Build Your Self-Esteem by Focusing on Your Positive Traits If I were to tell you not to think of a purple dragon, what’s the likelihood that your brain will comply? Surely, your mind took the initiative, and you envisioned some form of a mauve beast flying through the air or galloping in an open meadow. […]
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Be Positive about Yourself and Love All of Your Flaws
Be Positive about Yourself and Love All of Your Flaws One of the most useful skills to master to help cope with the dynamic lifestyles in the modern world is embracing your imperfections. Flaws are a big part of being human and no one, not even the wealthiest or the most privileged, can truly say […]
Ignore Your Inner Critic and Build Your Self Confidence
Ignore Your Inner Critic and Build Your Self Confidence Picture having a friend who incessantly bites on your ears with snippy comments about everything you do in life. A friend who goes out of their way to make sure your shortcomings are highlighted in bold so that you do not miss any of it in […]
What Is Mindful Self-Compassion?
What Is Mindful Self-Compassion? According to Christopher Germer, a pioneer of mindful self-compassion (MSC), the practice combines the skills of mindfulness as well as self-compassion to build a strong and powerful tool that facilitates emotional resilience. Everyone goes through moments of pain and distress and most people struggle to develop proper responses to such hardships. […]
Steps to Develop Self-Compassion
Steps to Develop Self-Compassion A busy life is a very typical kind of life for most people, striving to make ends meet in our frenetic, modern world. It’s always a rush against the clock for most people, actively engaged in different professions. And most times it does not get any easier when they get home. […]
Stop Being Self-Critical and Start Being Self-Compassionate
Stop Being Self-Critical and Start Being Self-Compassionate As human beings, we all fail at some point, but what differs is how hard we are on ourselves when expectations are not met. Most people end up making resolutions that are grounded in self-criticism, which is counter-productive as it results in demoralization. Excessive or thoughtless self-criticism can […]