views: 1632 - Boundaries: Can A Lack Of Boundaries Stop Someone From Being Able To Express Their True-Self? - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperOn one side, one can be in a position where they are able to express their true-self, and on the other side, they can be in a position where this isn’t the case. At the same time, one could also find that it is possible for them to do this from time to time. But if this is the case, it is ...
Views: 1631 - Changing My Story: How I Stopped Hating My Toes - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Liv LaneI used to hate my toes. I know it sounds odd, but I was so convinced they were ugly that I wouldn’t even wear sandals during my early 20s. Truthfully, I wasn’t really fond of anyone’s feet, but I thought mine were particularly hideous. And then I had a baby. Like many infants, he fell head ...
Views: 1631 - How to Raise Self-esteem in 7 Quick Steps - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Greg FrostThe first thing that you should do is to take a quick step back and appraise your life. For too long you have been looking from the inside out of your life, and you may not be able to spot the mistakes that you have been making, so you need to get yourself out of this perspective and look at the ...
Views: 1631(4 votes) - Getting Rid of Your Public Speaking Fears for Good - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2018 from Steven StasczakIf you could get rid of a fear that has been plaguing you for many years wouldn’t you try to remedy it if you had the opportunity? I always hear people saying oh every time I have to speak in front of an audience I go blank or I get so nervous I cannot concentrate or I freeze up and so on. The ...
Views: 1630 - Idealisation: Can Toxic Shame Cause Someone To Idealise Others? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhilst there are some people who are in the public eye, there are others who are behind the scenes. One could be in the public eye because of what they do or it could be because they just wanted to be famous. Therefore, it is something that takes place directly or it is something that takes ...
Views: 1630 - Happiness Starts With Unconditional Self-Love And Creates True Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2008 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonHave you ever wondered what unconditional love actually means, or what it would take to give yourself or someone else this kind of love? We believe everything in your world is a reflection of YOU. And that's the good news! Why? Because if everything starts with you, then you don't have to FIX, ...
Views: 1628 - Spending Addiction - Save Your Marriage - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2013 from Tracia LarimerMoney can be the source of financial stress, resentment and arguments for many couples. Many marriages have caved in under the pressure of too much debt, poor investment choices, spending addictions, or overspending to maintain a lifestyle that is financially inappropriate. In this article ...
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