http://fightyourfears.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Andrea Baljak en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:10:31 GMT 2010-01-05T01:10:31Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296828 Your self-esteem is like a star at night that shines brightest when it is the darkest. It is your inner light that burns brightly and freely no matter what is happening around you. A Zen saying reminds . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:52:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296828 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T01:52:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296827 Esteem is a simple word. It is worth and value that we apply to people, places, and situations. It is the amount of respect we assess. We have esteem for our world leaders. We have esteem for places . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:50:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296827 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T01:50:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296824 While you might already have a good indication that you are suffering from low self-esteem, it might be a good idea to explore this a little further. Take this simple quiz! Self-Esteem Assessment . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:48:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296824 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T01:48:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296820 Our self-esteem develops and evolves throughout our lives as we build an image of ourselves through our experiences with different people and activities. Experiences during our childhood play a particularly . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:43:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296820 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T01:43:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296818 Some people think that self-esteem means confidence - and of course confidence comes into it - but it's rather more than that. The fact is that there are any number of apparently confident people . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:41:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296818 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T01:41:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296778 "How many minds have we?" Much confusion has arisen due to the different terminologies by which mind is designated and the numerous minds man is supposed to have. One hears expressions such . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:47:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296778 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T00:47:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296775 No study is more fascinating or of greater benefit than the subject mind. It has engaged the most powerful intellects of all ages, from the days of Aristotle down to the present. However, during the . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:40:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296775 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T00:40:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296765 Some lucky people are born with an excellent memory. But psychologists have proved that anyone can develop a good memory if he wants to. You may say, "Why, of course I want to have a good . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:28:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296765 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T00:28:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296762 1. Know your audience. Find out their interests, their backgrounds, and plan your conversation accordingly. Your aim should be to entertain and stimulate your listeners, not just yourself. The unsuccessful . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:22:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296762 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T00:22:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296754 If you are an average reader, you can increase your reading speed fifty per cent or more by applying a few scientific principles and shortcuts. But you may ask, if I read faster won't I get less out . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:17:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296754 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-30T00:17:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281330 You sell your ideas with words, but the actual vehicle that you use is usually your voice. Have you ever checked up on your voice appeal? Your voice has a powerful emotional effect on . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:34:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281330 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T05:34:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281327 Why do some people become executives, while others remain clerks and minor salesmen? One of the major reasons is that those who become executives usually have outstanding ability in influencing . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:31:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281327 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T05:31:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281326 Among the most important words for a successful vocabulary are words about everyday psychology, about why people think and act as they do. We must influence people if we are to be successful. But our . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:27:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281326 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T05:27:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281320 An eminent man who raises funds for a large college once said that of every hundred people who give gifts to the college, ninety-four want their names mentioned. The other six are satisfied to have their . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:23:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281320 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T05:23:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281314 The famous psychologist, Dr. George Crane, said, "Appreciative words are the most powerful force for good will on earth." Psychologists want you to know that sincere compliments-appreciation, . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:13:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281314 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T05:13:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281312 HAVE YOU HAD a physical check-up lately? Have you taken time out within the last year from work or from play, to consult a competent diagnostician and have he gives you a thorough examination? If . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:09:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281312 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T05:09:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281308 Guard your health and it will help you obtain and retain a saner, healthier outlook on life. It will also help you to be your natural, normal self. Too many of us like to look, to act and to appear important. . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:03:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281308 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T05:03:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281303 "The unconscious "you" is that vast, hidden, powerful force within you, as propounded originally by the father of psychiatry" Dr. Sigmund Freud envisioned the unconscious as . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:55:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281303 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T04:55:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281299 WHETHER OR NOT you are aware of it, you are a composite being with several different "you" in control, one overlapping the other. There are outer and inner "you". One of the . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:43:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281299 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T04:43:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281293 It is in your awareness that there are disturbing factors in your present emotional make-up. It is in your desire to look for the contributory causes and try to eliminate them. It is in your reading . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:36:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281293 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T04:36:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281282 Definition of Fear Fear is an emotional response to tangible and realistic dangers. Fear should be distinguished from anxiety, an emotion that often arises out of proportion to the actual threat . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:26:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281282 Andrea Baljak 2008-03-11T04:26:01Z