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Learn How to Drown Out Negative Thoughts
Negative thoughts can make it seem impossible for you to create a successful business – and life – for yourself. It can be difficult to drown out negative thoughts that hinder your success, but there are some ways to calm a racing mind and stop the flow of negativity that threatens to bring you down. Quiet Meditation Perhaps you just need some quiet time – time for yourself to ruminate on the positive things you’ve accomplished. Meditation is one way to achieve the quiet time you need to get your thoughts under control. Whether you spend your quiet time in the forest, next to a babbling brook or in a…
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Is Your Self Doubt Due to Previous Failures?
Do you feel like you are experiencing self doubt due to previous failures? How many times do you think Thomas Edison failed in his attempt to bring light into our lives by inventing the lightbulb? Likely, he failed more times than we can count. Imagine how he felt when he worked so hard (during daylight hours or by candlelight) to find something that worked, came so close each time – and then failed with each attempt. Then, finally it happened. One path Edison took led to the invention of the lightbulb and all other attempts were forgotten. We’ve been bathed in iridescence ever since. Edison and other successful entrepreneurs have…
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Free Yourself from the Exhausting Task of Self Doubt
The fallout from self doubt can be devastating and render you incapable of continuing to make rational business decisions. It’s like flailing yourself with a whip day in and day out – a torture so blistering that all you can think of the pain it’s causing. When you let the exhausting task of doubting yourself take over your life, you’ll be less likely to seize opportunities and have a more difficult time in beginning or finishing tasks that could bring you success. Break the Pattern of Self Doubt Moving forward can be difficult as the voice of self doubt becomes louder and drowns out the reality of who you are…
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The Stress Diminishing Benefits of Gardening Outdoors
Aside from the natural Vitamin D that you likely think of when enjoying outdoor gardening, there are other benefits of gardening outdoors which can diminish your stress levels and help you live a longer, healthier life. Vitamin D is produced in your body by sunlight and can help protect you from certain cancers and heart disease linked to stress. But, there are other elements in the activity of outdoor gardening that can plan an important part in exposing your body to beneficial vitamins and minerals. The exercise you get from gardening helps to increase your bone strength and provide you with a healthy immune system that’s better able to fight…
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Don’t Confuse Self Doubt with Self Esteem
You may know for sure that you have the knowledge and experience to succeed, but there still may be nagging doubts that you can’t or won’t be successful. These doubts can be confused with low self esteem, but they’re very different in how they factor in to results. When you have high self esteem, you feel good about yourself. You may be physically fit, very intelligent or are known for being a hard worker who gets the job done. Self doubt may creep in when you’re faced with something new or different such as an online marketing business. Even those who have been in the business long enough to have…
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Examine Yourself to Recognize and Weed Out Self Doubt
Self doubt can creep into your psyche without you even suspecting it’s there until the first niggling thought makes itself clear. Examine yourself to recognize and weed out self doubt. You have to be aware of your thoughts and how you’re reacting at all times to weed out negative thoughts before they grow and take over your creativity and destroy your goals. Doubts can run wild in your mind, making you question your abilities about anything new or different. If you’re prepared, you can recognize the doubts for the lies they are and let your knowledge and common sense get you through. Examine your thoughts. When you check in to…
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4 Ways to Lessen the Negative Impact of Social Media
Social media can be a good thing when used occasionally and carefully. For example, it is nice to stay in contact with your family and close friends who live across the country from you. However, when social media becomes a big part of your daily life, then it starts to mess with your head. You might want to consider how you can lessen the negative impact of social media. It can negatively affect how you feel about yourself and your life. You may not even realize that this is happening. It is not healthy to know what everyone else is always up to, as it causes you to compare yourself…
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10 Tips on How to Improve your Confidence to Speak in Public
The thought of speaking in public brings fear into the minds of many people. It’s more common than you may realize. If you have anxiety in other areas of your life, you are even more likely to suffer from this fear. Other reasons for fear of public speaking include worrying that you are going to mess up and look foolish in front of your peers, that you will be unable to answer questions that come up, or that you have nothing valuable to share. No matter what your reasons for fear of public speaking are, here are some tips on how to improve your confidence to speak in public.
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5 Tips for Raising Confident Children
Most parents want to raise confident children. Naturally, parents play a very significant role in helping to nurture and develop their children’s self-confidence. This confidence, learned and developed early in life, can impact a child’s performance and coping skills as they grow up and into adulthood. You need to realize that your children will run into situations in life that will chip away at their self-confidence, but if you continually help them build up their confidence, you can lessen the blow of these negative experiences. Here are five tips for raising confident children 1. Allow your children to be involved in decision making. It is never too early to teach…
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There is no innovation and creativity without failure
