Entries from June 2008

Being good at what you do

April 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments

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“It may be of comparatively little consequence how a man is governed from without, whilst everything depends upon how he governs himself from within. The greatest slave is not he who is ruled by a despot, great though that evil be, but he who is the thrall of his own moral ignorance, selfishness, […]

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Tags: self esteem

How Self Conscious are YOU?

April 20th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Do you worry what others think about you? Are you afraid of looking a fool in public - of being a subject of ridicule? How self conscious are you? Would you stay inside rather than go out in scruffy, dirty clothes - or without make up?!
I have written before about how much looking good […]

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Tags: appearance · thinking

Dealing with Bullying Behavior

April 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I was woken up this morning to the rather distasteful image of Gordon Ramsey and Graham Poll - in shorts. Both were being interviewed on TV before setting off on the London marathon.
Gordon Ramsey is a well known TV chef, who has an international empire of top restaurants (well, at least 3). He has built […]

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Tags: assertiveness · communication · confidence exercises

Start Making Friends

April 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments

One thing I have never particularly enjoyed is making “small talk” with strangers. Everywhere we go we are surrounded by new people (a nicer term than strangers) - just try walking down a shopping street. Most of the time we make little effort to interact with them. “Small talk” situations arise socially or at work […]

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Tags: communication