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Time alone for listening to your soul and building self awareness

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:29:39 +0000

I’m a night owl. I have stayed up late as long as I can remember. My mom was one too and some of my most treasured memories were raiding the fridge at 2:30 with her after we watched an old movie or worked a crossword. She used to laugh and say anything eaten straight from the fridge had no calories. Nighttime is special for those of us who clean closets at midnight or watch the Veg-o-matic demonstrations in the dark. We are alone with ourselves, no phones, no interruptions. Even ‘though the TV might be on, or we might have a book in our lap, we are alone. Do you ever have time alone? Time to hear the thoughts you drown out during the day? Thoughts that can be troubling, creative, scary, exciting. Don’t keep them away… your soul is talking to you. Time alone is for listening to your soul and building self awareness.

Time alone for listening to your soul and building self awareness is a post from: Terry Diebold on the Value of Self Worth

The holidays are a dangerous time for self-esteem

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:03:49 +0000

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The holidays are a very dangerous time for self-esteem. The last thing we need to do is measure self-worth based on gifts. There are hundreds of opportunities now to turn away from activities that involve comparing ourselves to others. You only need to look within yourself to know if you are doing the right things. Don’t allow someone else to set your priorities for you. If you hate to do outside lights, get a spotlight and devote yourself to visiting the animal shelter if that’s what you want. It’s better to have a happy house than a tension-filled one that wears 10,000 lights. This season, more than all the others, should encourage you to value yourself because you are already valued…there is already a reason you’re here.

The holidays are a dangerous time for self-esteem is a post from: Terry Diebold on the Value of Self Worth

Self-esteem building comes when we don’t use masks to cover feelings

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:52:20 +0000

As we head toward Thanksgiving, the remnants of Halloween remind me that when we get together with family and friends, sometimes we wear masks in an effort to make other people think we are someone we are not. We wear our masks in hopes people will give us “treats” in the way of praise and affirmation.

We wear our mask to work, smiling to hiding the strain of the fight we had last night with our partner. We wear a confident mask as we use our credit card, hoping it won’t be rejected. And every mask we put on makes us feel less certain of ourselves, makes us feel more and more like a fraud. Confidence and self-esteem building come when we don’t use our masks to cover our feelings. Oh, we’re not going to go into the office in the midst of wracking sobs after that argument with our partner, but neither should we feel like a failure for having an upsetting disagreement.

Improving self esteem means being realistic about who we are. Sometimes, we make mistakes, say the wrong things. That doesn’t make us bad people. Low self-esteem demons begin to help us beat ourselves up and say we’re too broken to ever be fixed. These feelings begin to diminish when we take responsibility and try again. Improving self-esteem means looking at what happened and how we got there and becoming aware of what we have to do to avoid the situation again.

Self-esteem building comes when we don’t use masks to cover feelings is a post from: Terry Diebold on the Value of Self Worth

Growing Your Business from the Inside Out ~ Radio Interview

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:06:32 +0000

Gain awareness of your own business self esteem. Is your heart telling you that you have a terrific business simmering inside of you, but your head says ‘no?’ This week’s radio show of Relatively Speaking may be exactly the show you’ve been needing to hear. Join Terry Diebold as she interviews Melanie Yost, a national expert, on “Growing Your Business from the Inside out.”

Relatively Speaking is Terry Diebold’s weekly Radio Show on webtalkradio.net. “Relatively Speaking” tackles the one issue that faces each of us every day–Relationships, both personal and business.

Growing Your Business from the Inside Out ~ Radio Interview is a post from: Terry Diebold on the Value of Self Worth

Low self-esteem is the same thing as being a negative thinker.

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:08:07 +0000

Have you ever had a friend who was so negative you didn’t want to be around him? On a sunny day he would say, “Yes, but it’s going to rain later.” After a good movie, “The amount of money actors are paid makes me sick.”

Low self-esteem is the same thing as being a negative thinker. All you focus on are the things you can’t do or should have done better. If you put yourself down like this all the time, you won’t even want to be around yourself! To build self-esteem, focus on the things at which you have been successful, no matter how small. God did not put you on earth to hate yourself. By focusing on what you do well, why you are here will become clearer. You are your best source for building self-esteem in yourself and in your children. Focus on the positive for one day. See the difference it makes. Tell me about your experience. Write me back or call me at (540) 455-4186.

Low self-esteem is the same thing as being a negative thinker. is a post from: Terry Diebold on the Value of Self Worth

How do you start unleashing your creativity?

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:23:19 +0000

How do you start unleashing your creativity when you are overwhelmed with responsibilities and time limitations? You have to break your routine. Eat chili for breakfast. Buy a luxurious bath gel instead of soap. Go home a new way. Take a picture of something you like and learn how to put it on your computer screen. Let the dishes sit and go for a walk. Part your hair on the other side. Sit in a different place in church. Buy shoes if you only wear sandals. Buy sandals if you only wear shoes. Turn the TV off. Buy a sketch pad. Play with clay. Skip a meeting. Go barefoot. Eat a bog of popcorn then skip dinner. This is your life and your only life. If you could see it from beginning to end you would see how much time you wasted on things that didn’t matter. Start now.

How do you start unleashing your creativity? is a post from: Terry Diebold on the Value of Self Worth