There is a critical difference that we are not taught between self-confidence and self-esteem, and this underpins why building confidence doesn’t fix low self-esteem. A person with low self-esteem experiences a fundamental doubt about their own value. This shows up as chronic self-criticism and a constant internal message that they are not good enough. They…
Regardless of what you may feel is true about yourself (your level of selfishness) every human is inescapably self-interested and self-absorbed. The very design of our existence is all about this self-interested self-expression and it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Essentially we all make the following self-interested declaration: “I exist, I am unique, I matter,…
Emotions and feelings are often thought of as being one and the same, although they are related, there is a difference between emotions and feelings, and they both serve you in their own unique way. The difference is important because the way you behave in this world is the end result of your feelings and…
Early in your impressionable childhood, an intense emotional event or series of events occurred which had a significant impact on you. Perhaps you can not recall it to mind, nevertheless it happened. In that moment, you passed judgment on the situation as an interpretation of life. You formed an opinion as to “what life was…