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How To Act Confident
Many people have confidence problems. These are brought on for a whole host of different reasons -

Arms And Hands
The easiest parts of the body to read in conversation and dialogue are also the most used and yet

How To Beat Shyness
There are some practical steps that you can take straight away to help you to overcome the

Eyes
It may sound odd, but often you can tell how far someone is engaged - or not - in a conversation

Legs
The position of someones legs in a conversation can also tell you a little bit about them and their

Build My Confidence
Building your confidence is something that is very personal, but something that others can

How To Become A Better Person
Becoming a better person is a concept that might be hard to define: better in what way? Well,

How To Beat Depression
Depression is a surefire barrier to happiness. Therefore you need to try to overcome depression if

How To Deal With Low Confidence
If you have low confidence, then it can be a real barrier to success. Most often low confidence

Posture
The way that people actually walk and the physical way they walk can actually tell us a great deal

How To Build Confidence
What causes a lack of confidence? Well, many things together can conspire to undermine

Touching The Nose
Touching the nose is often said to be a sign or signal that the person is either feeling

Being Happy With Yourself
The route to happiness is not about being prettier, richer, more intelligent or more popular. It's

How To Gain Confidence At Work
Confidence at work can be dented for a variety of reasons - a mistake that you made, poor relations

Copying Body Language
Copying body language is called mirroring. This can be a good way of relating to others as it is

Holding The Chin And Scratching The Neck
If someone holds their chin without resting their arm on the desk, then it shows that they are

Handshakes
If someone has a really strong hand shake then that means that they are either a very powerful

Understanding Personal Space
Psychologists or similar have decreed that there are four zones of so-called 'personal space' which

How To Deal With Being Dumped
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try in a relationship, it will end. There can be many reasons

How To Measure Confidence
It can be hard to know how confident a person you are. You may be putting up a mask to the real

How To Feel Happier
If you want to feel happier, then you need to get things off your chest. Either talk through what

Pointing
The way in which the body literally points can also be a good clue to the thoughts and feelings of

How To Boost Your Confidence
There are a few simple things that you can do to boost your confidence quite easily. The first

How To Overcome Shyness
There are many causes for shyness, and there are equally many ways to try to overcome

How To Be Happy
How to be happy - sounds like quite a big claim to tackle happiness in one small article! Of

How To Beat Anxiety
The key to beating anxiety is simply to learn to relax. Of course, whilst the answer is simple,

How To Increase Confidence
The best way to increase confidence is to let nothing knock you. Why? Well, the reason those

Happiness: Tips
Happiness is very hard to define, and is always really up to the individual. It depends on our own

How To Find The Meaning Of A Dream
In the previous two articles on dreams I looked at how to record your dreams, and then what bits to

How To Say No
One of the biggest tests of confidence there is in life is to learn to say 'no' over non-trivial

How To Make Yourself Happier
There are many reasons you might be mildly unhappy - breakdown of a relationship or cold, dark,

Common Reasons For Unhappiness
Sometimes we feel unhappy for no obvious reason. It could be a combination of several smaller

How To Start A Conversation
Starting a conversation is a funny thing. For some people it is the easiest and most natural thing

How To Overcome Social Anxiety
Social anxiety can be a stressful and frustrating problem to deal with in everyday

How To Save Money
If you want to save money, then your target is quite simple: you need to spend less in a month or

Building Confidence: We Are All Equal
One of the founding principles of most societies is that all people are born equal. Knowing this

How To Stay Motivated
One of the key aspects to sustained success is through staying motivated. Too often we get

How To Improve Concentration
Concentration and success are undoubtedly linked - if you can concentrate on a task steadily then

How To Feel Good Today
Sometimes if you are down and want to get a lift, you can try to over analyse your situation and

Adding Happiness: Techniques
If you want to add happiness back into your life, then there is no magic switch that you can just