David Lawrence Preston

Tag: confidence

  • Autosuggestion

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    Autosuggestion is the use of positive suggestion when in a deeply relaxed state so the unconscious is much more receptive. Hence there is less chance of a suggestion being vetoed by the Critical Censor. If deep relaxation is hard for you, try the AcuPearl Chillout or G-Balance (see*). Four of the rules for autosuggestion are…

  • Positive Attitudes

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    ‘The longer I live, the more I realise the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, then what other people think, say or do. The remarkable thing is, we have a choice…

  • Told ‘No’ 100,000 times by the age of 12

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    Our country is suffering from an epidemic. Every day most of us come into contact with sufferers. You may even suffer from it yourself. And yet it often goes unrecognised. The condition? Acute low self-esteem and a chronic lack of self-confidence. Yes, low self-esteem is endemic in society and it wreaks more havoc than cancer,…

  • Barriers to Effective Communication

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    The basic rule in all verbal communication, whether you are speaking or listening, is to take responsibility for the outcome by making sure the other/s have grasped your exact meaning and that you fully understand what is said to you. But there are many barriers to accurate and effective communication. Only when these barriers are…

  • Worry

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    ‘There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.’ Epictetus Think of some problem or event from your past that was so big at the time that you literally worried yourself sick about it. Can you remember the outcome? Worry is…

  • A Walk in the Mountains

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    A son and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams: “Aaahhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: “Aaahhhhhhhh!!!” Curious, he yells: “Who are you?” He receives the answer: “Who are you?” Angered at the response, he screams: “Coward!” The answer comes…

  • Give up approval seeking behaviour

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    Approval-seeking behaviour means being a people-pleaser. It implies being too concerned with what others think at the expense of your own feelings and beliefs. In extreme cases psychologists recognise this as a deep-seated neurosis because you are in effect allowing others to make your mind up for you and dictate your actions. Of course, it’s…