Do You Have a Positive Self-Image?

Dear loving people,

Your self-image unquestionably determines the degree of success you can achieve in everything that you do in life. The way you view yourself affects your self-confidence, your expectations, and indeed what you believe is possible for you to achieve. This correctly and directly implies that your beliefs play a central role in the way you perceive yourself.

Your way of life is associated with the results you will achieve in life. An honest man for example will perceive cheating in his life with guilt, unless his honesty is a smokescreen. Guilt, whether political, moral, or religious, ultimately leads to self-sabotage. Living a congruent life without violating your values leads to happiness, fulfillment, and greater success. This is because it generates self-motivation which is the much needed adrenaline for success.

Take for example the case of a young lady who walks by a group of men and suddenly they all start laughing as she passes by, how will she feel? What will she be thinking? If she’s the type who thinks negatively of herself – that she’s ugly, has big ears or whatever. She may want to do everything to get beautiful or reduce her ears such that the next time, they should rather adore her. She might even go as far as giving up on a number of ventures such as, making her voice heard or being assertive all because she thinks people will laugh at her supposed ‘big ears’, ugly face, large nose, poor language etc.

Now do you know there are all the chances that the group of men did not notice she passed by? One of them might have said something funny in their conversation that made them laugh just at the time the lady walked by. It could all have been a coincidence but look at the interpretation and ramification in the life of the lay all because she’s negative about her self-worth.

One of the ways to increase self-confidence is through self-discipline. Dale Carnegie says in instances as such “Act As If”. You have to discipline yourself to act positive and ok at all time, even in the face of all challenges. You cannot feel sad and depressed when you are well dressed, groomed and in good physical shape, blustering around with a smile on your face, saying positive things, and encouraging others. It’s just not possible!

The simple truth is that it’s hard to be pessimistic while surrounded by winners and optimists. While sowing abundantly, one is assured that the harvest will be forthcoming. Associating with the right people is essential for your success in any venture.

I know somebody who owned three huge supermarkets that were doing great. He along the line had five friends. Two of them had crumbled out of business, one was struggling with a road-side kiosk and the other two were professional womanizers with an extraordinary liking for prostitutes. They all shared one thing in common; all of them were senior drunkards. The outcome of the friendship was that my old friend did not only crumble out of business but went as far as selling his house to repay his loans. If you take a closer look at the kind of people a man associates with, you will understand a lot about him.

As somebody steadfast on the road of success, you must adopt a positive self-image at all times in all situations and align your philosophy with one that is friendly towards the creation of wealth and abundance, discipline yourself, and associate only with winners and producers, and watch your life soar to unprecedented heights of success.

To your success!