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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Improving your confidence

 
confidence

Too many people overvalue what they are not and
 
undervalue what they are.
 

Self-confidence is a thing that many people find difficult to have. This is kind of weird because most people know that their low state self-confidence influences the way they see themselves and how they performance.  But, contrary to what many people believe, self confidence is not something that only the gifted few have access to. Any individual can ... Read more here.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Managing your anxiety

English: An anxious person

 
 Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling
 
through the mind.
 
If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other
 
thoughts are drained.
 
Arthur Somers Roche
 
 
Have you ever found yourself in a situation that made you break out in a sweat, felt your heartbeat racing, and suddenly  notice that you were short of breath? As you have likely figured out by now, especially if it has happened to you more than once, you probably weren’t really having a heart attack, but an anxiety attack.  If you suffer with anxiety issues, learning ... Read more here

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Who is the boss of your life?

Boss

 
 Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat.
Napoleon Hill
 
On the surface, it would seem that positive thinking and problems remaining focused don’t really have a lot to do with one another. But many people with trouble staying focused, and staying on-task develop negative thinking patterns because they become frustrated by their challenges and by the frequent feelings of just being overwhelmed. This negative outlook then makes it even tougher to manage those challenges and to make any forward progress.
 
Practicing positive thinking will help you ... Continue reading here.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Tips for improving any aspect of your life

 
improvement

 
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man;
true nobility is being superior to your former self.

Do you often spend some time thinking about how your life could be a little better? Get out your writing utensils, and let’s try an experiment. Try rating each aspect that you are concerned about on a one-to-ten scale? Then you will be able to focus on the parts that you feel need the most attention.
But maybe, as a self-improvement aficionado, you have already tried rating the different areas of your life. And even when the lower-rated areas of your life were improved, maybe you felt that you only raised them to a level of six or a seven at best. The good news is ... ... Continue to read here

Saturday, April 13, 2013

6 Beliefs standing between you and the body you desire

 

 
Strive for progress, not perfection.
 
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Everyone has certain beliefs and habits that dictate their behavior. Unfortunately, many of these beliefs can keep people from the very things they desire the most. This seems to be especially true when it comes to diet and exercise. The beliefs that people hold often prevent them from even getting started as well. It is especially unfortunate in light of how easy it can be to make simple... Continue reading here
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