You can never outperform your self-image

Compiled By: USMAN NAZ

CEO: V.G.S

One of the greatest and perhaps the most life changing lesson I learned was that we truly can’t outperform our self image. I realized that if I was going to be happy, healthy and wealthy, I had to first be able to see myself living the life, then learn to believe I deserved it with passion and expectation that it would materialize exactly as I had envisioned. It was extremely important for me go through this process and not allow my current circumstance – the results I was currently getting to hold me back from creating the new winning self-image that I truly desired.

Unfortunately a lot of people (including me) get stuck here and that’s what I want to talk a little bit about.

We need to really grasp the fact that one of our biggest obstacles in life is our self image.  Your self image can be your biggest supporter or your most difficult challenger. We often don’t see ourselves as we wish we could be. We tend to compare our weaknesses with other people’s strengths – but we do have the power to create our image as we want to be and then become that image.

Decide What you Want.
Decide What You Are Willing to Give up to Get it.
Set Your Mind on It.
Get on With The Work

There’s a great lesson here in H.L. Hunt’s quote, so let’s take a look point by point

“Decide what you want”

• make a decision as to what you really want, not what you think you can get but what you really want this is a very important step.
• try to see yourself living as you want to, doing what you want to, being what you want to be and having what you want, make a decision and go ahead and create a clear picture

Go ahead, take your time and really give some thoughts to this.

“Decide what you are prepared to give up to get it”

• this where we need to learn to let go of that old image
• be willing to give up the old patterns of thinking that created that self-image

Understand

• the past is gone
• that old self-image is giving you the results you have now
• let go of those destructive habits, make room for a new way of being.
• if you want to change your life, you’ve got to change your life
• you’ve got to change the image – your winning self image
• so let go – make room for the new

“Set your mind on it”

This where you have to start to see your new image, feel the emotion that’s attached to your new winning self-image

• get emotionally involved with the new image
• plant that new picture firmly in your mind, over and over again
• understand by doing so – it will manifest
• above all be grateful for the new image, as if you already were the new you!

“Get on with the work”

• take action to move yourself in that new direction
• take the first step
• It’s important to understand that we must step forward with belief and an expectant attitude
• expect what you desire
• act as if you are already the person you desire to be
• act based on that new winning self-image

Maxwell Maltz captures it perfectly here – he said

The self-image is the key to human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior.

I found this really interesting – Eric Hoffer said here

No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are

You see, it is very important to understand that it is our self image that will either power or prevent our success in life – It’s also very important to understand you can never outperform your self-image.

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