Self-Esteem

“Self-esteem is the disposition to experience oneself as being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life, and as being worthy of happiness. Thus, it consists of two components: (1) self-efficacy – confidence in one’s ability to think, learn, choose, and make appropriate decisions; and (2) self-respect – confidence that love, friendship, achievement, successContinue reading “Self-Esteem”

When the desire to please runs up against the inability to do so

So, our internet was down most of the week, and since I do most of the work on this on my laptop, I haven’t done much on this at all. Anyway, the time away from posting really gave me an opportunity to think about where I went so very, very, VERY wrong in many areasContinue reading “When the desire to please runs up against the inability to do so”

Creating a Miracle

From the Inspire Nation Show (inspirenationshow.com) and Mitch Horowitz – the 10 Day Miracle Challenge. I’m on day 2 of the challenge and feeling good about the possibilities! https://inspirenationshow.com/inspire-1000-mitch-horowitz-10-day-miracle-challenge/

No more “to-do” lists

I love lists. I make a must-have list when I go shopping. Since the invention of the Kindle and ebooks (and more so now that I’m on Goodreads), my reader automatically keeps a convenient list of books I’ve read in the app. And, until recently, I’ve been an on-again-off-again user of to-do lists. Ahhh… theContinue reading “No more “to-do” lists”

The Only How-To Guide You’ll Ever Require

My how-to do everything: with complete focus and joy. Or dedication and love. If I bring these feelings to my tasks, I know that I will do them as well as I am able. When I’m done with one thing, I put it down, pick up the next thing, and do it with complete focusContinue reading “The Only How-To Guide You’ll Ever Require”

Survive or Thrive, Part 4: “I DESIRE That!”

To survive or to thrive… that is the question. As long as you are concentrating on survival, you will be unable to truly thrive. And a Femme Fatale THRIVES. This is the fourth and final article about moving from survive thinking to thrive thinking. Getting out of survival mode and into thrival (I just madeContinue reading “Survive or Thrive, Part 4: “I DESIRE That!””

Survive or Thrive, Part 3: “I WANT That!”

To survive or to thrive… that is the question. As long as you are concentrating on survival, you will be unable to truly thrive. And a Femme Fatale THRIVES. This is the third in a series of four articles about moving from survive thinking to thrive thinking. Getting out of survival mode and into thrivalContinue reading “Survive or Thrive, Part 3: “I WANT That!””

Survive or Thrive, Part 2: “I REQUIRE That!”

To survive or to thrive… that is the question. As long as you are concentrating on survival, you will be unable to truly thrive. And a Femme Fatale THRIVES. This is the second in a series of four articles about moving from survive thinking to thrive thinking. Getting out of survival mode and into thrivalContinue reading “Survive or Thrive, Part 2: “I REQUIRE That!””