April 2020

Self-esteem is about how we view ourselves. It’s about all the thoughts that run through our minds about our confidence and abilities. Too many people have self-doubts and insecurities about their abilities and who they are.
These thoughts are very powerful, but with the proper tools and practice, you can combat them.

Create Visuals

Creating visuals can help you curb negative thoughts about yourself. You can write encouraging reminders on sticky notes and place them in various places around your home and in your vehicle.

Start Your Day With A Boost

Find websites, calendars, social media pages, and books that are inspiring and uplifting to you… or even just humorous. These may all seem so simple, but this practice will provide a daily boost and start you off on a positive note every day.

Change Your Outlook On Failure

When you have low self-esteem, it’s common to think of yourself as a failure, but failure does not define you or determine your self-worth. Failure is just a part of success.
Many gurus that we admire in today’s society have stories of failing and being rejected, but preserving until they finally reached success. Everyone has faced rejection at some point.

While these steps might be simple, they’re not always easy to do, but they can guide you in starting the process of regaining confidence.

If you have taken the time to read this and have thought about implementing these steps, you are already well on your way to improving your self-esteem. Be proud of yourself for trying.

At CWC Coaching, our team consists of licensed therapists, life coaches, and counselors. We assist clients with self-improvement, career development, negative self-talk, psychological pain, self-sabotaging behavior, past hurts and finding your purpose. If you are ready to increase your self-awareness and happiness, breakthrough limiting behavior and understand your purpose in life, we’d love to help guide you on this journey.

In our society, we talk about therapy a lot. There’s couple’s therapy, family therapy, and even individual therapy.  Some have been to therapy while others are considering it…and some have participated in therapy before, but might be considering it again. Whatever the case may be, it’s important to know how therapy can benefit you.

 Therapy involves meeting and working with a specialist to solve various issues. These various issues could involve the death of a family member, (or another traumatic event) daily stressors, relationship issues, and anything in between. Therapy is about self-betterment and self-improvement and the focus should be on you achieving the goals that you desire (with the help of your therapist). It’s best to find a therapist that you trust and confide in. 
Listed below are some benefits of therapy. 

Improved Relationships-

This isn’t only limited to relationships with others… this also means the relationship with yourself. During therapy, your relationship with others will eventually come up. The right relationships can enrich our lives, while the wrong relationships can drag us down.  Close relationships can affect our quality of life.  Getting therapy can help improve our relationship with others and with ourselves. 

Overcoming Trauma-

Working through trauma is not easy, but if it isn’t properly dealt with, it can linger and affect your day-to-day life. Certain issues that you’re currently dealing with may be the result of prior trauma. By addressing the root cause, with the help of your therapist, you may be better equipped to move forward and finally overcome your trauma! 

Many people grew up under the impression that personal problems shouldn’t be discussed, and should be dealt with internally or swept under the rug, but this can result in a host of problems including trauma, constant frustration, and depression.  Some people even think therapy is for the weak, but this couldn’t be far from the truth. Strong people embrace therapy. Successful people embrace therapy. Smart people embrace therapy. Wise people embrace therapy. People like you embrace therapy. 

At CWC Coaching, our team consists of licensed therapists, life coaches, and counselors. We assist clients with self-improvement, career development, negative self-talk, psychological pain, self-sabotaging behavior, past hurts and finding your purpose. If you are ready to increase your self-awareness and happiness, breakthrough limiting behavior and understand your purpose in life, we’d love to help guide you on this journey.

We’ve all heard that you shouldn’t compare yourself to others, but it’s so much easier said than done. Your job title, your income, grades, the neighborhood you live in, your size, what you wear, Instagram followers & Facebook likes- the number of things we can compare seems infinite.
Comparing your life to someone else’s is a sure way to be unhappy. But with mainstream society & the media constantly promoting specific images of perfection, beauty, and success, how can you not?

It may be difficult at first, but it is possible to not compare yourself to others. Listed below are a few simple ways and reasons to stop comparing yourself to others.

Accept What Is

You may not live where you’ve always dreamed of, you may not be at your ideal weight, you may not drive your dream car yet, or have the job you’ve always desired, but you can still be happy while still striving for more. Instead of resisting or fighting where you are, come to peace with it.

Be Your Own Friend

Don’t listen to that mean voice inside of your head that tells you that you aren’t enough. Challenge yourself to always counteract that mean voice. When you start hearing that voice saying you’re not good enough, remind yourself of how strong and resilient you are. Remind yourself of all the issues you’ve tackled in the past and how you came up on top! When that mean voice tells you that you’ve messed up again, rather than beating yourself up about it, remind yourself that no one’s perfect and that it’s ok to make mistakes. Stand up for yourself against that mean voice. Comfort and love yourself the way you would your best friend. Defend yourself and be your own friend. Even give yourself regular pep talks to stay motivated and encouraged.

Water Your Own Grass

Focusing on what other people have is wasting precious time. Instead, you could be spending time investing in yourself.
Create, spend time learning a new skill that you enjoy doing. Learn to nurture and care for yourself. It may seem as if your neighbor’s grass is greener, but as the saying goes, “The grass is greener where you water it.” focus on bettering yourself and your life will get better.

Accept Your Past

Your life may not have been perfect and you may have come across a few bumps in the road. But your life experiences helped to give you the perspective, wisdom, and the strength that you have today. Embrace your past, accept it, and respect it. Without it, you wouldn’t be who you are today.

Know That This Isn’t The End

If right now, you are not where you want to be in life, remember that this is not the end. Where you currently are doesn’t determine where you will be in the future. Have faith that things will improve and (as much as you can) put yourself in the position to receive what you’re looking for.

Be Thankful For What You Have

Even if you don’t have everything you want, there’s still a lot that you do have – a means of income, health, a family or friends that love you. When you focus on all the amazing things that you’re grateful for, you become less focused on what others have.

At CWC Coaching, our team consists of licensed therapists, life coaches, and counselors. We assist clients with self-improvement, career development, negative self-talk, psychological pain, self-sabotaging behavior, past hurts and finding your purpose. If you are ready to increase your self-awareness and happiness, breakthrough limiting behavior and understand your purpose in life, we’d love to help guide you on this journey.

For the past month, you may have found yourself with a lot of time on your hands and you may be struggling to figure out how to keep yourself occupied. Whether you’re home alone or with family, these ideas listed below are sure to keep your mind stimulated, your creative juices flowing, and home clean. 

Spring Cleaning

It’s springtime and it can’t hurt to start some spring cleaning!  Start by tackling one room at a time. It’s less overwhelming that way. You can do smaller projects such as cleaning out your bedside drawers, medium-sized projects such as cleaning under your bed or cupboards, or bigger projects such as cleaning your basement. This doesn’t have to feel like a chore and you don’t even have to rush. Take your time, turn on your favorite songs, and enjoy cleaning.

Organize Your Tech

You don’t have to stop at organizing your home. You can organize your tech also by tidying up your computer or phone’s hardware space. Get rid of old programs that you no longer use & back up and delete old photos you don’t need.

Watch a Documentary on Something You Know Nothing About

Documentaries can change one’s perspective on life by giving you insight into people, cultures, and places that you’d otherwise have very limited exposure to. Not only are documentaries informative, but they can also be very inspiring.

Take a Free Course

There are so many free courses online. What better time to take advantage of them? Just pick a topic you’ve always been interested in learning/perfecting. There are courses on learning a new language, learning how to cook a new dish, learning social media marketing, learning photography skills, and even learning about business and entrepreneurship. The possibilities of courses you can find online are endless!

Create A Vision Board

A vision board is a collage of images, words, and affirmations of one’s dreams, hopes, and desires. The purpose of it is to inspire and motivate you whenever you see it. Visualization can improve motivation and concentration. Vision boards exercise your creativity and clarify your vision because you have to put something down. This can be a fun project to do with your family at home. You can even create a vision board party. Or if you live alone, you can video chat some friends and have a virtual vision board party! This leads to the next point…

Video Chat Friends/family

While video chats aren’t the same as actually seeing loved ones in person, they’re the next best thing.  Don’t only call your close friends. Check up on your elderly loved ones and those aunts and cousins you’ve been meaning to call.

There might be some things we’ve put off for the past few months due to being busy, but now is the perfect time to finally complete that checklist of things we’ve been meaning to do.  Now is the best time to become more productive while practicing social distancing at home!

Stay safe and have fun!

At CWC Coaching, our team consists of licensed therapists, life coaches, and counselors. We assist clients with self-improvement, career development, negative self-talk, psychological pain, self-sabotaging behavior, past hurts and finding your purpose. If you are ready to increase your self-awareness and happiness, breakthrough limiting behavior and understand your purpose in life, we’d love to help guide you on this journey.