Posts tagged Intention
Physical Challenges Improve Self-Esteem
Oct 14th
Many of us out there suffer from lowered self-esteem and a poor self-concept. This maybe for various reasons. Many out there have suffered from verbal, physical, and sexual abuse as a child or young adult. Even the smallest incident can be traumatic and be carried with someone for their entire life. I work as a psychologist and as an athletic coach. I have a unique insight into how athletics affect us not just from a physical standpoint but more importantly from a mental health standpoint.
I have found that in my professional experience as an educational psychologist, children and adults alike can benefit from setting reasonable yet challenging athletic goals. Setting these types of goals with the intention of improving self-esteem has the synergy of creating a more positive mindset that is focused on real world problem solving, progress, goal setting, adapting to change, and a host of other positive benefits that an individual suffering from lowered self-esteem can instantly apply to almost every other aspect of their life.
Unfortunately, the field of psychology is based on the medical model which focuses on what is WRONG with you. The psychologist acts as though he or she is the doctor who can “cure” you. However, first you must be categorized into a nicely defined area which is spelled out in the DSM-IV. In my opinion this is an outdated method when it comes to the vast majority of individuals who are seeking a psychologist to improve their mental health but are able to function relatively well in today’s society. Although it helps to identify what is getting in your way of success, it doesn’t help to focus on this and dwell on it.
Rather, it is much more beneficial to focus on what is working for this individual, what resources do they have available to them to get out and do something about this problem. Focusing on the positives and strengths of an individual now opens new doors. Setting goals, creating dreams, and taking action. That is the future of psychology in my opinion.
Where does athletics fit into this equation? Well, for one thing sports is one way you can learn how to master life. Dreaming of completing a triathlon, setting goals to begin a training program, taking action and complete the program and then complete the triathlon can be quite an empowering experience and only serves to remind the world, Yes! Anything is possible when one sets their mind to it, sets goals, and creates a plan.
Build Confidence For A Better Life – 5 Easy Steps
Oct 10th
Confidence is an approach to trust in your abilities. Why it is essential and how to build it – following are the five tips to find out.
1. In your mind, react in a hostile and constructive way towards fears.
It is an observation that in every moment of time, fear moves stealthily into your thoughts. Perceive yourself reacting insistently and positively towards those fears. This practice will be a subject of time, before these reactions expand to reality when these situations embarrass in your actual, day-to-day life.
2. Don’t dread to take risks.
Move about the forefront. You have to take risks and set down to do what actually you want to do. Perform What You Fear!
3. Try to do which is impossible.
Do every work with this intention that it can be done, and you can do it, by invoking your inner capability you can do it. Do not at your place with the same pace, if a mistake happens in the length of the way just accurate your actions as you go along.
4. Feel relaxed every time.
When the muscles of the body are kept perfectly relaxed it is impossible to feel fear. It is proved by physiology studies. So identify those contraction muscles and focus on relaxing them the moment you recognize the fear or nervousness creeping in throughout a situation. It is also a common anger management tips that relax your muscles.
5. Always be happy, don’t be feared.
Put back all the feelings of fright and enjoy the feelings that you captured from most pleasure moments ever in your life. What is the thing that strikes the harmony and misses with you a pleasant experience? Think about it! Without any trouble if you exchange your fear with another excellent feeling, then you will be able to convincingly constrain the fear away by pure will power. Immediately modify your internal exchange of ideas to turn around the thought and put a positive twist to it, whenever you identify a negative thought creeping into your mind.
