Category Archives: Identité

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”

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”

Why I go High-Risk… but only on My Terms

My terms: I have complete control over my choices and the option to affect the outcome. This means that I am willing to invest in potential outcomes in which the more I risk losing, the more I can control my actions. I only interact with other persons on an equal-risk-equal-power level. From a financial perspective,Continue reading “Why I go High-Risk… but only on My Terms”