Another way to help build your confidence and self esteem is to look after yourself. Treat yourself on occasion to a facial or a manicure, or if you’re a guy, then treat yourself to a game of golf, or a few hours fishing, or you might even want to try the facial or the manicure! It doesn’t matter what the…
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Having negative thoughts?
Everyone has negative thoughts at some point, although those with low confidence or self esteem are much more inclined to let them linger. Not necessarilty because they want them to linger, but more because they don’t know how to get out of their negative mindset. Believe it or not, reducing or even removing negative thoughts from your mind is easier…
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I now know why affirmations are good for me… now what??
The first step towards getting those affirmations working for you is to write them down in present tense as I mentioned in my last post. I write my goals and my affirmations on the backs of old business cards, and put them all around the house including on the bathroom mirror, on my bedside table, on the refrigerator door, near the…
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Positive Affirmations – Do they work?
Wikipedia states that an affirmation is the declaration that something is true or a positive value judgement. So what has this got to do with self esteem or confidence? It is believed by many that positive self-affirmations are healing, positive scripts you say to yourself to counter your negative inner voice. They can help you free yourself from the over-dependence…
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Have you ever felt you lacked confidence?
If you have, then you are definitely not alone! I am a pretty confident person and I sometimes find that when I am in a situation that takes me outside of my comfort zone, then my confidence is sometimes lacking! For example, when I worked for a government organisation a while back, I was asked to present at a seminar in…
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