One area of life where most people will, at least occasionally, experience a lack of confidence is decision making. Confident decision making is essential because it allows you to move through life with a greater sense of belief. It even boosts your self-esteem because when you make a decision with confidence, you are giving yourself […]
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Perhaps the ultimate form of courage is having the confidence to be yourself and pursue the life you really want. Everyone has a burning dream inside of them, even if they are not pursuing it. If ignored, that dream may flicker as a small flame but it can never truly be extinguished. Of course, if […]
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I often say that if excuses were currency, we would all be millionaires. And, I mean it. I am as guilty as anybody when it comes to excuses. Today, I want to talk to you about excuses as they relate to confidence and communication. I regularly receive emails from readers who are seeking my advice. […]
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This week, I received an email from one of my readers. He stated that he gets upset when people don’t reply to his messages. It seems that he is sending messages to his friends or, people whom he considers friends and he is not getting any replies. This can be very upsetting and can decrease […]
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Sometimes the difference in whether you succeed or whether you don’t comes down to one simple thing – believing in yourself. Have you ever thought about how much believing in yourself makes a difference in your quality of life? Think about it for a minute. If you don’t really believe that you can do something, […]
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Positive thinking and optimism are often spoken about. Some people would have you think that all you need to do in life is think positively and you will automatically succeed at everything. Others see positive thinking as wishy-washy nonsense which is totally unrealistic. I am someone who does firmly believe in the importance of positive […]
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I have spent a great deal of my life cursing bad luck. If only things had gone differently, I would have been able to be more, do more and have more. All the trappings of success were waiting just around the corner when I was struck by this cursed bad luck. And of course, I […]
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I encourage people to set goals and strive to achieve more in their life. I really like to foster ambition and the commitment to fulfil the ambition. But, one of the problems with goal setting is that we tend to look outside of ourselves form the improvements we need to make. That is not always […]
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We each have many thousands of thoughts every day. Many of them come in the form of self-talk. How you talk to yourself is important for your confidence and self-belief but incredibly; it is often overlooked. Self-talk is a soundtrack that’s constantly playing in your head, and its impact is dramatic. The conversations you have […]
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Unhappiness comes from a set of beliefs that we learn and perpetuate. Therefore; isn’t it logical to you that we can become happier by challenging and changing those beliefs? We can make some basic decisions and implement them on a daily basis. At some point, we can even replace the old thinking with new thinking […]
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