Motivation for CA-Students

“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” ~Buddha I remember how I used to think; it was always, “People suck” and “I hate (fill in the blank).” I was constantly focusing on the bad side of humanity, so that was all I could see. It cast a shadow, which took the joy out of life. It should have been obvious that I was creating my own misery, but I wasn't able to see how my own thoughts affected my mood. I had to change my entire outlook by training my mind to see things in a new light. It would have been easy to stay on the same path. After all, I had chronic fatigue, no money, and nothing to look forward to because I didn't have a compelling vision of the future. I felt the present situation was permanent. Eventually, I’d had enough and started thinking about what I could do to change my situation. Change was slow, but a new path that wasn't clear to me before started to appear as I worked on my mindset. As things progressed, m...

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” –  Zig Ziglar You may have heard the saying that “ attitude is everything .” Whether you want to go that far or not, attitude is pretty damn important. I really doubt you’ll find a happy and successful person out there with a poor attitude. This is because attitude is directly related to whether or not you will live a happy, meaningful, and energized life. Think about it, would you rather be the complainer who is down on their luck always focusing on the negative, or the person always finding new opportunities and looking at the bright side? A positive attitude can completely change our life! When we have a positive attitude we can deal with problems more effectively and will end up bouncing back more quickly from mistake and setbacks. So, learning how to manage your attitude is crucial if you want to improve your life. I know it isn’t easy to manage our attitude, an...

How to Believe in Yourself and Build Self-Confidence When it comes to success, nothing is more important and influential than self-confidence and belief in oneself. In fact, if we want to be successful, self-belief is more important than intelligence, talent, background, or just about anything else. In addition to this, people who have self-confidence and believe in themselves are healthier, happier, have better relationships, and are more motivated and resilient. There are many factors that affect our self-confidence, including our parents, our upbringing, our environment, our beliefs, past failures and successes, society, how other people treat us, the media, and our experiences at large. Research suggests that the beliefs individuals hold about their abilities powerfully influence the ways in which they behave and achieve (see Bandura, 1977, Parajes, 1996, p. 543). Interestingly enough, a lack of self-confidence is not directly related to a lack of talent, skill or ability...