After coaching people for years on how to build confidence, I noticed a few of the same tips always seemed to come up trumps ... Some will resonate with you, others will seem rather old hat and tired, but the fact of the matter is that these really do work.

Building a healthy self esteem can do wonders for your life. The way you deal with people on a personal and professional level are all affected by how you perceive yourself. Having a low level of self confidence may greatly affect your life; you end up having a harder time performing at work, maintaining healthy relationships, and enjoying life.

I may be long past 34 but with regards to the most important aspects of my life I'm still wide eyed and excited because I've still got so much more that I want to learn and do.

According to a parliamentary report published last year, girls as young as five routinely worry about their weight and appearance while more than 50% of the entire UK population is struggling with mental and physical problems as a result of negative body image.

Hairdressing is often the opposite of a beautifying moment and rather a minefield of emotions but sometimes very illuminating ones. Next time check out how you feel when you get your haircut. If you don't like what you see you might want to switch the hairdresser's chair for a therapist's.

Spend your days dreaming of winning the lottery? It's not time wasted. New research from Bates College in the US suggests merely the 'thought' of m...

When I was little I was unsure about everything and fretted about anything. If the cat was sick. If my teacher wasn't on form. If my parents were unhappy. Sometimes I would come away from talking to someone who was negatively charged and feel inexplicably down. They would say something slightly critical and I would feel annihilated.

This question is the opening note on Stanford's Graduate School of Business application for prospective MBAs. The question appears year after year and is one of the most recognisable questions for anyone who has gone through the MBA application process.

On Saturday I went on a course. It was called "How to Feel Good from the Inside Out" and Hippy Chick was running it.

Although teens and twentysomethings may have youth and stamina on their side – women aged 35 are the ones who’ve got life sorted, a recent study h...

Samantha Brick started a controversy last week when she had the audacity to say she was beautiful. Well, most critics are quick to point out that's ...

I attended the Edinburgh Road Club annual dinner last week which I really enjoyed and, as well as good food and chat, we were treated to a presentation from Graeme Obree.

This isn't going to be a hugely depressing account of what it's like to have an eating disorder, or a request for pity and understanding, but I hope it will be an insight in to something people who haven't suffered from it rarely understand fully.

If you thought being overly confident and egotistical was a negative trait, you might want to think again, because according to a recent study, it cou...