An interesting theme I’ve seen in therapy this week is the pattern of “doing good for others” at one’s own expense. We all do it from time to time, but many people do it all the time! It goes a bit like: “I have to go to the party because if I...
After experiencing my first root canal last week, I can still safely say that looking for a job is my least favourite thing to do. In fact one of my dearest hopes is to never have to apply for a job again. I don’t like writing applications, but even worse, I hate job...
Too many people are using the terms self esteem and self confidence interchangeably and it just has to stop! Not because I’m a nitpicker, but because using self esteem to fuel confidence is beyond dodgy, it’s downright dangerous! First let’s look at why they are...
How do you define self confidence? Is it a feeling you have sometimes (or wish you had)? How do you know when you are confident and when you aren’t? Defining self confidence is a complex thing, because well, confidence is a complex thing. We tend to simplify it into...
