| People want to make money, and get rich, happy, | | | | on goals because of fear of ridicule. This type of self |
| etc. Many people have not scratched the surface of | | | | image destroys dreams, and if the self image is not |
| success, so they simply do not know that they must | | | | changed, then the results stay same as today and |
| change to succeed. The biggest denominator that | | | | yesterday. |
| makes people succeed or fail is usually down to self | | | | Imagine going to another country, your choice of |
| image and values, and belief systems. Change the | | | | destination for a vacation. Where you are now, and |
| image, change the results. | | | | where that destination is, is a different place. It |
| The self image is a crucial subject. How you think of | | | | requires changes. If you imagine a city suburb, and |
| yourself determines who you think you are. For most | | | | that is where you are, and your chosen destination is |
| materialistic people who have not looked at | | | | a tropical sunny place with great nature sceneries, |
| personally developing themselves do not realize that | | | | then there must be changes! This is same with most |
| our beliefs determine our actions, and those actions | | | | people, change the self image, and change the result. |
| will either take us to our goal or away from our | | | | The key to change is awareness, and it begins with |
| goals. | | | | questions. Who am I? What am I? Who are my top |
| Someone who is or has been on welfare, may have | | | | 5 friends? What do I value most? Taking an |
| enjoyed the benefits of welfare, but has not realized | | | | inventory about yourself shows more about your self |
| the cost to how they view there own worthiness. | | | | image. |
| The doctor with a doctor self image will treat | | | | The next step is to consider who you want to be? |
| patients and get them well, whereas a doctor with a | | | | Look at role models, after all there must be someone |
| poor self image may soon find they are looking for | | | | who has achieved what you want to achieve. Take a |
| other occupations! | | | | look at what they do, how they do it. If you do not |
| This may seem hard to grasp, especially if you think | | | | have immediate access to this person, then find their |
| that there is some precarious higher power that | | | | biography or as much information about them. |
| dishes out abundance to whom it pleases. God helps | | | | Modeling your role model is a great way to get |
| those who help themselves. | | | | yourself in a position to think and act as they do. |
| Your image of yourself determines your values, and | | | | Modeling the best is a great way to achieve the |
| your actions. A doctor heals, whereas a soldier wants | | | | success you want to achieve. Your self image is a |
| to save its own sides people, and eliminate the | | | | crucial part of the process of change. If you have |
| enemy. I remember speaking to a friend recently. | | | | not achieved a result before, then it is going to |
| When giving him brief coaching to help him get more | | | | require change. As your self image changes, your |
| out of life, I realized that even though he wanted | | | | thoughts change, your actions change, and ultimately |
| more success, his self image was one of being one | | | | you get the results you want. |
| of the crowd; not to rise, and not to move forward | | | | |