Comments on: Being good at what you do http://confident1.com/being-good Build self confidence, be more confident, confidence building help Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:36:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Baydolphin (Frank Gual) http://confident1.com/being-good/comment-page-1#comment-7313 Baydolphin (Frank Gual) Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:47:59 +0000 http://confident1.com/being-good#comment-7313 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/Baydolphin" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div class="ccimg1" title="Baydolphin (Frank Gual)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;"> <img name="cc_image" title="Baydolphin (Frank Gual)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:50px;height:50px;" src="http://purl.org/net/spiurl/Baydolphin"> </div> </a> Reading: "Being good at what you do"( [link to post] )<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


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]]> By: NJ Website Designer http://confident1.com/being-good/comment-page-1#comment-5920 NJ Website Designer Wed, 07 May 2008 14:20:19 +0000 http://confident1.com/being-good#comment-5920 It seems true enough to me that at least feeling like you are good at whatever you do for a living has a lot to do with your overall self esteem. The first thing that comes to mind as I consider this topic is how we get to know new people. We find out one another's name, where they live, and soon thereafter, what they "do." I might do a lot of things, like struggle with a flower garden or anticipate a peaceful night out with the wife while somebody watches the kids, but when somebody asks what I do, they're looking for "web design." Our occupation has a lot to do with how people think of us. It seems true enough to me that at least feeling like you are good at whatever you do for a living has a lot to do with your overall self esteem.

The first thing that comes to mind as I consider this topic is how we get to know new people. We find out one another’s name, where they live, and soon thereafter, what they “do.”

I might do a lot of things, like struggle with a flower garden or anticipate a peaceful night out with the wife while somebody watches the kids, but when somebody asks what I do, they’re looking for “web design.”

Our occupation has a lot to do with how people think of us.

]]> By: Dealing with perfectionism | How to Have Great Self Confidence http://confident1.com/being-good/comment-page-1#comment-5914 Dealing with perfectionism | How to Have Great Self Confidence Mon, 05 May 2008 14:02:50 +0000 http://confident1.com/being-good#comment-5914 [...] on Self Esteem BuildingBeth on Start Making FriendsBeth on How Self Conscious are YOU?Jenna on Being good at what you doDavid on Being good at what you dobrainmenu on Being good at what you [...] [...] on Self Esteem BuildingBeth on Start Making FriendsBeth on How Self Conscious are YOU?Jenna on Being good at what you doDavid on Being good at what you dobrainmenu on Being good at what you [...]

]]> By: Jenna http://confident1.com/being-good/comment-page-1#comment-5904 Jenna Fri, 02 May 2008 13:41:33 +0000 http://confident1.com/being-good#comment-5904 Great post : ] I love the quote "The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself." Thanks for sharing! <em>Jenna's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CreateBusinessGrowthPostingFreeTipsToHelpYouGrowYourBusinessOnlineAndOff/~3/281929529/in-search-of-the-truth' rel="nofollow">In Search of the Truth</a></em> Great post : ]

I love the quote “The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself.”

Thanks for sharing!

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]]> By: David http://confident1.com/being-good/comment-page-1#comment-5903 David Thu, 01 May 2008 22:29:57 +0000 http://confident1.com/being-good#comment-5903 Kim. Thanks for your informative comment. I think Brian Tracey's point assumes that whoever is doing a good job is also mentally accepting that they have done so. I agree with you, if your critical self talk undermines whatever you have done then it won't help your self esteem. If you're a perfectionist who can always find fault with what he has done, the same applies. The simple answer, then, is to look at ways of challenging your thinking - but I appreciate its not as easy to do in practice. David <em>David's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/confident1/ZfrZ/~3/278748049/being-good' rel="nofollow">Being good at what you do</a></em> Kim. Thanks for your informative comment. I think Brian Tracey’s point assumes that whoever is doing a good job is also mentally accepting that they have done so.
I agree with you, if your critical self talk undermines whatever you have done then it won’t help your self esteem. If you’re a perfectionist who can always find fault with what he has done, the same applies.
The simple answer, then, is to look at ways of challenging your thinking – but I appreciate its not as easy to do in practice. David

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]]> By: brainmenu http://confident1.com/being-good/comment-page-1#comment-5901 brainmenu Thu, 01 May 2008 07:01:25 +0000 http://confident1.com/being-good#comment-5901 Interesting post and it was good to read about some of the history of self-improvement. Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick but the Brian Tracey concept of work hard = feel good seems like a very simplistic view of self-esteem. There are many people (perfectionists, depressed, low self-esteem) like myself, who work incredibly hard and are very good at what they do but it isn't enough. For me, doing good and even being rewarded for being good can actually make me feel guilty and even worse about myself. It would be nice to think I was the odd one out but the huge number of books and web sites for people like me seems to suggest the problem is widespread. Interesting post and it was good to read about some of the history of self-improvement.

Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick but the Brian Tracey concept of work hard = feel good seems like a very simplistic view of self-esteem.

There are many people (perfectionists, depressed, low self-esteem) like myself, who work incredibly hard and are very good at what they do but it isn’t enough.

For me, doing good and even being rewarded for being good can actually make me feel guilty and even worse about myself. It would be nice to think I was the odd one out but the huge number of books and web sites for people like me seems to suggest the problem is widespread.

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