Pressures at school Like many others, I spent my childhood wanting to succeed in life. I wasn't the most popular, sporty or romantically 'targeted' (!) at school, but I was hard working and could perform well in tests and exams. I recognised that achieving well academically earned me a great deal of praise from the outside world, … Continue reading The impact of praise on mental health
Tag: Self-confidence
Boost of the Day #102: Meryl Streep
I saw this below post on Facebook from Fight For Equality today and it gave me a much needed Monday Motivation boost! Meryl Streep - this is her on her way home from an audition for King Kong where she was told she was too "ugly" for the part. This was a pivotal moment for the young … Continue reading Boost of the Day #102: Meryl Streep
Boost of the Day #99: Conquer yourself
Heart or Star, press it and make someone feel good
I often talk about how we must not rely on others' opinions to raise our self-esteem, and I stand by this. There will always be people out there who may not like what you do, write or say, so it is vital that we are confident enough within ourselves and our own decisions to keep … Continue reading Heart or Star, press it and make someone feel good
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 #92: Don’t underestimate
When you start up something new - a new sport, job or hobby - you can't expect to be successful straight away. It takes time to develop your talent, so it is well worth pushing through the challenging moments, no matter how tempting it may be to throw in the towel. I know there have … Continue reading Boost of the Day #92: Don’t underestimate
Boost of the Day #90: Yes I can!
Last week at this time I was writing an article about overcoming failure. The quote I used was "Failure is not falling down; Failure is staying down when you have the choice to get back up". I am happy to say I got back up and went back, tried again and succeeded! And I am now … Continue reading Boost of the Day #90: Yes I can!
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?
Goooooooooals!
I've talked about the importance of setting goals when I first started writing this blog and discussed what happens if you don't achieve a goal. Now it's time to take this to a practical level. I want you to write down three goals to work towards until the end of October. Actually write them down, as this makes … Continue reading Goooooooooals!
Boost of the Day #75: Be Complete
Do you believe you need a relationship to make you a complete person? Believing this will inevitably lead to you being reliant (and often, needy) on another person to feel good about yourself. To truly have high self-esteem, you need to work on believing that you can be complete all by yourself. That way, you … Continue reading Boost of the Day #75: Be Complete
Boost Esteem 