Yes, I’m introverted, a bit socially awkward sometimes. I hate talking about the weather and everything else trivial. I’m different than you, but so are you to me. Don’t judge my uniqueness.
It’s easy to find reasons we are unhappy with our lives—our looks, jobs, financials, partners, kids, friends. The hard part, though, is to find that one thing that would defy the negativity, that makes us proud. And often, it may be as simple as the goal to do good and be a better person today. …
Self-esteem is about progress. About aiming to do better, to learn new things, to improve. Our worth is measured through our desire and ability to grow, not through how much more we have compared to the Joneses…
We all, naturally, want to see our endeavors pay off. No one likes to work for the sake of working—it’s always to achieve something greater, to create, to leave a legacy behind. And while things as luck, talent, abilities, even our backgrounds matter to a point, certain personality traits, which we can largely nurture, and the decisions that we make, have the greatest say in our outcomes.
It’s ok to not feel upbeat and confident every day. You can have “relapse” days – you are allowed to take a break, to regain your strength, to re-focus. What matters is that you keep trying, that you don’t give up, that you move forward toward your dreams. If you took a step back today, …
Confidence is a choice. It’s purposely choosing: light over darkness, calmness over anxiety, hope over despair, kindness and forgiveness over animosity and negativity. Therefore, it’s within our control to make these decisions-about ourselves, about our outcomes, about our lives….
Why do we so often fail to build an impartial self-image, and end up, instead, with a biased one? The simple version of what’s a rather complex and perhaps a very lengthy answer is that: the swayers are just way too many.
Building self-esteem is like acquiring any other skill—learning to ride a bike, for example. Small efforts will bring greater benefits for the years to come. In the long term, the “reward ratio” (reward compared to effort) of this “self-investment” –taking the steps to improve our confidence – —will far surpass that of any stock on …
Self-inflicted mental boundaries lead to self-restrictive thinking. Thinking and acting small, in turn, makes us feel small and insignificant. But remember, you do matter. Dare to dream big, dare to act, dare to craft the life you want ❤ ~Evelyn
We rarely directly link confidence and happiness. However, a vast amount of research tells is that a rather deep friendship exists between the two. Namely, higher confidence leads to greater happiness.