Your Confidence Habit 17: Anticipate. Accept. Act.

“Let anxious anticipation evolve into effective preparation.” Quentin Smith Let’s not kid ourselves: increasing our self-confidence in handling difficult situations does not then make us like or enjoy these situations. They can still be as challenging and fear-inducing as they were before. What has changed is your reaction to them – and your self-belief in… Continue reading Your Confidence Habit 17: Anticipate. Accept. Act.

Time to think…about perceptions

“Keep constant guard over your perceptions, for it is no small thing you are protecting, but your respect, trustworthiness and steadiness, peace of mind, freedom from pain and fear, in a word your freedom. For what would you sell these things?” Epictetus, Discourses. What happens when we don’t take the time to stop and think… Continue reading Time to think…about perceptions