Do you criticize yourself? Do you say mean and disrespectful things to you? Do you look at yourself and think nasty things about who and what you are? STOP IT! Stop talking to yourself in a negative voice. And, stop talking to others about your negative traits. The more you concentrate on what's wrong with
Whenever I hear someone say, "Would you like a little constructive criticism?" I cringe! I don't believe there is such a thing as constructive criticism. All criticism is destructive. When we criticize another person, it undermines that person. No one wants to hear someone say, "Let me tell you what's wrong with you." That's what
Are you a person who needs things to be perfect? Do you try to have a perfectly clean house, perfectly spotless car, perfect kids, perfect spouse, perfect hair style, perfect wardrobe? Does absolutely everything of yours need to be perfect? If so, you are not only putting a lot of pressure on yourself, you are
Let's face it! Life is not always easy, and for some of us, depression very often takes over, We get depressed when we are discouraged or disappointed in ourselves or our lives. We start to feel as though we can't live up to the expectations of others....or even our own expectations. We feel inadequate to
Recently, I was sitting next to a woman at a meeting who turned to me and said, "Do you know any good gossip about any of these people here? I just love to hear the dirt on everyone." Wow! What a way to go through life...looking for negativity and what she could find wrong with
When I was a child, I had a favorite cousin, Bobbie. She was pretty, smart, kind, and really fun to be around. We always looked forward to spending time together. As we grew older, we lived in different cities and didn't get to see each other so often. I lived closer to my grandmother than
Why is it that having confidence in ourselves and our abilities is so hard? Why do so many of us have the tendency to overestimate others and underestimate ourselves? And, why are we so concerned about what other people think about us? I believe if we are ever going to be able to answer these
