Most of us are familiar with gratitudes and have picked up a gratitude practice at one point or another. We remind ourselves to be grateful for things, people, situations etc. in order to appreciate all the things we have and to get in the habit on focusing on the positive rather than the negative. And […]
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You Are Probably Familiar With Your Inner Critic Most of us are familiar with our Inner Critic – you know, that voice inside of you that criticizes or judges you, telling you things like “you should…” “why didn’t you…” or “what’s wrong with you?” That critical voice used to run in my head all the
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Yesterday I attended the Women in Technology Summit where a line in a video that was shown stuck to my mind: “Women like to be asked, men are used to fight for it.” The lunch keynote speaker, Christine Goldberg, Principal of the Price Waterhouse Coopers Advisory Practice, then said something similar. As women are trying
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Have you ever received a compliment that you have found difficult to accept? Maybe someone has praised your creativity, your accomplishments, your kindness or your perseverance. Was is it hard to fully embrace and believe in your brilliance? I was struck by an article “The Confidence Gap” in which authors Claire Shipman and Katty Kay
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This beautiful poem on self-love has been attributed to Charlie Chaplin. He is said to have written this on his 70th birthday. As we go through life, we come to more and more realizations, and this poem definitely contains great wisdom worth sharing. Enjoy! As I Began to Love Myself (attributed to Charlie Chaplin)
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“People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you’ve figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence.” ~Jack Canfield When I still worked in the corporate world, I noticed a big difference between men and women in terms of asking for what
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“Confidence doesn’t come from thinking you’re perfect or flawless. That’s arrogance. Confidence comes from appreciating the beauty of your texture.” ~Jeanette Walls I love the idea of seeing what we might normally call our “flaws”, “weaknesses” or “faults” as part of our texture that makes us who we are and is part of our beauty.
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