For many people, how they value themselves comes from other people. This can be great when people are treating you well but when not so much when you’re treated poorly. You go from feeling good about yourself to not feeling good enough and because you've become reliant on other people to determine your value. It … Continue reading How do you view you?
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Figuring out where things went wrong
If you find yourself regularly having conversations that don't go as planned, in the sense that the outcome you intended wasn't achieved (or you just end up getting frustrated) it's worth taking the time to figure out where things went wrong. Sometimes, it is a simple case of two people with different perspectives not being … Continue reading Figuring out where things went wrong
The people and the work
The idea that what you are doing might not be good enough can be difficult to accept. Especially when that might be the reason why people aren't supporting your work. It's much easier to hide behind the excuse that people just aren't supporting you because you're not popular but if it was *insert name of … Continue reading The people and the work
Knowing what you need
A useful skill to acquire is to know what you need in your off moments. But then to go one step further and honour those needs. So often we get a feeling for what we should do but we push it aside and trudge on. We tell ourselves it's inconvenient, we don't want to offend … Continue reading Knowing what you need
The blame game
You don't have to play, you can always opt out. I used to be the sort of person who would blame other people for the misfortunes of my life. Not in an explicit way but I felt that I needed certain people in my life to change in order for me to feel better in … Continue reading The blame game