Is Your Self Stopping Your Success?
Is Your Self Stopping Your Success?
by Jack Zufelt
Success is an inside job. Even if your body and mind
are ready, willing, and able to learn and do whatever
is necessary to get the job done, a negative self-
image may stop you.
Although we create many outward images of ourselves-
so we can interact with or impress others and sell our
ideas or services-we only have one self-image. The way
we view ourselves determines the level of success we
attain in anything.
To achieve more success, some parts of our sense of
self will have to change. Your inward impression of
yourself controls much of what you create in your life.
When someone says, "Good morning, how are you?" you
probably answer, "Fine," regardless of any troubles
you may be having. The image you project is often very
different from your true sense of self.
Because your level of success and happiness is
controlled by your interior self-image, you must try
to ensure that your exterior image and your interior
image are in sync. If you can't match your self-worth
with your exterior image, your ability to achieve at
the highest levels will be restricted.
If the image you have of yourself consists of only
undistinguished and unexceptional qualities-or all the
things you are not-then your self-image is
discrediting your positive attributes. You can be-and
in fact are-both at the same time. For example, if you
get a pimple on your nose, isn't that all you see when
you look in the mirror? Even though the rest of your
face is just fine, you worry about the one blemish.
But your pimple does not negate the wonderfulness of
all your other features.
You can choose to put the not-so-positive side into
proper perspective by no longer making it your focus.
Once you have the right perspective, you are free to
see all the good things about yourself. You can see
that you have a profusion of strengths and abilities.
When people operate from the not-so-positive side,
they give themselves negative labels, saying, "I don't
really have what it takes," or "I'm not cut out for
this." Often these labels are not true, but if they are
your truth, a negative self-image results and affects
your confidence, performance, and happiness.
As a child, my weakness was my cowardice. That
weakness prompted me to excel at karate. My lack of
self-esteem as a young boy living on the Navajo
reservation was one reason I decided to become a
professional speaker and help others-so I could feel
better about myself. My weaknesses have made me
stronger.
If you are prone to take charge of a job and do it
well, you are most likely driven by a weakness. This
weakness could be a feeling of inferiority that makes
you go out of your way to do well. Your feelings of
inadequacy may cause you to be a top performer. In
order to control the outcome, you have to take charge.
Perhaps you have a need to be noticed, praised, or
acknowledged that causes you to excel.
I know many people who appear to be very strong-they
look and act like confident, make-it-happen, take-
charge people. They get the job done, reach out to
others, and are there to help whenever they can. Many
are known for their caring hearts. But if they stop
helping others, they feel empty and much of their joy
goes away.
On the surface, they seem fine, but inside
they just aren't happy. For these people, helping
others is like getting an emotional fix. They must
help others to feel okay inside.
You must drill down to the core of your heart to find
the real truth about YOU as a PERSON. The real truth
is always much better than your truth about you.
Generally, the way others see you is much better than
the way you see yourself. Change your self-paradigm
and accept the truth about yourself - that is how you
will begin to grow and achieve differently.
As your belief in yourself increases, so does your
ability to accomplish anything your heart desires!
Best Regards,
Jack M. Zufelt
"Mentor to Millions"
==================================================
This principle and many others are covered in my
resource: "How to Use The Conquering Force
Within You" It answers one of life's key
questions:
Why do some people become very successful while
others struggle for years?
Discover the secret to their success - EVERYTHING is
REVEALED in this Special Report for you here...
http://www.mlmlessons.com/dna
==================================================
by Jack Zufelt
Success is an inside job. Even if your body and mind
are ready, willing, and able to learn and do whatever
is necessary to get the job done, a negative self-
image may stop you.
Although we create many outward images of ourselves-
so we can interact with or impress others and sell our
ideas or services-we only have one self-image. The way
we view ourselves determines the level of success we
attain in anything.
To achieve more success, some parts of our sense of
self will have to change. Your inward impression of
yourself controls much of what you create in your life.
When someone says, "Good morning, how are you?" you
probably answer, "Fine," regardless of any troubles
you may be having. The image you project is often very
different from your true sense of self.
Because your level of success and happiness is
controlled by your interior self-image, you must try
to ensure that your exterior image and your interior
image are in sync. If you can't match your self-worth
with your exterior image, your ability to achieve at
the highest levels will be restricted.
If the image you have of yourself consists of only
undistinguished and unexceptional qualities-or all the
things you are not-then your self-image is
discrediting your positive attributes. You can be-and
in fact are-both at the same time. For example, if you
get a pimple on your nose, isn't that all you see when
you look in the mirror? Even though the rest of your
face is just fine, you worry about the one blemish.
But your pimple does not negate the wonderfulness of
all your other features.
You can choose to put the not-so-positive side into
proper perspective by no longer making it your focus.
Once you have the right perspective, you are free to
see all the good things about yourself. You can see
that you have a profusion of strengths and abilities.
When people operate from the not-so-positive side,
they give themselves negative labels, saying, "I don't
really have what it takes," or "I'm not cut out for
this." Often these labels are not true, but if they are
your truth, a negative self-image results and affects
your confidence, performance, and happiness.
As a child, my weakness was my cowardice. That
weakness prompted me to excel at karate. My lack of
self-esteem as a young boy living on the Navajo
reservation was one reason I decided to become a
professional speaker and help others-so I could feel
better about myself. My weaknesses have made me
stronger.
If you are prone to take charge of a job and do it
well, you are most likely driven by a weakness. This
weakness could be a feeling of inferiority that makes
you go out of your way to do well. Your feelings of
inadequacy may cause you to be a top performer. In
order to control the outcome, you have to take charge.
Perhaps you have a need to be noticed, praised, or
acknowledged that causes you to excel.
I know many people who appear to be very strong-they
look and act like confident, make-it-happen, take-
charge people. They get the job done, reach out to
others, and are there to help whenever they can. Many
are known for their caring hearts. But if they stop
helping others, they feel empty and much of their joy
goes away.
On the surface, they seem fine, but inside
they just aren't happy. For these people, helping
others is like getting an emotional fix. They must
help others to feel okay inside.
You must drill down to the core of your heart to find
the real truth about YOU as a PERSON. The real truth
is always much better than your truth about you.
Generally, the way others see you is much better than
the way you see yourself. Change your self-paradigm
and accept the truth about yourself - that is how you
will begin to grow and achieve differently.
As your belief in yourself increases, so does your
ability to accomplish anything your heart desires!
Best Regards,
Jack M. Zufelt
"Mentor to Millions"
==================================================
This principle and many others are covered in my
resource: "How to Use The Conquering Force
Within You" It answers one of life's key
questions:
Why do some people become very successful while
others struggle for years?
Discover the secret to their success - EVERYTHING is
REVEALED in this Special Report for you here...
http://www.mlmlessons.com/dna
==================================================
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