Using Pepper Spray

With crime being more present than ever these days, it always pays off to protect yourself.  Although there are police officers and others out there who uphold the law, you never know when something may happen and they aren’t around.  To protect yourself, there are several products and forms of protection that you can get.  [...]

Don’t Fall Victim To The Karate – Myth If You’re Looking For A Self-Defense-Based Martial Art

There is a general belief held by the public at-large, and even promoted by many so-called martial arts masters. That belief is that you can learn self-defense from the martial arts. While the belief is not entirely untrue, in today’s world, it may just be one of the greatest myths about the martial arts that [...]

Self Defense and Mental Toughness Part 1

Training in self defense and martial arts can challenge you as a person. The training can help develop your skills and help to develop you as a person. It is how you face the challenges in your training and your ability to master them that will see you succeed. If you are mentally tough [...]

Domestic Violence Survival Tips: 3 Keys to Surviving the Conditioning in an Abusive Relationship

Understanding the conditioning that occurs in abusive relationships is key to one’s survival in, and after, the relationship. Here are three keys to help you see the role and effects of conditioning in abusive relationships. 1) You did not make him/her do it or say it. You probably know this from the core of [...]

Have you Met Onstage Actors and Comedians With No Self Esteem?

Self Esteem is a word that is used numerous times by many people in the world. But the most shocking part is that an astonishing part of people don’t know the exact meaning of the word. Self esteem is related to psychology and hence the psychological field has defined self esteem as a person [...]

Ten Self Esteem Building Strategies That Work

The decision to improve your self esteem can be an important step in improving your life and gaining the respect of other people. Although, building your self esteem is not difficult, you do need to know how to go about it. Here are ten ways to help your self esteem grow: 1. Choose [...]

Success and Your Self-Esteem

Self-esteem, the manner in which one feels about herself at the deepest level, influences virtually every aspect of our lives, hence whether we are successful or not. No kidding, it is that important. If we were all brutally honest with ourselves, each of us would quietly confess some feeling of inadequacy in at least [...]

So What Exactly Is Self Esteem?

So what is self esteem? Self esteem is usually described as how a person values him or herself or how he or she regards him or herself. It is one’s belief in himself as well as one’s self respect and self image. It is important in a way that it may dictate our behavior [...]