The Mind Builders

Authored by Yusuff Ademola INTRODUCTION Self-confidence is all about believing in yourself, which comes as a result of self-acceptance. Hence, self acceptance is the first step in building self-confidence. When you peacefully and full-heartedly accept yourself with all imperfections, then self-confidence begins to build. When we talk about self-acceptance as the first step in building self-confidence, it encompasses many attributes – such as having compassion and mercy for oneself, accepting who one is, loving and valuing oneself, having high self-esteem, respecting oneself, having belief in God, and putting trust in Him. This article aims to give concise discussion on emotional intelligence, positive thinking, positive self-talk and attaining of peaceful mind as means of building self-confidence. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE The meaning of emotional intelligence can be summed as the ability to motivate oneself, perceive and express emotion, understand and reason wi...

The blameworthy stance The wont of Iblees That impedes the voyage to utopia Intrinsic in Man till date The braggar who braggs The defamer that defames The brangler who brangles The babbler that babbles Allah's Apostle warns Never will a person with   atom's weight Of pride enter Jannah - Paradise Remember the trampling of doomsday Before making your sojourn a waste Reminisce the Punition of your Lord Mull over   your end in the line Modify your ways in haste Before the pang of death An inevitable smatch for all. ©Mubaraq AbdulWahab Mubaraq Abdul-Wahab is a 400level student from the faculty of Agriculture at Usmanu Dan Fodio University, Sokoto.  

Authored by Munirah Abdullah (D_Dignified_Muslimah) Our self-esteem is instilled in us during our youth. Being constantly criticized by family,friends, and society tends to slowly strip us of our feelings of self worth. Our low self esteem strips us of our self confidence to make even the smallest of decisions. Improving our self esteem increases our confidence and it is the first step towards finding happiness and a better life. Self-esteem is known as an attitude toward the self and is similar to a judgment of oneself. It means to reflect a person’s overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own strength and weaknesses. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs and emotions. It is self esteem that provokes the feelings of triumph, despair, pride and shame. The self-concept is what we think about the self. Self-esteem on the other hand, is the positive or negative evaluations of the self, is how we feel about it. It is the quality (positive or negative) that rend...