Self-confidence
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2007Fear of people may be a manifestation of a person’s shyness or lack of confidence in meeting other people. A shy person avoids meeting people because he feels he is inferior to them. A person who has no confidence in himself may fear meeting people whom he perceives are greater or more able than him.
There [...]
Factors in gaining self confidence
Friday, June 22nd, 2007While the process of attaining self confidence starts from childhood, an adult can still gain self confidence through his determination and through the support of his family and friends.
Parental support and acceptance
People begin to develop confidence while growing up. The role of parents in instilling self confidence in their children is very important. Parents who [...]
How to gain self confidence
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Today is one of those days when your group has to make a presentation to a client. This is an important occasion because it is an opportunity to get your boss’ attention. It could mean a raise or a promotion if you could just muster the courage to stand there in front of these people [...]
Factors that contribute to one’s fear
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Here are some factors that contribute to one’s fear:
1. When we feel separated, fear increases. A fact is that one does not fear those he is familiar with (people and surroundings). Fear arises when there is a certain feeling of estrangement, which exhibits overall sense or impression of suspicion.
2. Attachment to individuals as well as [...]
Fear: The Natural Enemy of Self Confidence
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Self-Confidence is generally described as the ability of an individual to have faith and believe in his/her abilities. According to psychiatrists when one has self-confidence it normally results in having great self-esteem.
Self-esteem is defined as the “worth†that one can place on himself. It is his measurement of his own value as a person, in [...]
Fear of rejection can lead to a vicious cycle of rejection.
Monday, June 18th, 2007Fiona, a marketing specialist of one of the biggest malls in town, offered her hand to her client and then she stood up and walked out of the room with her head held high. She was feeling so victorious after closing a million-dollar deal with a mall sponsor who agreed to shoulder the advertising expense [...]
Characterized by fear?
Sunday, June 17th, 2007A person who fears being rejected can be characterized as:
1. A person who acts without confidence - A person who is not sure of himself will tend to imitate others and keep himself from trying new things. Such lack of confidence will ultimately make such person unhappy and bitter.
2. Keeps opinion to himself - A [...]
How to deal with the fear of losing someone
Saturday, June 16th, 2007Jennifer woke up in a sweat, with the memories of last night’s dream still fresh and surreal. She was having those darned nightmares again. But those nightmares could not have been mere nightmares because they were haunting her even during her waking hours.
This one was like all the other dreams where she was running after [...]
Failure is success in disguise
Friday, June 15th, 2007Juris, a surgeon, was only three years old when he learned that one must fail in order to learn and to strive for more. However, such philosophizing was not known to him then as he was still too young. He only began to realize it as such when confronted with failure in his personal life [...]
Fear of failure and Anxiety
Thursday, June 14th, 2007The fear of failure creates anxiety due to the fear of not knowing and not being certain of what will happen next. Most often, this results in a small problem being blown out of proportion. The more a person thinks about the possibility of failing, the more he will jump to conclusions on the possible [...]
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