Entries from June 2008

Overcome a Fear of Failure

May 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments

One of the delights of living in the UK is I have never watched Oprah. So I was surprised when one of my favorite blogs, had “Oprah’s Top 7 Tips for Creating the Life You Want“. The writer, Henrik, is Swedish so who knows how far her influence has spread!
Oprah had an interesting take […]

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Tags: anxiety & fears · self esteem · thinking

Stop Seeking the Approval of Others

May 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Do you approve of yourself - or do you seek the approval of others? When we lack confidence and in particular have low self esteem, we find ourselves needing the approval of others to feel good about ourselves.
Unfortunately, in this day and age of being over worked and under valued, the approval of others may […]

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Tags: self esteem · self talk

Cyclone Nargis - what can be done to help?

May 10th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Unite for Human Rights
“Blogs get people excited. Or else they disturb and worry them. Some people distrust them. Others see them as the vanguard of a new information revolution. Because they allow and encourage ordinary people to speak up, they’re tremendous tools of freedom of expression.
Bloggers are often the only real journalists in countries where […]

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Tags: self-confidence

Dealing with Perfectionism

May 5th, 2008 · 11 Comments

Perfectionism came up as a comment on my last post, being good. It sounds fine - searching for the highest standards, being displeased with anything less than perfect. But it can lead to distress and self condemnation when you do anything thats less than perfect.
I’ve come across this interesting test that gives you […]

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Tags: goal setting · self esteem · self talk · thinking