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The Essentials of Self-Respect
Self-Respect is a mindset that gives you a sense of pride, faith, confidence, and dignity in who and what you are. Ultimately, it has nothing to do with the approval of others and everything to do with your own belief that you have value and are worth being treated well. To evaluate your level of
A Simple Guide for Happy Living
Being happy is a state of mind that allows you to feel a range of positive emotions, including pleasure, joy, gratitude, contentment, and satisfaction. It drives how you view your everyday life by focusing your attitude and behavior towards the best in living. Here are some simple strategies to guide you on your pathway to
The Not So Easy Task Of Forgiving
Forgive and forget may be a seemingly impossible expectation when it involves someone who has caused you undue and deep-seated suffering. That sense of being wronged can lead to unbearable hurt and anger that often spark a desire for retribution. Such feelings are natural, but their effects on you can be devastating if left unchecked.
How To Stop Being Manipulated
No one wants to be unfairly or unscrupulously controlled or influenced by others. And, yet, all of us are the constant targets of psychological manipulation via advertising companies, the media, and the people who surround us. In response, we often find ourselves buying things we don’t need or can’t afford, doing things that go against
Things Mentally Strong People Do
As we navigate through the challenges of life, it is essential that we focus on our personal and professional empowerment. To learn more, here are a few effective techniques that mentally strong people do. (1) They move on. They don’t waste time feeling sorry for themselves. (2) They keep control. They don’t give away their
Gaining Control Of Your Villains
Your life is a story filled with exploits of optimism, sorrow, hope, dreams and much of everything in-between. And, like most stories, there is always a leading hero, and, in your case, that hero is YOU. As each chapter unfolds, you discover new opportunities to conquer and benefits to reap. Along the way, you cross
Finding Your Worth in Self-Acceptance
Paramount to your success is the ability to accept who and what you are, including your good qualities and bad ones. With self-acceptance, you learn how to love yourself in a positive way and treat yourself well. Whenever you experience challenges, you are willing to accept failures and unhappiness as a part of life. You
The Perils of Labeling Others
We often categorize our attitudes and behaviors towards others by attaching labels to them. These labels simplify our lives by giving us a sense of order and meaning to the multitude of interactions we have with people. How does labeling others work? Our labels function much like the ones found on most commercial products. They
Boost Your Confidence for Success
All successful people have self-confidence. They exude a combination of poise, determination, optimism, and self-assurance that enables them to reap countless benefits at work, with financial matters, in friendship and love, and with most other endeavors. While confident people may feel a certain degree of self-doubt and insecurities from time to time, they don’t dwell
Control Your Mind From Overthinking
Our mind has the power to influence what we say, think, and do. It can trigger the choices we make and our responses to the actions we experience. Despite its many merits, our mind can just as easily be our greatest deterrent if left unchecked. It can essentially turn on itself by causing us to