“9 Self-assuring Affirmations for When You Need a Little Boost,” boasted the headline. I clicked on it hoping I might learn something new. I didn’t. It was a series of nine little pictures with clever sayings on them. The “writer” provided no content beyond a short introductory paragraph that ended with this: “If you’re looking […]
Month: May 2014
Five Quick Steps to Stronger Self-Confidence
Awkward, shy, indecisive. Do those words describe you? Do you often interpret non critical comments as critical? Are you perpetually pessimistic about people, places and events? What you need is stronger self-confidence, a more honest sense of your own self-worth. Here are five quick steps you can take that if implemented over time will create […]
Five Signs that Reveal Your Need for Confidence
Do you remember what you were like in the 9th grade? I do. I was the classroom comic. My greatest moment came one afternoon in Latin class. (What does a 9th grader need to know Latin for?) Miss Paladino was our teacher and I was her most difficult student. Not only did I not want […]
Six Stupid Things You Think About Yourself
Those stupid things you think about yourself pollute your mind, limit your achievements and corrupt your confidence. For some reason, the loudest voice you hear, the one that speaks with the most authority and does the most harm to you is not your mother’s voice, it is your own. Here are six of the most […]
Trinkets or Treasures
Jack’s Drive-Inn in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1958 was not anything like the fancy diners and ice cream stores we now have. It was a large added on section of a house that stuck out into a parking lot that could hold not more than four or five cars. Jack made hamburgers, French fries and […]