It is your self image that holds the master key to your success. No matter what level of success you attain ‘outwardly’ in your life, your life will, ultimately, only ever develop to the extent that you do or, more specifically, the extent that your self image does.
It is our self image that makes us behave like we do. Therefore, the habits we adopt, and the way we ultimately ’see’ ourselves in our life, are a direct result of our self image and the way that our self image views ‘us’.
As you achieve success, wealth, or ’status’ in your life, if your self image does not improve, eventually it will press the master ‘re-set’ button on your life, and you will find yourself sliding backwards, sometimes at an alarming rate.
It boils down to the fundamental issue of ‘derservability’. Does the self image believe that we deserve to have all this fame/beauty/wealth/ fill-in-the-blank? If not, you will not be able to hold on to your success, because the self image, like all of us, has a very comfortable comfort zone.
If the self image asks “Is this really me?”, and the answer is “No”, the self image can not accept what we have become and will change or modify how we act in order to get us back within the boundaries of our comfort zone.
This is not related to ‘ego’, which is on the ‘outside’ and is dependent on ‘outside’ events, like praise or adulation from others. Your self image is the praise or adulation that you give yourself. It is the self-talk that goes on within your mind, the images that you reflect from within to the outside world.
So, to summarize, our thoughts, actions and habits are what get us to the level that we want to be at but, ultimately, it is the self image which is responsible for keeping us there.
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This article was edited and distributed by Mark Walters on behalf of Mandy Swift, who was the original author. Find Out More : Secrets Of Success
