Small Commitments Can Make a Big Difference
We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday.
Today we discuss the 3rd pillar of self-esteem… making small commitments to yourself. When you accomplish something small by keeping a commitment to yourself, your self esteem goes up. When you break a commitment to yourself, even a small one, it has a negative effect on how [...]
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Personal Choices Vs. Social Choice or Meeting Brianna
Before I get into the podcast description I want to announce the addition of another member of the Teen Esteem Council. Her name is Brianna and, as you will find out in this podcast, she is wonderful.
Today’s podcast continues our discussion of the 4 pillars (I will give anyone a $25 gift certificate if they [...]
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When Life Just Isn’t Working
Summer and I had a marvelous opportunity to speak at the 24th Annual Conference on Child Abuse & Family Violence. We want to thank those who made the presentation possible. We also want to thank those who chose to come to our workshop on helping teen girls develop a positive self-esteem.
We had a lot of [...]
Foundations of Self Esteem with Rachel Part 2
We are happy to have Rachel back with us again. Last week Rachel talked about how she realized that the paradigm, or worldview that she was living by was not working for her and how she changed it. Today she joins us to talk about the importance of making choices that take you toward what [...]
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Foundations of Self Esteem with Rachel
Today we return to the content of our book, Dropping Him, Finding Me. We ask our special guest, Rachel (you will recognize her voice), how she was able to overcome many of the typical issues that teenage girls face. She is a great example of all four of the pillars of self esteem that we talk [...]
What Do Teen Girls Do to Compensate for Low Self Esteem
This is a topic that we could probbly do a few podcasts on. There are tons of ways that teen girls compensate for having low self esteem. One of the things that they do is to fish for compliments or try to get people to say nice things to you. This discussion talks about why [...]
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What the Efficacy?
We talk a lot about self esteem. We have never talked about efficacy. So, what’s the difference? Why is efficacy important? Mat and Summer answer those questions and discuss how efficacy and esteem are related.
Making Journals and Diaries Exciting
Amanda does the intro today for the first time. She was nervous, but she does a great job. Summer treats us with a Tuned-In Moment. There are a lot of people who almost do an act of service for someone, but then they don’t follow through. Summer gives us an example of following through.
Today we [...]
Be A Day Maker With Todd Farris Part 1
Today we are joined by Todd Farris, creator of Be A Daymaker. We spend some time talking to Todd about this incredible program that has tremendous potential to change the lives of many many youth.
What Would You Do To Be Popular?
What would you do to be popular? Mat and Summer discuss a few answers to this question on today’s podcast. Some other questions that are discussed are:
Why is popularity so important?
How can you become more likeable?
What are some people willing to do to find popularity?
Mat gives his update on his work regarding ‘the movement’. We [...]
