To raise your self-esteem and wellbeing, you need to spend time on yourself and on creating a life you enjoy. Spend too much time following a path that others have influenced you to walk, when you dream of heading in a different direction, and you'll eventually be stuck in a life you never really wanted. … Continue reading Boost of the Day #98: Create the life you want
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Boost of the Day #97: Trust your own opinions
People will always have opinions. They will sometimes be different than yours, and may make you feel like your own thoughts are misleading you. But sometimes you have to trust your gut. If something doesn't feel right and all your instincts are telling you to walk away, you have to follow this, no matter what … Continue reading Boost of the Day #97: Trust your own opinions
Boost of the Day #96: Defining beauty
I wish we would all take note of the above message. I'm all for making yourself look good on the outside because that shows you're taking care of yourself. You deserve to spend time making yourself look your best. Focusing on inner beauty certainly doesn't mean rolling around in your sweats and greasy hair every … Continue reading Boost of the Day #96: Defining beauty
Boost of the Day #94: Worth the effort
Never underestimate the importance of putting in effort. Let's take the example of someone who runs a marathon in a fast time or a weightlifter. These people didn't start off running at an epic speed or lifting 50 kilos. They chose to put in time and effort to become good at something. It's the effort … Continue reading Boost of the Day #94: Worth the effort
Boost of the Day #89: Description of life…
Love this description of life - lots of ups and downs, a bit of ordinary, and yes it is breathtakingly beautiful. The sooner we can see that, the better.
Boost of the Day #88: Inner happiness
Thanks to pressures from the outside world, we tend to believe that happiness is all about success, money, prestige, popularity...basically anything we can show off to the outside world. However, is someone who is successful, rich and popular necessarily happy? There are several very sad examples, such as Robin Williams and Heath Ledger, which prove … Continue reading Boost of the Day #88: Inner happiness
Boost of the Day #87: What is confidence?
I already talked about redefining the word failure in an article about how to overcome failure. Now let's redefine confidence with this quote. Confidence is not about being popular and loved by everyone. Confidence is about being comfortable enough in your own skin to not worry about being loved by everyone. Confidence is not about … Continue reading Boost of the Day #87: What is confidence?
Boost of the Day #86: Search for happiness in the right place
Sometimes it feels like we're constantly chasing happiness. Even if you have a great job, family, friends and partner, you may still be thinking about how a bigger house and more money will make you happier. Or if you achieve your goal of having a top job, you'll still be chasing that next promotion to 'reach happiness' and have … Continue reading Boost of the Day #86: Search for happiness in the right place
Boost of the Day #84: Don’t chase, but attract.
For the sake of your own self-esteem, do not chase others. I don't mean to just wait around and never take the initiative to get in touch with people and organise outings, but you should not have to persistently chase someone to get them to stay in your life. If you're always the one doing the … Continue reading Boost of the Day #84: Don’t chase, but attract.
Boost of the Day #82: Be nice to yourself
Self-criticism...one of my worst enemies. An enemy which can bring frustration, anger, isolation and eventually depression if it really persists. So let's stop it with a two step process! First step is recognition. As soon as you hear yourself becoming self critical and putting yourself down, recognise it and say 'stop' inside your head. Second step is … Continue reading Boost of the Day #82: Be nice to yourself
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