“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself.” —DENIS WAITLEY.
You must see value in yourself to add value to yourself. Cycle of value. Self-Esteem Is the Single Most Significant Key to a Person’s Behavior.
How well you lead, how well you succeed.
Lift the lid of your self image. It's impossible to consistently behave in a way that it is inconsistent of how I see myself. No factor is more important in people’s psychological development and motivation than the value judgments they make about themselves. Every aspect of their lives is impacted by the way they see themselves. People are never able to outperform their self-image.
Always move to the level of your self image. My self image is the line of my behavior. How we see ourselves determine how we invest in ourselves. You sponsor you.
Steps to Build Your Self-Image:
- Guard your self talk. The most important conversation every day is the one with yourself. Encourage yourself.
- Stop Comparing Yourself to Others. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday.
- Move Beyond Your Limiting Beliefs. Identify a limiting belief that you want to change. Determine how the belief limits you. Decide how you want to be, act, or feel. Create a turnaround statement that affirms or gives you permission to be, act, or feel this new way. Repeat that statement once and again.
- Add value to others. It’s hard to feel bad about yourself when you’re doing something good for someone else. Lose yourself to communicate to others, to find others.
- Do the right thing, even if it is the hard thing. Every time you take action that builds your character, you become stronger as a person. Good character decisions increase your self image more than any other kind of decisions in your life.
- Practice a Small Discipline Daily in a Specific Area of Your Life. If there is an area in your life that seems overwhelming try chipping away at it a little bit every day. Discipline is a morale builder.
- Celebrate Small Victories. Everyday get a win on your belt. Take a break to celebrate. If nothing is ever good enough, you can lose heart. Celebrating encourages you. It helps to inspire you to keep going.
- Embrace a Positive Vision for Your Life Based on What You Value. If you tap into what you value and try to see what could be, it can inspire you to take positive action.
- Practice the One-Word Strategy. Highlight one word to describe you. A word that help you go in the right direction.
- Take Responsibility for Your Life. Have a plan and purpose for your life.
- Be prepared. Be prepared.
