Posts Tagged ‘confidence’

What’s Your Territory?

I'm pretty shy. You wouldn't know it to watch me – I’ve learned how to handle most of the superficial stuff that makes up day-to-day interactions -- but deep inside I'm pretty scared of talking to strangers or making a spectacle of myself.

But when I walk into my classroom, I'm completely at ease. I've never experienced more than a second’s hesitation in front of… Continue reading

August 11 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: career, challenge, confidence, self-improvement, territory | 11 comments»

How to Ditch Meekness and Walk Tall

Are you a meek person? If so, your life may be ruled by others, and it's time to ditch meekness. Sounds easy, doesn't it? But it's not. Because meekness is a habitual response to the challenges of life. And it takes time and effort to change ingrained habits. The root of meekness is low self-esteem. When our self-esteem is low, we respond to the challenges of life with doubts and fears. And… Continue reading

April 6 2009 | By Mary | Tagged: confidence, personal growth, self esteem, self-development | 7 comments»

How to Be Impossible to Turn Down

Like it or not, much of our success comes due to the help of other people. The opportunities you get, jobs you hold, or fun and useful things you're able to do often come because someone else was persuaded to bring you along. To take advantage of these opportunities, however, you've got to be able to ask, and ask well. Learning how to ask well, how to apply well, and how… Continue reading

February 11 2009 | By David | Tagged: asking, confidence, demand, interview, job, persuasion, request | 11 comments»

Change your Mindset for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

How do you do that? You give away what you got. It's not that complicated, really. Short on time? Some people are always running out of time - like it was cash or something. They run out of time and they're always in a panic to get things done. If you're always out of time, then do the sensible thing - give your time away. Does that sound crazy? Well, it might to… Continue reading

February 2 2009 | By Steve | Tagged: abundance, attitude, confidence, creativity, giving, mindset, prosperity, time | 10 comments»

5 Ways to Avoid Change in 2009

The financial climate, the job market, family tensions, Obama moving into the Lincoln bedroom. Even the climate's getting in on it. Yup, change is everywhere in 2009. Apparently some people are 'embracing change', but aren't aware of the dangers inherent in changing the ways things are. If you're not careful, all kinds of strange things might happen in your otherwise ordered life, so it's best to work at avoiding change whenever… Continue reading

January 13 2009 | By Steve | Tagged: change, confidence, goal, personal-development, self-help | 7 comments»

New Years Resolutions Don’t Work – Here’s Why

I just Googled 'New Years Resolutions' - guess how many results turned up? Over 24 million. I'm not particularly surprised. Coaches and lifestyle guru's right around the world are espousing the need to make 'realistic' resolutions and offering all kinds of ways to stay on track with them. Not me. Let's face it -- it's pretty pointless waiting all year to decide on one or two things that you kinda, sorta want to… Continue reading

January 1 2009 | By Steve | Tagged: confidence, goals, personal-development, resolutions, self-help | 29 comments»

Set Yourself on Fire

Have you heard of a guy called Fred Shero? No? Until recently, me neither. I'm not a big sports fan and Fred was a hugely successful Canadian NHL player and coach with a string of many hundreds of wins and numerous awards and accolades to his name. Pretty good going, but it's not his sports record that I admire. What I love Fred for is something that he once said: "Success is… Continue reading

November 27 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: coaching, confidence, goal setting, motivation, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement, success | 17 comments»

5 Easy Ways to Shake Off a Bad Mood

Everyone gets into a big ol’ bad mood sometimes. I’m talking about the kind of mood that throws a spanner in the works, has you fuming at every little thing and threatens to ruin a perfectly good day. Sometimes these moods happen just when you don't want them to and they can get in the way of doing what you want to do in the way that you want to… Continue reading

November 19 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: coaching, confidence, exercise, motivation, personal-development, self esteem, self-help, self-improvement | 16 comments»

4 Big Reasons to Jump Into Your Life with Both Feet

They say that life is for living, but we all know that when the going gets tough it's hard to keep that enthusiasm and passion going. It takes real guts, determination and confidence to live a full and rich life, but it becomes a whole lot easier if you jump into your life in the right ways. The very best way to live a rich life that I know of… Continue reading

November 14 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: confidence, goal, life coach, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement | 5 comments»

Getting to Good Enough

Do you strive for perfection? Do you spend hours obsessing over the tiniest details of your life until they're exactly right? Do you feel uncomfortable when everything in your life isn't "just so"? Are you prepared for every eventuality, even the most unlikely? In short, are you a perfectionist? There are times when perfection is called for, of course, but allow me to suggest to you that most

March 21 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: confidence, getting_things_done, perfectionism, procrastination | 41 comments»

What’s Stopping You from Getting Started (and What to Do About It)

If you're like most people, you have a lot of projects on your back burner that you hope to get to someday but aren't quite ready for. Writers call this a "one-day novel" -- as in "one day I'm going to write that novel." Of course, that one magical day never comes.

Perhaps too there are a few things on your list that have been sitting there… Continue reading

January 18 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: confidence, focus, project, starting, time | 22 comments»

Build Your Platform: How to Show You’re the Right Person for Any Job

We all deal with the problem of needing to build support for our ideas. Maybe you're trying to sell your boss on a new program, maybe you're trying to get a loan or grant to start a small business or to undertake a research project, or maybe you're just trying to get a job. What do you have to do to convince your audience, whoever they are, that… Continue reading

January 9 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: competence, confidence, credibility, leadership, platform | 8 comments»

10 Quick Tips To Boost Self-Esteem

Lyndon Antcliff cuts to the chase with these quick tips to improve your self-esteem. It's a personal commitment to change the way you see yourself. Lyndon goes in the right direction because it's simple. There aren't any big secrets out there about self-esteem and self-confidence, you just have to realize what you're really worth - and that's a lot. 2. Help others out. Nothing makes you feel a warm glow than when… Continue reading

July 11 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: confidence, self-improvement | 16 comments»

Lead, Follow, and Get Out of the Way

Leadership seems to be on everyone's minds one these days. Educators talk about "teaching leadership", religious and charitable organizations host "leadership development" programs , businesses invest heavily in "leadership training". But what is leadership, exactly? And how do we practice it? Leadership is about bringing out and mobilizing the best in the people around you. It's about helping a group of people work together towards a shared goal or set… Continue reading

July 10 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: Communication, confidence, decision, leadership, project | 20 comments»

Why You Need To Be A Toastmaster

I came home for Christmas break last year and the first word's out of my parents mouth's were "You look taller, have you grown?" Only six months had passed since I last saw them, and I hadn't grown one inch. I was sure of it. I thought nothing of it until a few days later when I realized what had happened, I'd become a more confident person. Confidence can do… Continue reading

July 3 2007 | By Brian | Tagged: Communication, confidence, toastmasters | 11 comments»

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