Tag: confidence

  • Mean People and Their Motives

    Photo credit by Digital Explorer; creative commons license The quickest way to shut down or shut out trash talk is to know precisely who you are and have confidence in your own vision.  If your confidence is the least bit shaky, someone else’s negativity or just plain mean behavior can send you scrambling for solid…

  • The Ball’s in his Court?

    Photo credit by Isobel T; creative commons license. I’ve been divorced long enough that few people tell me what to do anymore, or how to do it, or –heaven forbid—how to play the game.  Maybe they grew tired of it.  Or maybe it was the less willing ear I give them now, accompanied by plenty…