The Win-Win Situation

Posted on 12th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Despite common misperception: everybody can win.
One of the paramount skills in achieving success in whatever ways you define it is the ability to create win-win situations. That is, to identify a way for a situation to be resolved in a way that meets the needs of everyone involved, and then to choose it.
The myth at […]

The Power of Affirmations

Posted on 10th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

If you think affirmations are some esoteric practice you could never see yourself doing, we’ve got news for you; you’re already giving yourself affirmations all the time, only negative ones. “I’m not good enough”, “I can’t do anything right”, “This isn’t going to work”, “I’m sick and tired of…”: every one of them coming true. […]

The Act of Giving

Posted on 8th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Whatever we put out into the world, we get back, and usually in much greater quantity and intensity. While perform a giving act with the intent of receiving something back is contrary to the very definition of giving, it is worth being aware that when we perform a loving act for another person, what we […]

Success

Posted on 6th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Success is defined as the achievement of an event that accomplishes what was planned or intended. For our purposes, however - the purpose of living a happy and fulfilling life - lets expand on that slightly to say: success is the achievement of a desired event that accomplishes what was desired. First step to achieving […]

Social Skills 101: Relieving Anxiety In Social Situations

Posted on 4th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Do you feel socially awkward? Shy? Does breaking out of your shell seem hopeless? Fortunately, it’s not. Overcoming social anxiety is aactually a very realistic and achievable goal. Social skills, like any other skill, can be taught and learned.
Here are four of the most fundamntal skills for excelling in any social situation:
Relaxation - This is […]

Signs of Low Self Esteem

Posted on 2nd | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Do you suffer from low self-esteem? Do your children or students? Your friends, colleagues, employees? Do you know? How would you? Many of us aren’t even aware of whether we or someone we know suffers from low self-esteem. We have nothing to compare it to. No point of reference. Nobody ever talks about it.
Well no […]

Self-Esteem

Posted on 30th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Esteem (as defined in Webster’s Dictionary) means to value highly or have great regard for.
Self-esteem then is valuing oneself, having high regard for your own worth and merit as an individual. High or low, your self-esteem affects every aspect of your life: productivity at work, relationships with family and friends, and your inner mental and […]

Your Own Worst Enemy: How to Sabotage Self-Sabotage

Posted on 28th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

As much as we may love ourselves, we can also be our own worst enemy, at times. No one sabotages our success better than ourselves; no one has the power to sabotage our success like we do. Fortunately, the flip side is that the power to remove our greatest obstacles to success is in our […]

Relax Already

Posted on 26th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

All systems of stress-reduction, relaxation, self-help, and self-improvement share many of the same fundamental precepts and methods, among these: relaxation. The following are among the most practical and effective methods for inducing relaxation in any environment and circumstances.
Breathing - Slow, steady, deep, focused, abdominal breaths are an express ticket to relaxation. They flood all […]

Forget Managing Stress: Reduce and Eliminate It

Posted on 24th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

For your enjoyment, we offer the following assortment of Stress Reduction Techniques:

Breaks: Take a break. step away from whatever it is you’re doing. All it takes is just a few moments away from a stressful situation for you to regenerate and replenish yourself. A brief time-out will help dissipate heated emotions, clear your mind, […]

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