Tag: quality of life

What makes you good enough?

Sometimes when a client has a difficult time acknowledging that she has a negative self-esteem belief that I am certain she has, such as I’m not good enough, I ask them a question: “What makes you good enough?” Before continuing, ask and then answer this question for yourself. You’ll see the value of doing so in just a moment … This is actually a trick question, because if they say anything other than “nothing,” they are acknowledging that they need something to be good enough, which logically means they think they aren’t good enough to begin with. Once they have [...]

How to improve the quality of your life

I’ve said on many occasions that all of us at the Lefkoe Institute are committed to helping you improve the quality of your life. But I don’t think I’ve ever defined what I mean by “improving the quality of your life.” It is possible to have a life where you are surviving very well, in other words, you have plenty of money to meet your needs and plenty of friends. In such a situation I would say you are surviving very well, but that doesn’t mean you are necessarily thriving. You might not be depressed or be run by anxiety, [...]

What Should I Do With The Rest Of My Life?

I’ve always been the youngest person doing whatever I was doing.  I was just 16 when I graduated high school.  I was working on Wall Street as a securities analyst at 22.  I was an Assistant Vice President of a financial firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange at the age of 24.  And I already had articles published in Fortune and was an editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal by 26. Then one day I woke up and discovered I was 73.  Instead of being the youngest person doing what I was doing, I was suddenly one [...]

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