Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - Your Best Self

[Guest guest]

Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - " Your Best Self "

What's the difference between being yourself and being your best self? At a

seminar where I was teaching the other day, a young woman came up to me at

the break and asked me an important question. " All the psychology and

self-improvement books are always telling us that we should just be

ourselves, " she said. " But I get confused sometimes because I can be so many

different ways. How do I know which self I should try to be? "

You know, she was making a good point. All of us have many possible selves.

Some parts of our personalities are active and obvious, but some parts may

surface only now and then, and still others may remain hidden almost all the

time.

Let me ask you a question. What is your best self like? Can you list the

qualities that make your best self different from the ordinary, everyday

you? You see, becoming aware of these qualities is the key to bringing them

under your control. If you are aware of them, you can deliberately set out

to make your everyday-self more like your best self.

Using the techniques of affirmation, visualization and control of your

self-talk, it is relatively easy to do. You see, we move toward and become

like that which we think about. So, focus your thoughts on those aspects of

yourself that you would like to see more of. Do it in a systematic way, over

and over again, every day. Soon, you will find that " being yourself " will

automatically mean, " being your best self. "

Lou Tice

The Pacific Institute

Blessings,

Charlene

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