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6 Steps to Boosting Your Self-Belief
Why is it we’re so quick to tear ourselves down, especially when so much of our success lies in positive self-belief? It seems so simple. At the same time, we’ve become experts at criticism, finding every flaw and taking it personally until we become so bogged down in negativity, it’s a wonder we can still get up at all. This is why it’s so terribly important to work on your self-belief, seeking out the positive in yourself and then building on it, until you can see how amazing you are. When this happens, the rest of the world can’t help but see it too. How? By following these 7 steps:…
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5 Reasons Why Change is Good for Us
Sometimes change can feel a bit scary. After all, it’s not called your Comfort Zone for nothing! But change is inevitable and even necessary if you are to learn and grow and get the most out of life. Here are five reasons why you should embrace change. 1. Change makes you grow Change is necessary for growth, in fact, growth is impossible without change! You can choose to stay safely in your familiar routine, but if you do, you’ll be missing out on all life has to offer. The challenge of a new job or moving to a different city might be uncomfortable, especially at first. But it’s guaranteed that…
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6 Ways Failure is Just as Important as Success
No one likes to fail. It feels bad. You might feel like giving up or blaming someone else or beating yourself up. But you might be surprised to hear that many successful people are not just grateful for their past failures, but they ascribe their present success to having tried and failed in the past. Here are six reasons to embrace your failures. 1. Failures are opportunities To see failure as an opportunity is not putting a Pollyanna spin on reality. It’s accepting that everyone fails, and you can choose to learn from your mistakes, or you can stay stuck in them. Successful people see mistakes as an opportunity to…
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Ways Naysayers Can Actually Help You Succeed
You might think that having negative people around you would be demotivating. And it’s true that having a positive support network around you will help you succeed. But you can bet your life that there will be naysayers casting doubt on your dreams, so why not take that energy and turn it around? Find out how to use those doom and gloom merchants to spur you on to greater success. 1. Use them as inspiration Proving the doubters wrong can be a powerful motivation to get off the sofa and into action. There’s nothing like an “I’ll show them” attitude to energize you and make you focus on your goal.…
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Expect The Best & Get It!
Here are some simple tips to help you learn to expect the best and get it! First, you must decide to expect the finest in every situation. This will be ambitious if you don’t have full control of your thoughts just yet. If you haven’t developed a strong focus, you will credibly keep hovering back and forth between random thoughts and focused celebrations until you develop your mind. Simply keep at it! Keep saying things like, I know this is going to work out for the best, or I know I will turn this situation to my advantage somehow, or I expect the best and the best always comes to…
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6 Ways to Cultivate Optimism Each Day
You might be surprised to hear that optimism is not an innate quality. Optimism and pessimism are ways of looking at yourself and the world through a positive or negative filter. Once you think of them as reflections of your mindset, it becomes much easier to believe you can change. Like any new behavior, you need to practice every day for it to become a habit. Try these six suggestions to cultivate your optimism every day. 1. Keep a journal Journaling or keeping a diary allows you to process events and to get a different perspective on them. It encourages self-reflection and captures insights into your thinking and behavior. You…