Disability Dialogue with Bill

How to Gain Confidence

Hello everyone,

Do any of you have low self esteem? I personally think we all might feel this way at times. It might be fine to feel this way sometimes; but these thoughts can inhibit your personal and professional growth.

We talked some about this type of personal growth when I posted SELF-CONFIDENCE: How to Improve.
http://globaldialoguecenter.blogs.com/disabilities/2006/04/selfconfidence_.html

Since that discussion we have learned some and maybe some have had challenges and we need to re-focus.

You may have been through and continue to have challenging times that may make positive self esteem seem like an unobtainable goal.

To get the best out of life we need to be confident in our actions.

One way to help with gaining confidence is not to let negative thoughts run through your mind constantly. Soon, you might start to believe these negative thoughts. These thoughts are like a bad habit; they will take root like weeds in a flower garden and spread by themselves. Soon they will choke out the flowers of positive thoughts in your garden of life.

Do not focus on your shortcomings. Focus on your positive attributes. Believe in yourself Just like those negative thoughts growing into reality; these positive thoughts will do the same.

If you do not have confidence now just remember it is not how we start what matters, it is how we finish.

Even if others talk to you negatively, listen to your inner encouraging voice to pursue. Let hurtful and difficult things go so you can move forward. Work on feeling good about yourself. You deserve it!

Some points to remember
• Do not walk into a room feeling insecure. Develop a habit about being positive.

• Be confident in your actions.

• Change starts on the inside. Keep the positive thoughts in and the negative ones out. .

• Wake up with the thought that you are going to have a great day

• You may have been through and continue to have challenging times. Do not ponder on these negatives.

• Do not focus on your shortcomings.

• Keep a positive big vision in your life. You are worth it!

Does anyone else have any tips to help us with low self esteem? Any ideas to have better confidence in our actions? Does anyone have a story they want to share with us that talks about how you may have over come these challenges.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Bill Tipton

Contributing Author
Global Dialogue Center
http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/

Faith In The Future

Hi all,

Last month one topic we talked about was Balance, Discipline & Passion.
http://globaldialoguecenter.blogs.com/disabilities/2007/01/balance_discipl.html
As we talked about those traits and practices tie directly to a story about Benjearlene Nelson I want to share with you all.

Benjearlene Nelson is a risk taker. With faith and support, she has been able to turn tragedy into triumph. She is now dedicated to using her incredible strength and positive attitude to help others turn their lives around.
Why do some people buckle under the weight of adversity and others use hardships to make them stronger, better individuals? For Benjearlene Nelson, the answer lies in her faith: in the Lord, her friends and family, and the people that have given her a hand up- not a hand out. After nearly dying from a liver disease, contracting an eye infection that left her blind in her left eye, and surviving an abusive relationship where her husband attempted to burn down their home with her and her two children inside; Benjearlene has certainly earned the title of a survivor.

Read Benjearlene‘s entire story on World Institute on Disability’s web page.
http://wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200701&topic=profile

Does anyone have similar faith or determination? Have you had experiences where you had hardships which resulted in making you stronger and a better individual? If any is true; can you share with us so we can all learn?

If you need help believing and trusting yourself and have not had such positive results; let us know how we can help. Need help believing that no matter what disability you may have; if you want to work you are “good enough”, not only just to work and get results; you may even be more so than others whom might not have experienced such hardships to overcome and learn from.

I must say I have overcome some very difficult challenges and I am a better person and employee as a result.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts, stories and suggestions.

Bill Tipton
Contributing Author,
Global Dialogue Center
http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/