I read an article the other day about self-confidence. I was really taken with a notion the author put forward which suggested that sometimes the excuses we make are more about us than the people we’re imagining are causing us problems. It reminded me that we can very rarely be responsible for changing someone else… Read More Move along there . . .
“I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” Anna Freud
A 6 minute-read: So you think you’re an imposter by Lauren Laverne.
Great things can happen when someone believes in you. Rosie Ifould explains why: Confidence: seeing yourself through the eyes of others
I read that in a car travelling at maximum motorway speeds (let’s say 70 mph for the speed-camera conscious amongst us), it would take 19 million years to reach the edge of the Solar System. And even in NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, the fastest object ever launched from Earth, you’d need to set aside 37,000… Read More Twinkle, twinkle . . .
I debated with a lovely colleague today our stories about self-belief. Mine was about not being good at maths. Attending what might now be viewed as a very old fashioned girls’ grammar school, I didn’t have the option of saying “I don’t understand.” My teacher either didn’t believe me or couldn’t deal with it. He saw… Read More Yes you can . . .
“Even our worst enemies don’t talk about us the way we talk to ourselves. I call this voice the obnoxious roommate living in our head. It feeds on putting us down and strengthening our insecurities and doubts. I wish someone would invent a tape recorder that we could attach to our brains to record everything… Read More Stop this negativity . . .
“The worst team in England?” So says the press, who has bestowed this title upon Longford AFC who so far this season have conceded 179 goals. Will Stuart Pearce’s leadership skills now be enough to give them their first win? Let’s wait and see. Confidence. It’s a powerful leadership gift. And what an amazing result it… Read More Confidence is everything . . .
When Stan Lee told his publisher about an idea for a comic character with spider-like qualities and powers, his publisher said: People don’t like spiders You can’t have a teenage superhero You can’t have a superhero who has problems – superheroes can’t have problems And so Spiderman was born. What a great story. A… Read More My heroes . . .
No. 9 in my Note to self series. Print if off, cut it out, keep it close.
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