Positive Self-Talk: Benefits, Examples and Techniques

Mia Barnes 02/22/2023

Your inner dialogue dramatically influences your self-esteem. Even the most minor negative thoughts can tear you down, which is why it’s helpful to learn what positive self-talk is and how to do it. What Is Positive Self-Talk? Compliments are nice, but they aren’t the same as a positive running dialogue in your head. Positive self-talk reclaims your power by narrating confident, supportive statements about yourself. It’s like being your own cheerleader but with the confidence of an all-knowing guide. Examples of Self-Talk What makes self-talk different from saying something nice about yourself? You could picture quick compliments like, “I look nice today,” or “I did a good job today,” but those comments depend on temporary circumstances. The technique behind positive self-talk is it’s any statement…

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Categories: Wellness & Personal Growth

Tags: positive psychology, self-care, wellness

Mia Barnes

Tips for Building Self Esteem

Learn more about self-esteem and how you can achieve higher self-esteem in your life. Self-esteem represents the foundation that supports the relationship you have with yourself. It carries over into every aspect of life. If you’re reading this, you probably value this relationship and may want to build your self-esteem. By the end of this article, you should have a better understanding of self-esteem and ways to improve it. Let’s start with a simple definition. Most psychological theories agree that self-esteem refers to your evaluation of yourself (Mruk, 1995). Self-esteem can also be thought of as how much you like, approve of, or value yourself. Self-esteem can be applied to you globally (e.g., “On the whole, I am satisfied with myself”; Rosenberg et al., 1995)…

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Institute Editorial Team 05/08/2023

Meditation Techniques for Beginners

Many of us have difficulty finding the time to take care of ourselves. Whether you’re looking to reduce stress at work, find a way to fall asleep faster, or are just interested in the practice, meditation can be the answer. We’ll explore some meditation techniques to incorporate into your life today so that you can resolve some of these common challenges. What Are Meditation Techniques? Meditation is a technique that encourages us to develop mindfulness and awareness in the present moment as a means to instill calmness and clarity into our bodies and our daily lives (Behan, 2020). Hundreds of meditation techniques exist today, all of which cater to different types of feelings, situations, or sensations. If you’re looking to de-stress, perhaps a mindfulness meditation…

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Institute Editorial Team 07/03/2023

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Mental performance and you: 10 things you need to know

Our mental performance, how we think, analyze, and perceive the world, influences how we work, tackle challenges, relate to others, manage stress and more. Where we choose to put our focus has a tremendous impact on how we feel and perform in our day-to-day lives. Julie Jones, Mental Performance Coach and Institute instructor, specializes in helping people boost their mental game, and in teaching them how mental training, positivity and self-awareness can help us do better in our jobs, our personal lives, as leaders, as athletes, and as members of the community. As a former Division I softball coach, Julie specializes in training athletes in mental performance techniques. The same brain strategies that can help a softball player improve her swing can help us all…

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Institute Editorial Team 08/02/2021

5 Ways to Be More Confident

Discover science-based tips to boost your confidence. Most of us want self-confidence because we want to feel good about ourselves. But, self-confidence is also important for other things. The higher our self-confidence, the higher our motivation to act. Plus, self-confidence helps increase the chances of success when we do act. That’s because when we expect to fail, we are more likely to do so (Bénabou & Tirole, 2002). For all these reasons, it makes sense that we would want to increase our self-confidence. Here are some tips and techniques to do it: 1. Know Your Worth Perhaps the most important part of being confident is knowing your worth (Owens, 1993). We are all worthy. Yet, some of us have a deeply rooted belief that we’re…

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Institute Editorial Team 04/24/2023

3 Ways To Center Yourself

Take a look at what centering is and how it can help increase focus and relieve stress. Do you ever find yourself at work having difficulty focusing on the assignment you’re working on? Maybe you’re an athlete struggling to get your head in the game but feeling distracted by the roar from the fans and the sounds of the loud music. Trying to stay focused can be a challenge for many of us. This is where centering comes in to help us. Centering is a meditative and visualization technique that can support you in retaining focus, promoting relaxation, and relieving anxiety (American Psychological Association, 2022). An analogy to better understand the centering technique is the visualization of a pendulum. When you swing one side of…

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