Photo courtesy Fe Langdon, available under Creative Commons on Flickr. Self-respect is the courage to be yourself in any circumstances. Independently of how others think of you. You can simply face the inconvenience of not fitting in. Indeed, self-respect has nothing to do with the approval of others. It has nothing to do […]
Do opinions matter? People often have opinions on things that are trivial, easily understood or based on common experience. They may either like or hate your style, your decisions or the way you rear kids. They may easily criticize your actions and your work. How do you take it on? Are you upset or depressed […]
Some people think self-esteem does not exist. Some people believe it does. Some people think you can raise your self-esteem. Some people believe you can’t. I belong to the former camp because I have consciously boosted my self-esteem. It is possible, indeed. Early years When I was young I did not have the inner feeling of […]