Loneliness and social isolation can be an opportune moment for self-reflection. However, take heed to the warning that during times of self-reflection, our personal thoughts and feelings may automatically default to feelings of rejection or abandonment, and to thoughts that nobody wants to be with us or around us, or…

Monday 9 May to Sunday 15 May 2022 is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme of this year’s Mental Health week is loneliness. Writing about loneliness can be challenging as it affects everyone from all walks of life — yet at the same time, it can be one of life’s…

What are your thoughts about yourself when you are getting ready for work? Carefully listen to your thoughts. Are they self-affirming thoughts? Or are your thoughts riddled with self-doubt or self-criticism? Let’s say you have a client meeting later in the afternoon to pitch a deal. Do you automatically think…

Did you know that you are valuable in God’s sight? Are you aware that you are created in God’s image with intellectual abilities, infinite, skills and wisdom? Did you know that you are a world-class masterpiece, that there is no duplicate or replica of you across the face of this…

Friend, did you know you are a mighty warrior and destined for greatness? Are you aware that you are beautifully, fearfully, wonderfully and intricately made in your mother's womb? Did you know that you are made in the image of Almighty God and loved by God Almighty? He knows you…

What do you do when someone encroaches on your time? You’ve planned out your day. You’ve popped into the coffee shop on one of your 15-minute breaks to avoid the hustle and bustle and traffic noise. And yet, whilst you enjoy that latte or your frothy cappuccino, your client phones…

One of the key ways of overcoming the confidence crisis is to first find the root of one’s low self-esteem. Why don’t we take a look at one’s childhood? A child’s self-esteem is formed during his or her early years. Let me turn the magnifying glass on you. Were you…

Do you still feel plagued today as an adult by the negative words spoken over your life from childhood? Do you sense that other people’s criticism of you is subconsciously holding you back from fulfilling your potential? Do you still battle daily with thoughts of accusations that were previously hurled…

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be exploring key strategic ways of laying the foundation for healthy self-esteem. Firstly, we need to define what self-esteem exactly is. The term self-esteem refers to the evaluation an individual makes about his or her worth, competence and significance. People who have…