At this time of year it’s normal to think about what you want to achieve in the year to come. We tend to focus on setting goals that result in a tangible result such as getting a new job, starting or growing a business, finding your soul mate, getting fitter or slimmer etc, etc.
Have you stopped to consider what you want to BE in this transformational year of 2015? Why not work on BEing an empowered creator, able to manifest your dreams and desires?
There are several interpretations of the acronym FEAR, the most common being ‘False Evidence Appearing Real’. Personally, I prefer ‘False Expectations Appearing Real’.
Let me explain…
In most cases, our fears are not related to physical danger, they are internal fears – fear of failure, fear of success, fear of judgment, fear of rejection, etc.
‘Evidence’ implies that there is validity to your fear, that facts support it, but in most cases, there is no evidence; the fear is in your mind, it is imaginary.
‘Expectations’ are thoughts about what might happen in the future, which again are products of our imagination. They aren’t real.
Most people enter this world carrying bountiful levels of self-confidence, but it is often eroded over time due to the experiences we have during our upbringing. Low self-confidence develops from low self-esteem and not having a high level of self-worth. If you haven’t laid the foundation of self-confidence during childhood you can increase your levels of self-confidence with life experiences and some personal development work. Here are 5 ways to boost your self-confidence.
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It’s widely recognized that performance coaches are essential for success in sport, but it is rarely acknowledged that people have coaches to help them succeed in business and when facing life challenges.
We look at people like Sir Richard Branson and other highly successful business people and think they did it alone and that they must have super-human qualities to have overcome all their challenges themselves. But, every one of them has expert advisors, mentors and supporters.
If you want to be really successful, you need to understand that few people achieve success on their own. We all need a support team around us.
Self-acceptance requires us to accept who we are at face value. To bask in the limelight of self-acceptance, we must acknowledge all the good and ‘bad’ about ourselves. We must embrace the positive and negative side of the traits and characteristics that form who we are as an individual. Self-acceptance is a significant indicator of our mental and emotional wellness. It challenges us to be okay with others seeing who we really are.
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Do you suffer from imposter syndrome? If you do you’re not alone!Even the most successful people can suffer from imposter syndrome.
According to Psychology Today, “The imposter syndrome is a psychological term referring to a pattern of behavior where people doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent, often internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud.”
No matter how many times other people praise us or our achievements, inside we reject this praise and think that if they REALLY knew us they wouldn’t like, admire or love us.
