Stress Can Be Good for You Stress has a major influence over the body’s fight-or-flight response, which is meant to be protective, not harmful. Therefore, when stress helps you make a difficult decision, and it is the right one, it is having a positive influence on you, and reinforcing your good feelings about yourself. It is when stress makes you …
Egocentric Thinking
Egocentric Thinking Egocentric-thinking people are self-centered and consider only their own interests. Many people don’t even recognize this trait in themselves and are unaware that they think this way. Despite having these traits, many people go on to become successful in business, with careers as politicians, lawyers or business executives. Jean Piaget, who studied childhood development, believed that egocentrism was …
Losing Doesn’t Make You a Loser
Losing Doesn’t Make You a Loser At some point in your life you will lose a game, a job, or something similar, and you will feel the uncomfortable feelings associated with loss. It’s impossible to avoid. But it is what you learn from the experience and how you react to the set-back that matters. Will you stay down and accept …
Self-love Isn’t Narcissism
Self-love Isn’t Narcissism The essential distinction between self-love and narcissism is that with self-love you value yourself and don’t rely on others to be valuable; narcissism is where you don’t love and accept yourself, but rely exclusively on others and have to compel them to love and value you. Self-love leads to the ability to love others. It is about …
Low Self-Esteem in the Workplace
Low Self-Esteem in the Workplace Although it’s not talked about, low self-esteem impacts adults just as much as it does children and teens. It affects relationships, health, and in the workplace, it can keep you from meeting your career goals. Those with low self-esteem in the workplace exhibit self-conscious behaviors that undermine their success. These self-defeating behaviors hold you back …
