I read an interesting excerpt from the new book NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. The book focuses on teaching and parenting styles, but I think it also provides an interesting glance into the power of self-empowerment over self-esteem. Let me try to explain how I see the difference between […]
10 Truths That Will Change Your Life (via inspiremetoday.com) 1. If this were your last day, what would you want to be experiencing? How often do we spend our days recounting our hurts, how we were wronged, what we don’t have, what is stressing us, and how we were disappointed? Choose instead in every moment…
This is the time of the year when we historically look to make resolutions. “This year I am going to [fill in the blank with stop smoking, lose weight, leave my job, etc.].” The resolutions are usually built around disappointment with ourselves (I’m fat) or are a punishment (I love to smoke, but it is […]