Forget New Year Resolutions

December 30, 2009

As in my previous post, I'm going to highlight When New Year Resolutions Breakdown, which I wrote this time last year.
To end this year I'm going to break a variety of habits, firstly by publishing an article by someone else! It also has no direct reference to either self confidence or self esteem. To cap [...]

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Adjust your Attitude

December 27, 2009

As we move towards year, and decade, end its a usual time to reflect and make plans (dare I say resolutions!) for 2010.  Last year, in When New Year Resolutions Break Down, I discussed not getting too hung up on 1st January as being the only time to set goals.  The more important part of [...]

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Let it be You – Tribute to Jim Rohn

December 6, 2009

Jim Rohn died yesterday. A leading teacher in the field of personal development, his voice will be heard for many years to come.  I cannot find a video that directly addresses self confidence or self esteem, but this is one of my favourites:-

As he says above:-

"Success is something you attract by the person you become..not [...]

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Nothing More Sexy than Self Confidence

November 18, 2009

Every now and then I read something that makes me smile and feel good. Doesn't happen that often, so I'm going to share an article I've just read. Its by Kathryn Martyn and entitled Sexy People Have This: Do You? I've taken one of her subtitles as my title as, really, there is nothing as [...]

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Personal Development Kaleidoscope

November 7, 2009

A couple of years ago Priscilla Palmer started a Personal Development list, with the idea of linking in every site that people thought  worthy of being featured. Being on that list was a great help to me in getting this blog off the ground.
Priscilla also started to put together a book, inviting submissions to build [...]

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Definitions of Self Esteem

October 24, 2009

Earlier this week I read a blog post Building Self Esteem by personal development blogger Alex Shalman.  I've followed Alex for a while, taking part in his happiness project about 18 months ago.

Alex has just started dental school – good luck to him as dentistry is a total turnoff to me!  But he was reflecting [...]

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That Dove Photo Thing

October 11, 2009

I’ve mentioned the Dove Self Esteem Campaign before, I think in Self Esteem Exercises.  Its easy to be cynical about their motives – at the end of the day they are still marketing soap!
But as various surveys always seem to conclude that the majority of teenage girls want to change the way they look, then [...]

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And the Self Esteem is Awarded to…

October 6, 2009

Self Esteem is Flowing in South America?

Congratulations to Rio de Janeiro on being selected to host the 2016 Olympics. it sounds as if the whole of Brazil, indeed the whole of South America has benefited. Asked what he thought the legacy of the Rio Games would be, the Governor of Rio State, Segio Cabral, said:-

“That [...]

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All You Need to Know about Bad Habits

September 29, 2009

If you don’t have any bad habits you can skip reading this.
You’re still here. Good! You’ve taken the first step in identifying your bad habits by admitting you have them. They didn’t seem so bad at first. The bad habits were just insignificant and you could break them any time you want. You’ve heard about [...]

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Finish 2009 with a Bang?

September 15, 2009

September 23rd is an important day as it marks the 100 day countdown of 2009. I’m sure as I get older, the years past faster – or is it because our habits and routines become more ingrained?  This video is promotional, but I think a great way of looking at the way we live day [...]

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