What happens when you feel like your battery is dead and you just can't go on? Do you give up and say, "Oh well, I didn't want to go to that destination anyway?" or, "That's just my luck. I've never been able to reach my goals?" At one time or another, most of us seem
"The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence and educational advantages; the question is what he will do with the things he has. The moment a young man ceases to dream or to bemoan his lack of opportunities and resolutely looks his conditions in
Things happen for a reason and we get through them as best we can. Hopefully, we learn from everything that happens. We are who we are because of all that has gone before and all of the choices we have made. We made the best of things as they were, with the knowledge and skills
Who told you life was going to be easy? There are lots of troubles, irritations, and pains in life. Things happen. Things go wrong. People don't always do what we want them to. Don't depend on other people for your happiness. Depend on yourself. Be who you are. Do the things you want to do.
What we put our attention to is what multiplies in our lives. Stop talking about your negative traits. The more you concentrate on them, the more they hang on. Instead of criticizing, look for things you like about yourself. If you have actual limitations you can't do anything about, then you need to accept them. The
Life is a succession of choices. You have the ability to choose. Don’t choose to spend your life wallowing in negativity, failure, ignorance, poverty, shame, or self-pity. Choose instead to let go of old hurts and old belief systems. Choose to raise your sights, develop new belief systems and reach for the success that you
Do you have your emotions under control? Are you what someone would call an emotional person? Or, are you unemotional? Some people are acutely aware of their own feelings and equally aware of the feelings of others. There are other people who are incredibly insensitive. Then, there are those who are so wrapped up in
I just heard a term that I had never heard before…”self-dislike.” Wow. I have heard of a lack of self-confidence or a lack of self-esteem, but I had never even considered “self-dislike.” Yet, I know people who suffer from it. In a 1992 Gallup survey, 80 percent of the people who responded said that self-esteem
I was working with one of my coaching clients this week, when she said, "I have no self-confidence?" I asked her what that meant and she said, "I don't believe I can do things." "Like what?" I asked. "Like winning a beauty contest." Why didn't she believe she could? Because she's been programming her mind
