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Goal Setting for Kids: Empowering Future Achievers to Reach Limitless Goals

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Adults achieve greater success by learning how to set goals. In fact, a study conducted by psychology professor Dr. Gail Matthews found that people who simply wrote down their goals “accomplished significantly more” than those who did not. And setting and writing down goals is becoming more commonplace.

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You’ve Been Conditioned Into Low Self-Esteem—Here’s How to Get It Back

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People often confuse confidence and self-esteem. Confidence is a feeling of self-assurance that arises from the appreciation of one’s abilities (like being a good tennis player or entrepreneur) or qualities (like being funny or pretty), while self-esteem is confidence in one’s own inherent worth or value.

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It’s Healthy to Have High Self-Esteem

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People often describe their self-esteem like a thermometer. If someone is complimenting them or they have done a good job, they have high self-esteem. But if someone belittles them or their work, they tend to have low self-esteem. Is one of your goals to have better self-esteem?

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The 7 Reasons We Fail

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Most of us attain our goals only through repeated effort. Succeeding at one goal won’t eliminate all your problems. Poor self-esteem. Poor self-esteem is a lack of self-respect and self-worth. Losers rationalize and have a book full of excuses to tell you why they couldn’t succeed.

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How to Practice Gratitude in Your Daily Life

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Evidence has shown that engaging in gratitude practices can help people feel more satisfied in life and boost their self-esteem, according to psychological research. They both share the goal of acknowledging one’s feelings and sensations of goodness in life.

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How to Build Self Esteem

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Build Self Esteem Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Take inventory of your strengths One of the first things to go, when our self-esteem is low, is our perception of our strengths. Thanks for visiting!

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Your March Action Plan: 10 Easy Ways to Build Your Confidence

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Although preparation is the key to confidently moving toward your goals, don’t get so caught up in the planning that you never make a move. Read: 3 Action Steps for an Honest Self-Assessment 9. Practice self-care. Words have the power to damage our self-esteem and leave us reeling. Commit to taking the next step.