I had a heartbreaking decision to make today, and that was the decision to go back to working for someone else. Ok, it wasn’t really heartbreaking but I wasn’t happy about it! While I am really disappointed with how things have turned out, I know the sky will remain intact and therefore not fall on […]
Archives for December 2007
Children with low self esteem value possessions much more than kids with higher self esteem
I read an interesting article today that talked about how children with low self esteem valued possessions more then children with higher self esteem and I agree this can be the case. Not only that but it can continue into adulthood. My former husband had HUGE self esteem issues and he wouldn’t think twice before […]
Improve Your Self Esteem in Just One Weekend!
If your self esteem is keeping you from achieving your hopes, dreams and goals, or it is making you feel inferior, unimportant or unworthy, then keep reading. I know first hand how hard things can be when you suffer from low self esteem and looking back, I wish I had the resources I now have […]
Build Your Self Esteem, A Starter Guide to Self Improvement
So how do you stay calm, composed and maintain self esteem in a tough environment? Here are some tips you may to consider as a starter guide to self improvement. Imagine yourself as a Dart Board. Everything and everyone else around you may become Darts, at one point or another. These darts will destroy your […]
Misery loves company
Have you ever been in that place where you’re feeling miserable and you have someone trying to cheer you up, but you don’t want to be cheered up? If you have a low self esteem, then this is probably a situation you have been in before – I know because I’ve been there! Snapping out […]
A quote for the day
The following quote is a great one: "You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind. Your mind gets bored and therefore tired of doing nothing. Get interested in something! Get absolutely enthralled in something! Get out of yourself! Be somebody! Do something! The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, […]
Moving on after a relationship breakup
I was talking to a fellow trader online last night when he started to tell me about a recent relationship breakup. He had been with his girlfriend for nine years and only two months ago they had split up. Of course I didn’t want to pry so I am not sure as to why they […]
Self esteem improvement tips
The following tips will get you started on your way to improving your self esteem: 1. Think positively about yourself 2. Aim for accomplishments rather than perfection – nobody’s perfect 3. Learn from mistakes – remember that we all make them! 4. Try new things and take pride in your outcomes. 5. Recognize what you […]
Coping with criticism
For many people, criticism, whether it is constructive or not, can be quite difficult for a person with low self esteem to handle well. Often a person will take criticism personally, even though this was not the intention of the person giving it, and while sometimes criticism isn’t justified, being able to handle it in […]
Kids and Self Esteem
This subject is close to my heart because I am a mother of two beautiful daughters. None of us were born with low self esteem. Low self esteem develops over the years as we grow older and is the result of how we were treated by our "friends" or our family or others we come […]