The fear of failure is one of the most common fears around. Bottom line – it prevents lots of us from doing the things that we really want to do. Read more

All of us struggle with insecurities of some kind. The insecurities that I struggle with are different from the ones that my friends, family, and coworkers deal with, but we can all relate that feeling insecure is not a pleasant experience for any of us. Read more

Is it possible to be positively introverted? Let’s cut to the chase and say, “of course”. For some reason the label of introvert carries negative connotations, but some of our greatest talent falls into the introverted category. Read more

The way we look has a massive impact on the way we feel, so wanting to look your best isn’t just a case of being shallow. Read more

Ever experienced presentation nerves? Nearly every eloquent, seemingly confident, well-versed public speaker does, and yet they still manage to put us at our ease and make it all look so easy.  Read more

Confidence underpins so many of our decisions. Lack of confidence is often behind our decision not to take risks, or to be more generous. It’s the thing that keeps us trapped in relationships or those jobs we hate. Time to check your own confidence?

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People who lack self-confidence tend to undervalue, ignore or discount the things that they are actually very capable of. They approach things in a reluctant and tentative way. They feel uncertain and often seek reassurance from others. They also assume confident people rarely if ever feel unconfident, which is completely untrue.
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“I think the reason why the phrase ‘I’m not like most girls’ annoys me so much is because women have been conditioned to feel like they have to dissociate themselves from the female gender to be recognized as an interesting human being Read more

Assertiveness is about standing up for our own rights while at the same time not trampling on the rights of others.  If we fail to stand up for our own rights there are plenty of circumstances where people will ignore us. Want to check your own assertiveness? Then take the quiz: Read more

Are you a people pleaser and if so, is this a good or a bad thing? Take the PositivityGuides people pleaser quiz. See how you score and what your score might mean for you. Read more

‘Thank you’. Two simple words that we learn from an early age. Parents encourage their children to say it on a regular basis. It’s a phrase people make a point of learning when travelling to a foreign country. Read more

Confident children reflect good parenting skills and whilst there is no perfect answer as to how children should be raised it’s important that influential people in a child’s life grasp a few of the essentials. We’ve provided a list of 50 confidence building tips. Some may appear contradictory, but it’s all about situation and context as to how appropriate the tip is: Read more