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When you change your thinking...
you change your beliefs;
When you change your beliefs,
you change your expectations;
When you change your expectations, 
you change your attitude;
When you change your attitude,
you change your behavior;
When you change your behavior,
you change your performance;
When you change your performance,
YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

Taken from the book, The Portable Pep Talk by Alexander Lockhart
Posted by [email protected]  On Mar 24, 2019 at 1:02 PM
  
The following is a poem by Tai Shona Britto, 2014.

Confidence
There is always light at the end of the tunnel.
Just like if you looked through the eye of a funnel.
It doesn't stop there, it goes through and through.
Just like you must push yourself to do.

Your life isn't over just because you aren't winning.
It's time to switch the game, and start from the beginning.
Learn from your lessons, don't make the same mistakes.
No body said living this life, was going to be a piece of cake.

Get out of this rut, don't stay there too long.
That's not your new home, and that's not where you belong.
Think of the rights that you do, don't dwell on the wrongs.
You are better than the Darkness, You are the sun shining strong.
Posted by [email protected]  On Mar 17, 2019 at 4:24 PM
  
Our teens are constantly exposed to a social presence that can create unrealistic comparisons about lifestyle body image, and acceptable norms. Some of these comparisons may lead to self-doubt and a lack of self-confidence, but there are strategies to combat this. Listed below are eight strategies to raising a confident teen:
  1. Teach your teen to balance self-acceptance with self-improvement
  2. Praise your teen's effort instead of outcome
  3. Teach assertiveness skills
  4. Encourage your teen to explore new opportunities
  5. Model confidence
  6. Build self-worth on a healthy foundation
  7. Balance freedom with guidance
  8. Help your teen develop positive self-talk
Check out the full article from verywellfamily.com.
Posted by [email protected]  On Mar 10, 2019 at 2:42 PM
  

The following story about Michael Jordan’s journey in basketball speaks to the essence of confidence.

The year was 1978, Michael Jordan tried out for his high school’s varsity basketball team, but at 5’11 he was told he was too short to play at that level as a sophomore and remained on junior varsity. He worked constantly on his game to improve his skills and during his JV season would score 40 or more points in several games.


Over the next summer, he would grow four inches. He spent countless hours working on his basketball skills. The next two years of high school he would average over 25 points per game, over 12 rebounds, and 6 assists per game. He was named a high school All-American and played in the annual McDonald’s All-American game where he scored 30 points.


He was highly recruited by several major universities with prominent basketball programs such as Duke, Syracuse, and Virginia, but ultimately landed at North Carolina.


He had a phenomenal freshmen year. He would hit the game winning shot against Georgetown in the national championship game and was named ACC Freshman of the Year. The work he put in to honing his skills is what gave him the confidence to take that monumental shot against Georgetown. Jordan later described this shot as the major turning point in his basketball career.

Never being satisfied, Jordan continued to put in the work to get stronger and more consistent in overall skills. The next two years, he was selected to the NCAA All-America First Team. He would be honored with the Naismith and Wooden awards in 1984, his last year of college basketball.


That same spring Jordan was selected as the third pick in the NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He would go on to a storied career in the NBA winning 6 NBA titles with the Bulls and several Player of the Year awards. He is arguably the greatest player of all-time.


What separated Michael from other players was the level of confidence he developed. He worked constantly on perfecting his skills, growing his knowledge of the game, and enhancing his thought processes. Because he had worked so much on his game, he knew he was going to make the next shot or make the next stop against an opposing player. He learned to turn failures into positives. One of his most notable quotes describes how he thinks, “I have failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” He developed a perspective that his failures were really stepping stones to another level of success and his confidence grew as he overcame his setbacks and failures.


What we learn from Michael is that confidence is linked to the actions we take in developing and enhancing our skills sets. Regardless of what skill sets you’re trying to develop, it will take real concerted and consistent efforts on your part to develop that kind of confidence.

Posted by [email protected]  On Mar 03, 2019 at 7:51 AM
  
 
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