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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: What You Think
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Your Thoughts Are Indicators of Where You're Going "Change your thoughts and you change your world." ~ Norman Vincent Peale Back when I was a kid, I heard Mom and Ma (my maternal grandmother) talk about saying good things about myself....
Do You Believe Everything Your Hear and Read
The Pulse Nightclub Verdict: An Indictment of All Who Perpetrated the Lie I'm taking a break from my series on self-esteem and self-confidence to talk about the verdict of Noor Salman, the wife of the man who killed 49 and wounded 53 members of the gay community. We...
Mistakes are Not Failures
Mistakes Are Failures When You Quit Several years ago an on-line journalist make a mistake in the use of the word "penultimate." People let him have it in the comments section. You would have thought he'd done something which brought the end of the world closer. He...
Your Family of Origin Sets the Stage for Your Life
The Influence of Your Family of Origin In psychology we call the family who raised you your "family of origin." The family you have now, be it through marriage, living arrangements or friends is your "family of choice." For many, the family of choice builds upon the...
Choose Your Peer Group Wisely
You Get to Choose Your Peer Group When you were a kid you couldn't choose your peer group. You were blessed or stuck with the people your parents put you with. For the most part, your parents didn't have much choice. They placed you where they thought was best....
Low Self Esteem: 10 Causes
10 Causes of Low Self-Esteem Soooo many people suffer from low self-esteem. Some know the source of it and some wonder why they feel this way. Many causes of low self-esteem come from childhood. Then there are those who did great and childhood and difficult...
