There is nothing like the whining of a five year old to truly grate on your nerves. It also seems like no matter how many times you try to rationalize with them about why it is so annoying, they just don’t get it do they?
Now don’t get me wrong… my family, including three boys (7, 5 and 2) are my world and I love them all dearly. And after all, he is only 5 and hasn’t quite come into his own yet.
When you look at your life and what you have accomplished thus far, my hopes and prayers are that you are fully satisfied with what you have found. My experience, however, is that most people haven’t quite reached their full potential and are seeking further answers to how they may find the success they are seeking.
Let me add this excerpt from Maxwell Maltz’s Psycho-Cybernetics:
For your next mission, should you choose to accept it…
For the next 2 days, I want you to take just 1 of the 5 behaviors that you have written out above and I want you to act that way for the duration of those 2 days.
The people whom you have the most contact with and hang around will have either a positive or negative affect on your levels of self-esteem and confidence.
We all know those people who are positive, happy and joyful to be around.
11. Whenever you feel a negative thought coming, STOP, THINK, and say is this really important in the grand scheme of things. A lot of the time it isn’t. Many people in life major in minor things!
12. Do you let the words of others affect you? Do you mind what they think of you? Remember that no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. It’s not what they say to you that’s the problem it’s what you say to yourself after they have stopped talking that’s the problem. Change the way you think.
13. List the words that you use on a consistent basis when you feel let down or annoyed. People use different words to mean the same thing and depending upon the intensity of the word – this will have an effect on your confidence. Instead of saying “I’m enraged about this” say, “I’m a little annoyed”. Make a substitute list for the words that you use. Make sure they are lower in intensity and then use them. You’ll be surprised with the results.
Following are quick and practical methods to increase your confidence, so here we go:
1. Think about someone who is confident and act, talk and walk like him or her. Model their mannerisms and behavior because if it works for them; it will work for you.
2. Smile a lot more. That doesn’t mean putting a silly grin on your face! But smile when you walk down the street, when you meet people and generally be happier even if you’re not feeling that way.
