How Self-Image Determines Your Success

You may have heard of the best-selling book, Psycho Cybernetics, by Maxwell Maltz, M.D., F.I.C.S. Today’s field of psychology considers the book to be one of the most important ever written.

It’s a refreshing look at self-image and how you can change your life by re-programming the mechanism in your brain that controls your behavior – and thoughts.

Maltz’s theory is that there is a vivid distinction between the brain and the mind – the brain being the ‘machine’ that causes you to function and the mind being a life force that compels you to use your brain and body to achieve goals and rise to success.

“Cybernetic” is taken from the Greek word for ‘steersman’ and today the term is usually used it to refer to how machines and animals control and communicate.

For example, a computer is a sophisticated machine that organizes itself to perform a function. Maltz maintains that you can’t reduce yourself to a machine because you have the ability to know yourselves and what makes you tick.

It’s a fact that those with low self-esteem rarely rise to the top rungs of success. Unless you recognize when you’re being overly critical with your thinking process, the low self-image will keep plaguing you throughout your life and keep you from the success you could have had.

Understanding how your low self-image developed will help you know how to rid yourself of the negative thoughts and actions so that you’ll feel more accepting of yourself.

Combating a lifetime of self-criticism isn’t easy, but with books such as Psycho Cybernetics and other help available online and in other books and counseling today you can overcome low self esteem by the method of alternative thoughts.

Negative thoughts about yourself and your abilities are habits that are self-defeating and need to be separated from who you really are. You can learn to replace them with a better and more uplifting image of yourself.

There are many methods that can help you with your quest to improve your self-image.

One method doesn’t fit all, so take your time to look over the various ways that you can begin to enjoy a more vital self-image and perhaps combine several to see which works best for you.

It won’t happen overnight – like any bad habit, self-defeating thoughts must be dealt with every moment of every day until the bad habit is replaced with a good one – and one that will improve your self-image.

5 Brain Hacks to Build Your Belief in Yourself

There just aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything you want. We find ourselves caught up in a slew of obligations involving everything from work to taking care of our families. In the end, who has time to better themselves?

Or are there enough hours after all?

If your self-belief is dragging, the last thing you need is to put yourself on the back burner. Why? Because you need self-belief if you’re going to succeed in your life. Thankfully, there’s help.

Keep reading to discover five brain hacks guaranteed to build your belief in yourself, without taking up a lot of your extra time.

Affirmations

You’ve probably already seen a lot about positive affirmations, mostly because they actually work! By writing out several statements to encourage yourself, and then making an honest effort to read them daily (especially out loud) you’ll find after a while, you start believing them.

How to make them work with minimal effort? Write them on sticky notes and place them around your house where you’ll find as you go about your daily life. Make a point of reading them when you find them.

Work Your Subconscious

The beauty of our brains is we don’t always realize how much is being processed without our awareness.

Put positive reminders around that trigger feelings of confidence and contentment. Won an award? Hang it where you can see it. That letter of commendation? Why not frame it?

Journal

We process things better when we write them down. Keep a journal and write about the things you’ve accomplished each day.

Add in what inspires you, and notes toward positive growth. Re-read previous passages to remind you of how far you’ve come.

Watch the Talk

If that internal voice is what’s getting you down, it’s time to tell your inner critic to shut up and find somewhere else to live. Put a stop to negative self-talk.

Instead, substitute more positive variations on what’s being said. Replace lies with truths about how much you’ve already done, and how awesome you truly are.

Meditate

You don’t have to dedicate an hour for meditation to be effective. Taking even 10 or fifteen minutes to empty your mind and relax will help you focus inward.

If you have a little more time, try a guided meditation, focusing on one of your affirmations for an extra positive jolt.

None of these items has to take long to be effective. The key is to repeat these steps daily until they become a habit. Before you know it, your confidence will rise.

Self-belief is ready to open the door to a more productive, happy, and successful life.

5 Tips for Keeping Your Self-Talk Positive on a Daily Basis

There are certain things we do (or should do) every day without thinking. We need to be brushing our teeth and drinking enough water. We ought to be eating healthy and remembering to exercise.

If we’re really on task, we might also be doing something to expand our minds or work toward a specific goal.

Now consider this: of everything, what would you say the single most important thing you do is?

Chances have you answered something to do with sleeping properly or taking care of your physical health. Believe it or not, there’s something even more critical, and it has to do with your self-talk.

Maintaining a positive inner dialogue, also known as positive self-talk is the one thing which is going to motivate everything else you do. It’s when you’re positive that you put in the effort to take care of yourself.

When you encourage yourself, those tremendous big goals (not to mention all the small ones) become possible. Think of positive self-talk as the gas, which makes the car move.

With so much riding on what you’re saying to yourself, how do you keep positive daily? Try following these five tips:

Know Your Triggers

Certain people, places, and situations are going to raise up an instant series of negative self-talk messages. Knowing what those are in advance helps you to defuse the situation before it gets out of hand.

Ask yourself what you can do to avoid those triggers? What statements can you use to combat the messages which always come up when you’re triggered?

Do an Inventory

Periodically check your inner dialogue. Is it getting negative? Pay attention to the signs telling you things are going downhill.

Being mindful helps you to insert positive dialogue cues as needed to keep things on an even keel.

Laugh

It’s impossible to stay negative when laughing. Looking for the humor in situations helps you to stay positive.

Hang with the Right Crowd

It’s easy to have your mood affected by those around you. By sticking around positive people, you’ll find upbeat energy tends to rub off.

Find Inspiration

Creating positive affirmations and daily repeating them starts the process of integrating specific thoughts into your dialogue.

Keep these affirmations where you can see them. Leave notes to yourself inviting you to read those words again and again until they become part of who you are.

Engaging in daily positive self-talk is the one habit you want to spend time creating. There is no substitute for this kind of dialogue, which means you’re going to need to put in the effort until these actions become automatic.

When you reach that point, you’re going to see some real positive change.

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