By Susan Liddy

"The tragedy is so many people look for self-confidence and self-respect everywhere except within themselves, and so they fail in their search." Nathanial Brandan

For much of my life I believed I was a misfit. And, my evidence came from comparing myself to the incredible people I knew. My mother was (is) beautiful, can paint, sew and easily make friends. My three sisters also had many friends, could draw, had beautiful handwriting, wonderful wit and humor, and could dress themselves to the nines. Yet, not me. As hard as I tried to be like them, I could never seem to select the "right" colors, get my hand to flow in beautiful, swirling cursive writing, tell a joke as profoundly, and my clothes didn't fit just right.

By Susan Liddy

Each of us has a Body Image Perception (BIP), that is, a belief system about what we look like and how we think other people see us. It is a state of mind that is developed in response to our personal experiences, cultural influences, emotional states and our own physical development. Our BIP typically includes negative beliefs that we have about the size, shape and weight of our body, and other physical characteristics such as wrinkles, hair, chest size, muscle tone, etc. According to a 1997 Psychology Today body image study with over 4000 participants fifty-six percent of women and forty-three percent of men have a negative BIP. Maintaining and perpetuating negative beliefs about our bodies forms a Cycle of Disempowerment™ that keeps us from the body we desire. Disrupt your Cycle of Disempowerment™ with awareness of how you unwittingly perpetuate your negative BIP.

by Susan Liddy

Remember being sweet sixteen and on the cusp of womanhood? Passing notes with a cute boy in class... sharing secrets at a Friday night slumber party... bubblegum flavored lip gloss, and gales of giggling girlfriends. What carefree times those were!

By Susan Liddy

Right now, take a moment.
Stop what you're doing... free your hands... free your mind...
Listen.

What do you hear?

By Susan Liddy

Positive thinking is a powerful tool that can help us arrive where we want to be in life. When we focus on the positive versus dwelling in the negative, we are uplifted, happier and more effective. If we learn to harness the power of authentic positive thinking, we become fueled with the passion and purpose to realize our dreams.

by Susan Liddy

Pop question: What did you do the last time someone complimented your appearance or figure?

by Susan Liddy

We all experience disappointment now and then. That job interview you were really excited about didn't pan out. The man you've been dating decides to break it off. Weekend plans are canceled. We don't always get what we were hoping for, and sometimes people let us down. This is all a normal part of life.