Author RSSTrust Yourself
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A lot of people lack confidence and trust in themselves to make positive choices. Have you ever had to make a decision about something and you went to other people to help you choose? Have you ever felt like you...
Are you in a funk?
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Life tends to be up and down. One moment you are going along, everything is falling into place and then all the sudden things stop and you fall into a funk. People always find being in a funk a discouraging place...
Do you have a vision of your perfect life?
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Do you have a vision of your perfect life? Could you describe it to someone if you were asked right now? I have caught myself at times unsure of what I want for my life. Unable to describe the perfect life where...
Why won't they change?
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Are there people in your life who you wish you could change? Take a moment to survey the people in your life and think about who you have been trying to fix, correct, or change.
Do you believe that if they just...
Are you waiting to be happy?
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People believe that happiness is a place to reach. That once you achieve this or that then you will be happy. I constantly catch myself in this pattern. Here's the deal happiness is a state of being not a destin...
Forgiveness in relationships
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"Forgiveness is like a martial arts consciousness. In Aikido and other martial arts, we side step our attacker's force rather than resisting it. The energy of the attack then boomerangs back in the direction of t...
Do you suffer from thoughts and feelings of guilt?
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Who is not plagued with feelings of guilt and self-judging thoughts? You said something did or did not do something, and as a result you feel tremendous guilt and judge yourself.
Guilt is such a negative self-l...
Do you feel like you just do not get enough done?
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At the end of the day do you find yourself feeling like you did not do enough? Do you feel guilty because there was stuff you had intended to do that you did not get to? How often do you take the time to celebrat...
Do you compare yourself to others?
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Do you evaluate what other people have, achieved, or own and compare it to you? After which do you decide whether you are better, worse, or equal to the other person? You may think to yourself "what is the proble...
Stress relief in seconds.
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I moved this week and I was feeling very stressed about moving. This experience reminded me of how in the past I use to respond to stress. I was a ball of worry and anxiety and I remember feeling like a victim of...
Would you like to know how to have fun achieving your goals?
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Let's play a game.
Do you take on different games in your life? Like making your goals into a game? I always teach my clients to have fun and be playful with their goals. I encourage them to make it a game an...
Just Observe.
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Be the observer.
Do you ever feel like your mind is going in ten thousand directions? Does it ever seem like your mind is obsessed with a certain thought or situation? My mind would drive me nuts and it used t...
Do you avoid certain feelings?
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Do you avoid feeling sad, angry, or vulnerable? Some feelings can cause you to lose power and as a result you feel less confident. So you try to avoid that feeling so that you do not lose your power. Many people...
Take action immediately
Copyright (c) 2007 Melisa Milonas LLCI have noticed one of the best ways to boost self-confidence is to act immediately. When you want to do something but you have a fear about it you will usually avoid and resist doing it. But when you choose to act in...
Overcome procastination
Copyright (c) 2007 Melisa Milonas LLCProcrastination is a confidence drainer. Usually when one procrastinates it is because they do not want to deal with or confront something that they fear. In my own experience with procrastination, my mind comes up w...
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