We invariably are, who and what we believe ourselves to be. Although we are all born with certain strengths and weaknesses, barring some intellectual or physical disabilities, we all have the power within to be as successful as we want to be in life. All it takes is honorable intent, determination and a positive outlook and attitude.
Once success is truly defined within our minds, we can use that definition to achieve whatever success we wish to achieve in life. Often times though, we are held back from success by our own thoughts and beliefs. Thoughts that we do not deserve such success, beliefs that we can’t follow our dreams; our hearts desire and still be successful
Although our beliefs, morals and attitudes are formed very early in life through the influenece of our parents, teachers and society in general, we have the power within to change any aspect of those things, at any time. The sheer power of our brains and thought patterns is something most of us do not look closely enough at in life.
I liken our brains to a computer. Our computers will perform exactly as we program them to. If we do not like how our computers are performing, we can simply strip them down and reprogram them to serve our needs more efficiently. Although not easy, we can do the same things with our brains thus changing the very attitudes, beliefs and morals that may be outdated and holding us back from our success in life.
A Posititve Self Image:
Determining, objectively, what and who we really are in life may be the most difficult thing we ever do. We all have aspects of our personalities or lives that we don’t believe are the most attractive. Identifying them is our first step towards success. Once identified, we must choose to do what it takes to change and improve on those less than desirable aspects of ourselves.
We all also have some very wonderful traits and we must learn to identify and truly honor those and accentuate them the most we can.
Once we have identified both the positive and negatives aspects of our personalities and made all the changes necessary to be the best we can be, we can move on to examining our self image. Self image is determined by what we truly think of ourselves, what negative self talk we may almost instinctively do from day to day.
How many times have you said something like “I am so stupid!” or other negative self talk? We all do it. None of us were raised in perfect environments where we were constantly and positively affirmed. We can however, learn to reprogram how we speak to ourselves. When we look in the mirror we need to see the beautiful and successful person looking back as us.
Self love is not selfish, it is affirming and it opens to the door to exuding that love and positive attitude to all those around us and within our lives. To discover inner love is the most important step in finding true inner peace and happiness, no matter the circumstances of your outer life.
Determination And Discipline.
Once we have clearly found a positive and affirming self image and learned to implement that within our lives, we need to clearly define what we want in life that will make us feel successful. Success is defined differently for different people, all, once again a result most times, of our earlier programming.
Look inside your heart and discover what will truly make you happy as a person and feel as though your life has worth and is successful.
I went through that process a few years back. In so doing, I realized my strengths lay in my interpersonal skills, how I relate to others, how I can often take seemingly complex theories and relate them to most people in a way that is comprehensible to them. Through that process others were able to apply theories to their lives that once were mostly misunderstood. They became happier individuals, and as a result enhanced my own inner happiness.
Find what is yours in life and grab onto it! It doesn’t matter if you are CEO of a major corporation or custodian for the local school. Every position in life has value, for without one, the others cannot work. If whatever you do in life makes you feel happy and successful, you have more than most people have in life. Feel Proud!
Implementation:
Now that you have found your peaceful place within, examined your stregnths and wekanesses, learned self-love and acceptance and know what will make your heart sing each day, follow through.
Take your dreams and make them a reality. When other balk at your lofty ideals or ambitions, look inside to that new self confidence and know that pursuing your life’s dreams is important. Your success and happiness depend on it.
Success does not create happiness. Happiness creates success. The power of our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes will always be the determining factor for our success. Thankfully, we have the power within to program ourselves to be the very best person we can possibly be!
