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SELF IMAGE
Who Do You Think You Are?

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
Eleanor Roosevelt

Are you comfortable with who you are? Will "who you are" fit in the work environment you aspire to join? If not, are you willing to grow? To change? Adapt? Not to be someone you aren't, but to present yourself in the best possible light to succeed in the environment you choose. Self-esteem should be based on respect for yourself as well as a healthy, realistic appraisal of your abilities and talents. Yet too often it is based on a blind self-regard, la Paris Hilton. Do not make the mistake of putting too much stock in the on-air persona of the "Beautiful People." Their actions are self-serving and do not work well in your efforts to build your self-esteem.

GROWING YOUR SELF ESTEEM

Most of the time, when a man or a woman looks into the mirror they see the image that is in their mind of themselves, instead of what is actually reflected back.
How do we get better? It begins with our habits. How we treat ourselves, talk to ourselves, act, associate with, and, in general, see ourselves. When it's one-on-one, us talking to us, what do we really believe about who we are, and how we fit into the world in which we live.
To grow our self-image, we must start with the belief that we do matter. We do belong. We are truly worthy. In his book Real Magic, Dr. Wayne Dyer said:

"Align yourself so the universal force of energy is some- thing you can know intimately and use for life, even if no one around you knows what you are doing or believes in what you are talking about when you speak of miracles. Simply open yourself to a new inner belief system that says 'Maybe, just maybe, this is a possibility for me."

TALK YOURSELF UP

"Happiness depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
~ Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor~

In his book 10 Seeds of Greatness, Dr. Denis Waitley talks about the power of self-talk. He says: "You are your most important critic. There is no opinion so vitally important to your well being as the opinion you have of yourself. And the most important meetings, briefings and conversations you'll ever have are the conversations you will have with you."

We are all talking to ourselves every moment of our lives, except during a short portion of the sleep cycle. It comes automatically. We are not even aware that we are doing it. We have a non-stop commentary running in our heads.

Emerging research shows indelible links between what we are saying to ourselves and

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