By Peter Murphy

Lucky are those who have a lot of friends and family surrounding them who accept and love them unconditionally. For this group of people, it may be difficult to imagine how a woman can be scared to stand in front of the line in a store for the simple fear that everyone behind is watching her. A young man, who fears rejection from the new people that he will potentially meet may not have the ability to go out and socialize. These two situations are symptoms of social phobia which is one of the most common fears that Americans face today. Read the rest of this entry »

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by Michael McGrath

Self confidence can be hard to explain and even harder to aquire! You can’t see it or touch it and most people can’t really properly explain it. However, if you want to succeed in life you need it. So what is self confidence anyway? Read the rest of this entry »

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What do butterflies have in common with the human spirit? Meet Maggie, a middle aged wife and mother who was about to find out.

Maggie wasn’t rich like a millionaire or poor in a manner of being homeless. She was living an average comfortable life. It was made even better when a beautiful baby girl came her way. She and her husband made sure their daughter had her needs met and they were still able to take a yearly vacation by the beach. Read the rest of this entry »

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In his latest article called Overcoming Depression, Steve talks about his understanding of depression, as well as proposing a solution and own real-life example. According to Steve, the real cause of depression is not the situation causing the depression itself, but the attention we give to that situation.

From this perspective, the solution seems to be easy - withdraw your attention from what depresses you and place it to something what makes you feell good, maybe with the help of imagination. In other words, use the Law of Attraction.

I am writing this post mainly because I am curious what you, dear readers, think about this approach? Have you tried it yourself? Your comments are most welcomed. :-)

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By Eva Gregory

Take a deep breath, close your eyes and imagine how you’d respond to the following scenario:

You’ve been told that you have only two weeks left to live. Now, after the shock wears off, what would you do next? How different would the next two weeks be compared to the way you’ve been living thus far? Would it be any different at all? Read the rest of this entry »

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How often do you hear a parental voice in your head that says things like, “You’ve got to lose weight,” or “You should get up earlier every morning and exercise,” or “Today I should get caught up on the bills,” or “I’ve got to get rid of this clutter.” Let’s explore what happens in response to this voice.

We have a very good reason for judging ourselves: the judgmental part of us believes that by judging, criticizing, “shoulding” ourselves, we will motivate ourselves to take action and therefore protect against failure or rejection. We may have been judging ourselves to get ourselves to do things “right” since we were kids, hoping to keep ourselves in line. And we keep on doing it because we believe it works. Read the rest of this entry »

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By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

We hear a lot about how important it is to be compassionate toward others, and it is very important. The problem is that you may not be able to really feel compassion toward others until you are able to feel compassionate toward yourself.
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by Mark Tyrrell

Copyright 2005 Uncommon Knowledge Ltd

I used to be frighteningly under confident in social situations. And although people who know me now would never believe I used to doubt myself so much I literally had to learn confidence until it became a natural part of me. I can tell you relaxed optimistic confidence is just, well so much more fun.
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