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Archive for the 'Self concept' Category

Valerie Young on the Expert Trap

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

In her article How Much Do You Need to Know Before You’re an Expert?, career counselor Valerie Young of Changing Course describes a number of self-limiting beliefs about qualification and competence. Here are some quotes:
You’re especially prone to the Expert Trap if you mistakenly believe that competence and expertise are one and the same. The [...]

Our fascination with teen sexuality

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

A recent Associated Press article talks about actress, singer and songwriter Miley Cyrus and her “controversial photo” at age 15 in Vanity Fair as presenting “a great opportunity for parents to discuss how seemingly innocuous photos posted to a blog or social networking site can be misinterpreted.”
But acclaimed author Germaine Greer says, “No matter how [...]

Helen Mirren on miserable self obsession

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Much of this site is about how self-awareness impacts our creativity and personal development. But self-exploration can also get obsessive, or we may not find the right people to help, as Helen Mirren notes in her new memoir. Here is an excerpt:
Part of my job as an actress is to do interviews, but while I [...]

Eckhart Tolle on Self-esteem and Ego

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Well, first there is the ego self-esteem. Which is really, even if you have high ego self-esteem.. there’s always hidden fear underneath it.
It’s always there to compensate for the fear you feel of not being good enough or perhaps failing. So you need to play a role of being big to compensate for fear [...]

Jack Canfield on how thinking can sabotage us

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

“Sometimes you’ve got to let everything go… purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything… whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.”
That quote by Tina Turner is from the article Who You Are, by Jack Canfield, who writes [...]

Embracing our positive abnormality

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

“Several people warned me about Tim Burton. He is decidedly eccentric, they whispered, totally wrapped up in his wild imagination, and consequently, very difficult to interview.” Writer Michael Dwyer.
For people like director Tim Burton, who are highly talented and willing to be eccentric and follow unique visions, their creative work may be enhanced, along with [...]

Living authentically takes guts

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

“The most courageous thing a person can do is to live an authentic life.”
Terri Amos, a spiritual coach, also thinks “We are all worthy of living fully with overflowing abundance. If you don’t believe this for yourself, then I ask that you look at your limiting beliefs… and let me tell you, we all have [...]

Self-esteem: what’s so good about it?

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Gene Simmons, asked about joining the new Donald Trump program “The Apprentice: Celebrity Edition” (starting this evening), gave one of his typical tongue in cheek responses: “I’m the next apprentice because I’m the best of the best” - adding with a big grin: “Look how sincere I am.”
He also commented, “You can’t get really too [...]