“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” Albert Camus Not too long ago, I was assigned to lead a fairly large project at work. It involved heavy interactions with various departments, endless meetings, lots of brainstorming exercises, and more importantly—a need for a skillful and charismatic leader, who can build …
The importance of paying attention to your self-esteem levels Healthy levels of confidence are, without doubt, important to all of us so that we can thrive, dream, and persevere in the face of fear and obstacles. But even more importantly, you must work on repairing your ailing self-esteem for one main reason: Because low sense …
Self-esteem is not easy to build, no doubt about this. What makes it especially challenging is that low sense of worth can come from many sources, which often can be intertwined and work together to undermine our confidence. One of the greatest influencers on our self-esteem is our relationship with others–our parents, friends, peers, spouses …
Self-image is a barometer of how much we like or dislike ourselves. It’s a measure of our self-esteem. And unfortunately, it’s not something we can hope to completely outgrow with age. And we can’t ignore it either—it’s an essential part of our characters—in fact, it defines who we believe we are. But we can do plenty to re-define how we see ourselves.
The work fairy has been kind to me. Over the years, I’ve held some pretty good positions and was involved in many impactful projects—the types that attract lots of attention from the guys upstairs. I’ve been mentored by a CEO and have worked closely with all kinds of C-execs. Pretty lucky, wouldn’t you say? How …
We tend to forget how much power we hold in our hands. We make a choice every day– to be happy, to be kind, and to be confident. If you lack confidence, just opt for a different choice tomorrow. Decide that you want to be confident, that you want to love yourself more, that are …
Failures are learning opportunities, challenges we tried our hand at and fell short. But give yourself credit for endeavouring, for daring to stand up, to fight… You are still in a better place than not trying at all…💙
Influencing your self-esteem is not an easy task, no matter what all the magazine articles tell you. Just think about it– isn’t it highly doubtful that anyone can achieve lasting results by following a 10-bullet advice, which often is not even proven to actually work? If it was that easy, we all will be confident– …
I’ve read my fair share of research on happiness, but the book by Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky was able to offer some new and exciting details. In a nutshell, it attempts to answer the perennial question of why we can never be completely happy. That is, why certain things, which should make us ecstatic– a new …
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. …