Self-Love and Acceptance

Self-love and acceptance is an ongoing practice. Deflecting compliments is part of our culture, but when you deflect or deny a compliment you are actually tacitly insulting the giver by devaluing it.

It’s important to practice self-love and acceptance. You do this by accepting the good things about yourself, from acknowledging that there are parts of your body you like, to recognizing that you are competent to do certain things in the workplace, from authoring a report to getting along with co-workers in a positive way. This form of self-love and acceptance builds your confidence, and helps you to do more, and do it better. It lets you grow as a person.

April 3, 2025 / Career Satisfaction, Dreams, Mindful, Play, Self-Love and Acceptance, Slow Down, Time Management

Finding your third place to disconnect from home and work

Do you remember the American sitcom, Cheers?
February 2, 2023 / academia, Career Satisfaction, Confidence, Happiness, Happiness in academia, Positive Thinking, Self-Love and Acceptance, Self-trust, Success, Taking Control

How do you evaluate success in your life?

How do you evaluate success in your life? How do you evaluate success or failure in your life? February can be a time to reassess our priorities. The new year […]
May 4, 2020 / Change Strategy, Letting Go, Self-Love and Acceptance, Stress, Taking Control

Nine tips to grieve your coronavirus losses before moving on

Nine tips to grieve your coronavirus losses before moving on In the face of the pandemic, I think it is important to give yourself permission to grieve your coronavirus losses […]
June 3, 2019 / Academic Transitions, Career Change, Career Planning, Career Satisfaction, Change Strategy, Letting Go, Self-Love and Acceptance, Taking Control

The myth of failure

The myth of failure Feeling like a failure for leaving academia and what to do about it If you decide to leave academia, you may have to deal with feeling […]
May 1, 2019

Moving on: Grieving your losses when leaving academia
April 1, 2019

Don’t be a fool! 6 tips for getting over the imposter syndrome
September 2, 2018

Five actions to stop sabotaging yourself