'Dan Gilbert On Happiness - Video' - Gary van Warmerdam's Blog Post - April 29, 2007

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Gary van Warmerdam's blog post is entitled, "Dan Gilbert On Happiness - Video." [blog]

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van Warmerdam posts a video on Dan Gilbert who talks about happiness. Read Complete Post

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'Building Your Child's Self Esteem' - Emmanuel Segui's Blog Article - April 29, 2007

Emmanuel Segui's blog article is reprinted here.

Building Your Child's Self Esteem
Emmanuel Segui

It’s one of those things that all parents want to provide for their children and one of those things that many feel they do not know how to do: raise a self-confident child. Self esteem oftentimes

seems like a fragile, distant thing that we all know what it is but don’t know how to develop.

Your self esteem is a compilation of how you feel about yourself. It encompasses everything from your confidence in relationships, to your body image, to your work life. So how do you foster this “thing” in your children?

We teach our children “honesty is the best policy.” This applies to how we deal with our children as much as it does expecting them to be honest with us. When it comes to your child’s self- esteem, he or she will know or be able to sense if you are not being honest.

For example, if art is not your child’s top skill, don’t say that his or her drawing is the best you’ve ever seen. Your child will know it’s not, and will not believe you the next time you say something meant to be positive, no matter how honest it is. Instead, tell your child something genuine about the piece or the effort.

Make non-judgmental statements such as, “You really used your imagination in making the flowers many different colors.” This simply states your observation, rather than a false statement.

Also, understand that your child and your child’s behavior are two separate things. This can be very hard to remember, particularly when your child is acting out in ways that make you crazy or that are unsafe.

However, when you discipline your child for the behavior rather than the person, you can positively influence and foster self esteem. Why? If your child feels that you are mad, because of who he or she is as a person rather than for the behavior, this can negatively affect your child’s self-esteem.

Using “I” statements helps with this. Say something like,“I don’t like it when you leave your toys scattered all over the floor,” which also addresses the behavior, rather than, “You are a slob,” which attacks their character.

About the Author

Emmanuel SEGUI is a NLP Meta-master practitioner and the author of an amazing new ebook, "Moving From Vision To Action" that will teach how to easily empower yourself and other people to bring true power, focus, health and energy into their life.
Click now => http://www.vision-to-action.com

*SINewswatch would like to thank Emmanuel Segui for granting permission to reprint this blog article.

'Daily Affirmation - Inner Wisdom' - Kirsten Harrell's Blog Post - April 29, 2007

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Kirsten Harrell's blog post is entitled, "Daily Affirmation - Inner Wisdom." [blog]

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Harrell says to repeat the affirmation on inner wisdom throughout the whole day. Read Complete Post

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'Michael Jordan's son to play for Illinois' - Susan Dunn's Blog Post - April 29, 2007

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Susan Dunn's blog post is entitled, "Michael Jordan's son to play for Illinois." [blog]

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Dunn says, "The world will be watching and rooting for this talented young man.

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'Living a Happier and Healthy Life by Reducing Stress' - Self Help Zone Blog Post - April 28, 2007

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Self Help Zone blog post is entitled, "Living a Happier and Healthy Life by Reducing Stress." [blog]

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The blog post says, "There is nothing wrong with having a little bit of stress; on the other hand you have to find a way to get a hold of your life if you think that it is consuming your life." Read Complete Post

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'The Emergence Of Emotional Intelligence As A Key Leadership Trait' - Jonathan Farrington's Blog Post - April 28, 2007

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Jonathan Farrington's blog post is entitled, "The Emergence Of Emotional Intelligence As A Key Leadership Trait." [blog]

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Farrington says, "At senior levels, ‘emotional intelligence’ rather than ‘rational intelligence’ marks out the true leader." Read Complete Post

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