05.03.2025
Illusions vs. Healthy Self-Esteem: Understanding the Difference
All Posts, Coaching and Self-mastery
The Real Difference Between “Illusions” (Inflated Ego) and Healthy Independent Self-Esteem In personal development conversations, you may come across the term “illusions,” which describes a type of inflated ego or a “crown” mentality. This “illusion” isn’t just simple confidence—it’s a distorted self-image built on feeling superior and placing oneself above others. At first glance, it […]
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28.02.2025
Choosing a Partner and Embracing Self-Worth: Breaking Free from Approval-Seeking
All Posts, Matchmaking and Dating
1. Why Chasing Approval Can Hurt Your Self-Worth Have you ever found yourself approval-seeking at the expense of your own comfort? Perhaps you twisted your personality to avoid fear of rejection when choosing a partner or pursuing a new opportunity. This tendency to rely on others’ validation can trap you in a cycle that undermines […]
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26.02.2025
Why Love Is Blind
All Posts, Love, Sex and Gender
Why Love Is Blind When people talk about love, they often do so in extremes—some paint it as an almost mythical force that guarantees instant mutual devotion, while others dismiss it as inevitably fleeting and irrational. Neither viewpoint seems to capture the reality that love, in its essence, is neither “false” nor automatically “true.” Rather, […]
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