You know you’ve done it more than once. You’ve opened your mouth and let your words fly, only to wish you could somehow take them back. You thought you knew it all. You might have been a little angry. You knew you had the right to say it. But in the end, you have little… Continue reading Listen Before You Leap and Achieve Greater Success
Category: Confidence
How to be Less Self-Conscious
It’s no fun to be self-conscious. This one of the reasons that drugs and alcohol are so attractive to some people. These substances decrease self-consciousness. Self-consciousness is the result of wanting to control the image other people have of you. Ask yourself why you even care in the first place. Caring what others think is… Continue reading How to be Less Self-Conscious
Strategies to Help You Manage Anger
There are many disadvantages to feeling anger. It’s a quick way to damage relationships. It also disengages the part of your brain that’s used to make rational decisions. We often do and say detrimental things when we’re angry. How many times do you wish you could take back something you said? It only takes a… Continue reading Strategies to Help You Manage Anger
The Value of Healthy Boundaries
Every relationship requires boundaries. What are boundaries? Personal boundaries set limits on how others can behave in your presence and interact with you. Certainly, your boundaries have been dishonored at some point in your life. Perhaps a partner used language that was unacceptable toward you. Maybe someone invaded your privacy by asking you a personal… Continue reading The Value of Healthy Boundaries
Using Meditation to Cultivate Increased Confidence
Many might find it surprising to learn that that meditation can be used to boost confidence. The truth is that meditation can be used to strengthen any emotion or skill. When you meditate, you bring a great amount of awareness into your mind. In the moments of meditation, you hold the power to decide exactly… Continue reading Using Meditation to Cultivate Increased Confidence