• Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence

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Building Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence.

Will improve your relationships.

What we believe about ourselves and how we see the world through those beliefs can see us missing out on life.

Learn how to break free from limiting beliefs about yourself and achieve what you want in your life.

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How we feel about ourselves has a dramatic effect on how we interact with others.

It affects how we view what is happening in our relationships. If we have a poor opinion of ourselves and believe that things often go wrong for us, we are more likely to interpret things that happen in our relationships as being negative.

This usually results in us reacting in a way that makes the situation worse. Taking the time to address how we see ourselves, can result in positive improvement in our relationships.

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Self-confidence is a measure of how we feel about ourselves.

It is also a measurement of our abilities and so changes according to situations. We may feel confident in some situations but not in others.

It relates to how we recall past events. If we recall past successes rather than failures, we are more likely to feel confident about handling a new situation.

Self-esteem refers to whether we appreciate and value ourselves.

The two of course overlap to some degree. Having healthy self-esteem increases self-confidence.

Early life experiences influence the development of healthy self-esteem. Having good experiences while growing up, is likely to lead to the development of healthy self-esteem. Many negative experiences are more likely to result in the development of poor self-esteem. This, in turn, hampers the development of self-confidence.

Our self-confidence and self- esteem affects our perception of what happens to us.

A negative experience becomes a confirmation of incompetence when viewed by somebody with low self-esteem and low self-confidence.

A person with healthy self-esteem, who encounters the same negative experience, sees it differently. They will instead try to understand how they can improve the outcome next time. They will not see it as a sign of incompetence.

The negative experience acts as a trigger for memories.

If you have little self-confidence, the memories recalled are of similar negative events. The perception becomes one of incompetence, and this leads to negative self-talk. Negative self-talk further lowers self-esteem which in turn reduces self-confidence. Low self-confidence stops you from trying. Encountering more disappointing results starts the cycle again.

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The Importance of self-esteem and self-confidence

Little confidence and self-esteem results in a downward spiral that turns life into hell. It can affect you in certain areas of your life or can have a wide-ranging effect.

Low self-esteem and self-confidence manifest in some commonly observed effects. Shyness, poor communication skills and a lack of assertiveness are good examples.

How to Improve Self-Confidence

Self-esteem is associated with self-confidence.

Positive and negative experiences have a strong influence on self-confidence.

To improve self-confidence we need to increase positive experiences and reduce negative experiences.

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What others are saying!

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What our customers say

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“Tracey has helped me immensely with both grief counseling and building life skills. She is
easy to talk to, understanding, and is very good at helping you see a situation in a different
light. She has helped me through numerous issues, and I have gained confidence through
what she’s taught me. I would highly recommend her. Very knowledgeable in many areas.”

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“Kate was easy to talk to and Not judgemental about anything I spoke to her about. I am looking forward to meeting her and having our first official session. Great team to work with. I also like that they are happy to use zoom.”

Have you made the decision to embrace change?

Then this is how we work with you.

Step 1

We will start with an initial session to take a close look at where you are now, where you want to be and we will make a plan together for how to get you there.

Step 2

Next, we will take our proven strategies and introduce them into your relationship.

Step 3

Finally, we will work with you to transform your relationship into one that is highly satisfying and delivers what you are looking for in a relationship.

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