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Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

Rhycel — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:00:17 -0000

Success in anything you do and self-esteem does come hand in hand. Until you get your self esteem up and at least believe in yourself then success will shy away from you. [ U R L = " h t t p : / / i-justblog.com " ] : ) [/url]

Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

BillionaireWoman — Sun, 03 May 2009 10:20:59 -0000

Glad to hear it Ken! Absolutely, I'm happy we're both on the self-esteem path to success. :)

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Ken — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:42:21 -0000

Excellent Blog and great posts, I will be a regular now. I have to agree that one you raise the self-esteem the success is a natural progression.

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doreen awiti — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:09:20 -0000

"Setting small goals that you can easily attain will help you build your self-esteem." True True True ....

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Self Help Audio Books — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:17:18 -0000

I completely agree with almost everything you write here.

Selfesteem is the basis on which we must build our life.

We must seek it everywhere!

Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

nonibenefits — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:36:12 -0000

Excellent saying and this true....Love yourself, for if you don’t, how can you expect anybody else to love you?... Thanks for good post.

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thebaldchemist — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:18:26 -0000

Success is doing what you want when you want. It has nothing to do with spiritual encounters just to get as much and give as much joy as possible evreyday.
Keep happy. The Baldchemist

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myln — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:15:48 -0000

Low self-esteem is dangerous for our mental and physical health. When feelings of low self-esteem are accompanied by negative emotions such as anxiety, depression and stress then this fatal combination is very bad for our health. On the contrary high levels of self-esteem strengthens the mental and physical health.

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Carla — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:48:07 -0000

Its only been a few months since I started working on my self-esteem. I either read or heard a phrase that said something like ‘you are how you feel’ and that made an impact on my thinking and how I should view myself.

Comparing myself to others is a huge weakness of mine and something I really need to work on.

Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

Seamus Anthony — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:55:13 -0000

Thank for this. Without at all taking away from the worth of your lovely article - I do find it funny how many missing "secret" ingredients there are to success - I have one of my own here - http://curlyslaw.com/ - so it's not a criticism. Maybe we should put them all together and make a big hearty Success Stew ;-)

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BillionaireWoman — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:11:18 -0000

Thank you so much Jen! I am glad you enjoyed the article. Your comments mean so much to me. I've checked out your site, and will be returning shortly. Thanks so much, have a great day Jen!

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noreaster — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:14:51 -0000

ok, and that ugly non-smiley face inspired me to create a profile on your comments system ;) cheers! Jen

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noreaster — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:02:18 -0000

Great article and blog Nathalie. Just posted an excerpt from your bio on my own site as your words captured so much of what I was feeling. You're a very thoughtful and thought-provoking writer. Looking forward to reading more.

I quoted you here: http://bodysoulconnect.com/post/53241612/inspir...

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BillionaireWoman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:46:09 -0000

Thank you so much Zaellen! The song you mentioned sounds so sweet, I will need to keep an eye out for it. :) I'm glad this post inspired you, I am heading over to your site now!

Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

BillionaireWoman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:43:13 -0000

Thank you for sharing your opinions with us Venkat. Obviously we have different views of the world, and that makes this planet a very interesting place. Do stop by again to see if there's anything else that might appeal more to your current world-view.

Have a great day!

Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

BillionaireWoman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:39:51 -0000

Stacey, I love that you've been looking into "being selfish". I think it's one of those things we think are bad, but end up being good for ourselves and for others.

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BillionaireWoman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:38:40 -0000

Thanks for sharing your experiences Rosabel. I think Louise Hay's book is really useful

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BillionaireWoman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:38:09 -0000

Absolutely. I think exercising and taking care of ourselves is a great way to maintain our self-esteem.

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zaellen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:54:31 -0000

I love this post...gonna give some link love in my next post (ambitious to say today so could be tomorrow).

Do you know my new favorite Natasha Bedingfield song, freckles? Some of the lyrics go like this..."because a face full of freckles is like a sky without a star. Why waste a second not loving who you are? Those little imperfections make you beautiful, lovable, they show your personality in your heart, reflecting who you are." (I think I got the words right). I started singing it to my daughter every morning when I'm waking her up...

It's painful to think about all of the external forces that shape our self esteem from a young age. If we're lucky, we can regain some of what is lost and continue to evolve and feel good about following our passions and defining for ourselves what being successful means personally.

Thanks so much for this. A light in my day! And encouragement that I am on the right path. Now, to go check out Louise Hays book...

Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

Venkat — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:20:56 -0000

LoL, c'mon a little dose of irony never hurt anyone. Not even billionaire wannabes. You make it sound like the loss of self-esteem of childhood is a bad thing that you need to blame others for (advertisers??? come ON!). Nope. It is the valuable stripping away of the fake thing, and the preparation for earning of the real thing. Childhood self-esteem is like a doll-house. You can't actually live in it as an adult.

To paraphrase Oliver Wendell Holmes (who said this about simplicity rather than self-esteem): "I would not give a farthing for the self-esteem on this side of complexity, but my life for the self-esteem on the other side of complexity." Childhood self-esteem is based on the self-absorption, self-centeredness and (let's face it) me-me-me selfishness of children that has not yet run into reality. It is self-esteem grounded in nothing.

The worthwhile self-esteem of adulthood is the growing, cumulative reward that comes out of the virtuous cycle of working and engaging the world in positive ways. Self-esteem forged through engagement of the world is the only real kind. Self-esteem created through self-talk, daily Stuart-Smalley "affirmations" and the like is ultimately hollow. For the real thing you have to fight, act in the face of doubt and uncertainty and create real change in yourself and the world.

In other words real self-esteem is earned, not an intrinsic part of the human condition that is somehow "lost" through engagement with a cruel world. Not everyone can or even SHOULD have self-esteem. The stuff everyone CAN have is self-delusion, toys and self-deception.

Carpe Diem! Will to Power! Read some Nietzche!

Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

Stacey / Create a Balance — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:33:52 -0000

I love this post. I have been doing a lot of writing and research about "practicing being selfish". I think self nurturing and self nourishing is linked to self esteem. For me, self esteem lets me be bold and daring. It helps me enjoy the adventurous journey of life. Thanks for writing about such an important topic!!

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Rosabel — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:06:13 -0000

Great post! I read Louise Hay's book and it gives me a great impact. I'm still practicing the steps to improve my self-esteem and be positive most of the time. For my surprise, I do change and improve a lot. I have lots to overcome and practice in order to build a strong self-esteem. As you mentioned, people around you are important to give a positive influence. Sometimes the closest to us will be the one that keep trying to break our confidence and self-esteem. I'm still moving forward, maybe I just need to eliminate this person out of my live if the situation persists.

Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

Maya — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:44:12 -0000

Over the years I have realized there are some things that are very essential to maintaining or increasing my self esteem when I have issues - such as exercising ...and do my best to keep time out for those things ...
Yes, self esteem is critical, isn't it? Forget success, I cannot even get through the days when I have issues with my self esteem!

Re: The Missing Ingredient to Success

BillionaireWoman — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:47:18 -0000

For sure! Thanks for stopping by and commenting Barbi. :)

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Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:23:33 -0000

It's a very true point about the impact advertising can have on our viewpoint of "not being enough" as people without things which can be purchased.

Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice)