n our society, respect is very highly valued. We think nothing of showing respect to others in the way we treat them. We also give respect when we’re with them and when we’re not and we think nothing of giving others absolute respect when we speak to them! Our human nature is to be naturally respectful to a person who you admire, so why is it that when it comes to transferring that same respect to ourselves does it become so difficult?
This post is the second of two about helping your learning. You can read the first one; “10 steps to help your learning”. When you’ve read this post don’t forget to add your views in the comments section below, I’m always pleased to hear your views. Your learning has recently moved more into your control and is likely to remain there for the foreseeable future.
We are all guilty of procrastinating at some stage in our attempts to achieve our goals. In his book “Eat that frog”, Brian Tracy uses an old metaphor to help people overcome their procrastination. The metaphor says, if the first thing you do in the morning is to eat a live frog, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that it’s probably the worst thing you’ll do all day.
The power of your mind is without doubt one of the most under recognised resources you have available to you; by continuing to build on your knowledge bank you are agreeing to improve your potential and open up your opportunities for further successes. You may wish to read an earlier post about this subject; “21 ways to boost your personal development”.
This is the second of two posts looking at self confidence and self esteem; you can read the first one, “self confidence and self esteem (part 1)”. In that post I stated that it’s possible to be self confident but have a low self esteem. Also, if you can have low self esteem, you can have high self esteem which isn’t as desirable as you may think.
Every incident and occurrence you interact with on a daily basis is given a level of importance by your internal assessment mechanisms. You will have your own criteria for the level of importance you place on the value of something you encounter.