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Many adults are going back to school or seeking active learning experiences. With our changing economy and culture, many adults who thought they were done with “school” are finding themselves back in the classroom. For some it’s a new adventure, for others their worst nightmare.
Why are so ... Views: 2259
Most of the behavioral or emotional problems we want to get rid of are relatively simple to deal with. We procrastinate. We worry all the time about what people think of us. We lack confidence. Using The Lefkoe Method you can find and eliminate the beliefs and conditionings that cause these ... Views: 2326
“Why don’t you have a belief-elimination package that will help me get or improve my relationship?” we are asked regularly. Most of the eight packages we offer will significantly improve your sense of your self-confidence, which obviously will help you improve your relationships, but none of ... Views: 2167
If you are soft-spoken, how do you think others judge you? Do you think they regard you as being confident, assertive, and self-assured? If you are concerned about the image you project, then your soft-spoken voice is definitely not projecting those qualities. Instead, your lack of volume is ... Views: 23025
When I first started helping clients whose major complaint was emotional eating—eating for emotional reasons when they really weren’t hungry—I assumed that the problem was caused by beliefs and conditioning, like most other behavioral or emotional problems.
But when all the beliefs and ... Views: 2472
Often you can tell someone is lacking in confidence just by their posture or how they walk. Sometimes you can hear it in their voice or see it in their facial expression. It is even possible to feel their insecurity in the way they shake your hand.
Were I to poll my clients, the ... Views: 2478
“How many times do I have to tell you?”
“What am I ever going to do with you?”
“What’s wrong with you?”
“Don’t you ever listen?”
Imagine yourself to be a young child listening to your parents repeatedly ask you questions like these. … If you stop for a few moments, listen to these ... Views: 2559
Every 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: 2804
Do you often walk away from people thinking, “Did I say the right thing”; did I offend someone”; “should I have said or asked …”?
Do you frequently hear that “little voice” in your head saying: “What will they think?”?
Do you often feel you need to be a certain way and you can’t just be ... Views: 898
Sometimes you don’t have time for a long formula or to sit down and work through a process. There are times where you need confidence fast, instant confidence. Here are 25 ways to get an instant boost of confidence.
1. Compliments
Be on the listen out, not just look out, but listen out for ... Views: 22069
Steps to Self Love
This may seem a strange topic in a world full of self entitlement but often those who need more are those who have a bigger hole to fill. Our notion of self love is full of misconceptions a woman taking care of self may be called vain or worst yet selfish and a man ... Views: 1631
Success is a journey not a destination. When you are building the successful life you desire it’s very "human" (i.e., "normal") to experience occasional moments of self doubt and feeling down.
When you recognize one of these low moments you can crank your SuccessEsteem™ back up to a power ... Views: 2008
Developing fight skills is the crudest pursuit of the martial arts. That is just one area of the entire spectrum of 'Low Tech Combat'. There are many other, much more beneficial attributes a serious martial artist needs to develop.
The following 13 things a martial artist needs to know are ... Views: 1527
Have you ever had a great idea, but you stopped before you even started?
Maybe you thought you weren’t good enough, or that it was never going to work out, or that you didn’t have the means to do it, or you feared that everybody would think you were crazy?
Or you wished you were ... Views: 1744
Rachael, a client of mine, was very hesitant to work on developing more confidence. We had been working on some family issues that were distressing and lingered in her psyche. Since those issues had been resolved, I suggested that it was time for her to move to the next level of having more ... Views: 1540
Every 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: 2686
STEP ONE
Doing something new or something we find difficult, can release a stream of thoughts that stop us from asking for that raise, speaking-up for ourselves; asking for a date, finishing that business plan, and so on. Typical self-critical thoughts include:
I am no good at...;
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I am not a web designer or search engine optimizer, nor do I play one on TV. However, I do know that the driving force in bringing qualified traffic to your web site is dynamic high value content. That means compelling, interesting, approachable, and immediately useful information, especially ... Views: 1276
If you’re like the majority of working professionals, you’re shy about voicing your opinion. You might deliberately avoid situations where participation is mandatory, remain silent in group discussions, or simply say what you think people want you to say rather than telling them what you really ... Views: 2353
The whispers of women are getting louder as they start to speak their truth . Yet many women entrepreneurs are holding themselves back by sabotaging their journey to success. More and more women need to start speaking up and speaking their truth about what they want to achieve in their lives ... Views: 1719
At some point in our lives, we have all experienced low self-esteem. For some, this could be to a lesser or greater degree. Whatever the case, the purpose of this article in the first instance, is to provide a nine point strategy for boosting self-esteem.
The information provided here should ... Views: 1348
Browse the self-help aisle at the bookstore, or comb through the online material about self-esteem, and you'll mostly find advice on how to take "conscious control of your self-talk," to stop negative self-statements and replace them with affirmations, to love yourself, to conquer this or that ... Views: 1440
The other day, I caught myself saying; “If I can do it, anybody can do it.” That may or may not be true… but that isn’t really the point… the point is, that all too often we become so familiar with our talents and skills that we overlook the true value we and our skills and talents have.
In ... Views: 4917
I’ll call her Ann. I was forty minutes late for her appointment, and she launched into me like a Tommy gun, reminding me that her time as just as valuable as mine, and that she needed to be at work for an evaluation in twenty minutes. This followed a tirade of unpleasant remarks to any staff ... Views: 852
One thing we know for sure, increasing confidence is always good. A sure way of building confidence is by achieving goals. There is nothing like seeing the vision in your heart realized. When you achieve your goals, confidence follows.
There is a great work done internally when a person ... Views: 1544
If we were to stop and think how we really feel right now, we would probably use words such as okay, good, been better, or fine. Some of us may even say we are bored, tired, distracted, or aggravated. We can easily turn our feelings from poor or average to above average. To do this, we have to ... Views: 1163
Competing Commitments may be getting in the way of following your dreams. You say you’re committed to achieving a certain goal, yet your actions say otherwise. What you say and what occurs are total opposites. Your actions speak louder than words.
Have you ever had this happen? Have you ... Views: 4575
When I first met my now husband Noah, who I affectionately refer to as “Walking Love” for his great ability to give love fully and freely, my love quotient – my capacity for receiving love -- was the size of a pea. Which meant that although I had finally manifested a man into my life that could ... Views: 1364
Now it is vital that you be truly you; influenced only by you. You need to express yourself as you, by you and for you. No holds barred. Like so many of us, perhaps you were programmed early on to say "Yes" even when you would rather say "No." You feel guilty, as if you are letting people down ... Views: 1078
The term narcissist comes from Ovid’s myth of a vain young boy Narcissus. To make a long story short, one day the teenage boy happens upon a lake where he sees his reflection and falls in love with the boy whom he sees. At some point later, he learns that the image he sees is actually himself. ... Views: 2119
“Speak well to yourself because your deep mind is always listening”
I remember one evening at a boot camp session, when a fellow boot camper working out right beside me managed to slightly vex me, to put it nicely... her self-talk, which she let out for everyone to “enjoy” went on something ... Views: 4296
It seems to me in society today there seems to be so much focus on what the definition of beauty is, and the sad thing is the message is always geared to what we see on the outside of someone and it makes me sad.
We have young girls who see and hear that message everyday and that message ... Views: 1064
One of the most important qualities or traits a person needs to become a world-renowned artist is talent. Becoming famous also takes an amazing ability to find a way to live with self-doubt. Those artists who find world fame find are able to value the creative process as much as the art work ... Views: 1719
Although some people feel comfortable with themselves, there are others who experience life differently. And it could be said that one will achieve more when they feel comfortable in their own skin, so to speak.
Based on this, if one doesn’t feel comfortable with themselves, it will then ... Views: 3895
I was talking with my wife, who is a mental health counselor, the other day and she was lamenting a bit about some of her clients not wanting to make the necessary changes in their lives to get over their issues.
She was mulling over why people don’t or won’t get better and then she came out ... Views: 1444
Are you enough Self-confident?
Self-confidence is an attitude which allows everyone to have positive views of them in every situation. People who lack self-confidence can find it difficult to become successful. Self-confidence is belief that you can handle any situation correctly. If you have ... Views: 1511
Are you ready to change your life and become the person you want to be? There are many reasons why you may want to change your life. You may want improve your relationship, suffer from confidence issues, feel under-valued at work, want to change careers, quit smoking or lose weight. Whatever ... Views: 1519
So, change...what is it?
When we talk of change, we talk about starting something new, becoming and making something different, replacing someone or something; from little things such as putting on different clothes, driving a different car to bigger transformations such as changing daily ... Views: 1265
“How smart or dumb you are depends on where you’re standing,” said Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit. We do not always have the ability to think clearly or understandingly. In fact, it would be unfair to analyze others when we ourselves do not have a stable and harmonious balance in our own ... Views: 1459
Spring, 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: 1360
If you lack confidence then using some simple confidence boosters can be very effective in quickly improving your life
Self confidence boosters are the best way to start a new day, a new week, a new life.
Confidence is a key behavioral trait of all high achievers.
It’s something that ... Views: 747
Welcome to a series of confidence building exercises. In this article, I'll show you a few activities that can boost your self-esteem.
Not only will you be able to present yourself better at work, you'll also be able to socialize with everybody comfortably.
Read on to learn ... Views: 3043
“You will never find happiness until you conquer your own doubt. “
-From a Yogi Tea bag
Now, be honest: When you crack open that fortune cookie doesn’t part of you think, “This is going to be it, the answer for everything?” The makers of these cookies figured that out years ago, and they ... Views: 2840
Cultivate Your Creativity
By Susan Bock
2010
Each of my clients is unique, special and one-of-a-kind – which is why I love the work I do! Yes, each of us is unique, and yet I hear a similar message coming from many of my clients. One of the discussions that is pivotal in the GPS series ... Views: 1041
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: 2061
Until recently, IQ tests were considered the Holy Grail for predicting career success. But the traditional definition of intelligence is just too narrow to reflect all of the ways we think, learn and express our talents and skills.
It’s inaccurate to state that mastering science is more ... Views: 1645
Who Are You?
It’s a deep seeded question that requires some real in depth self assessment. Only YOU can define who you are and you can change at any time!
For this article, we’re going to focus on your associations with other people. By associations we mean who you spend the majority of ... Views: 2870
The Movie "Eat Pray Love" is based upon an individual's search to find herself. A growing number of people spend much of their time wondering who they really are and what their real life purpose is meant to be.
We in general live a life of luxury. There is little real hardship in the way ... Views: 1066
True prosperity represents well-being in all areas of our lives. We know men and women are different, but we didn’t know one particular difference affects their prosperity attraction quotient.
Ellie Drake of BraveHeartWomen and Dr. Sugar Singleton hosted a teleconference that was as riveting ... Views: 1686
Pray
Because not all of us can travel to an ashram in India to reconnect with ourselves and God we must, or should I say we have the opportunity, to reconnect in a more practical way. When we go away to reconnect to ourselves or to God we often associate our physical location with our ... Views: 1182