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Tips on Boosting Self-Confidence for Teens
Whether you’re a male or female teen, your self-confidence is important. While the emphasis is often on girls’ self-esteem, boys need to be confident, too, and often struggle just as much (although perhaps in different areas). Here are some tips to help teens build their self-confidence.
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Mindsets that Lead to Low Self-Confidence and How to Change Them
If you suffer from low self-confidence, you might be stuck in some negative mindsets that are affecting the way you think about yourself and, ultimately, your self-esteem. Negative mindsets tend to have a lot of “always” or “never” talk, creating a sense of entrapment and hopelessness. Here are some examples of negative mindsets that can…
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Applying the Law of Attraction to Your Business
It is said that the law of attraction has its roots in Buddhism. Others say that it’s about Karma. But it need not be a religion – it can simply be a way of thinking and, ultimately, living. Basically, the law of attraction says that what you visualize in your mind and with your emotions…
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The Balancing Act of Self-Esteem
Having a healthy and balanced sense of self-esteem is a major key to living a healthy and happy life. There are two sides to every coin, however. Sometimes self-esteem can become something else – namely, an unbalanced ego. So how do you know if you are simply being confident, or if you are deceiving yourself?
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Surprising Causes of Low Self-Esteem
Do you suffer from low self-esteem? If so, to truly work towards building a stronger self-esteem it’s important to understand the origins of your problems. There is typically a defining factor, sometimes a combination of many that are responsible for the beginnings of low self-esteem. However, some of these contributing factors might surprise you.
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Regaining Self-Esteem after a Setback
A setback in your self-esteem can be an almost debilitating blow. Job losses, break-ups, and fights with your best friend or gaining five pounds after losing twenty can all set you back. The list of potential setbacks in your self-esteem is endless. No matter what event or bad day has thrown you back, however, you…
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Three Myths About Self-Compassion
We hear a lot about self-compassion these days and, for most, the concept is a foreign one. Just a generation or two ago, the mindset was that life was hard, extremely hard, and that was all there was to it. Men worked day and night, women tending to the family and home. Spouses woke up…
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Is Low Self-Esteem a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
Sometimes, a personโs fears can become so strong that they play themselves out; becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts. This happens a lot for people with low self-esteem. Low self-esteem itself can easily become somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy, but it doesn’t have to stay that way.