Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - Buidling Self Image

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Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - " Building Self Image "

Everyone has a self-image, but how does a self-image get built? And what

does your self-image have to do with who you are, and how you react in

strange or unusual situations?

Your self-image, or your idea of who you are, is a package you put together

from how others have seen and treated you, and from your conclusions as you

compare yourself to others. Primitive people built homes from available

materials - blocks of ice, animal skins, adobe, and logs. In this same way,

when you were a child, you built your self-image from what was available.

Your construction materials were the reactions of significant others toward

you. So, your self-image is simply a belief system you created. It is

manifested in how to respond to the world around you - the people and

situations that fill your days. However, these beliefs may or may not be

accurate.

Now, your essential nature, the real you that exists apart from your

behavior, your opinion, your habits, etc., is really quite wonderful because

it is a storehouse of energy and potential that can do and be great things.

But, if people, who didn't have much self-esteem themselves, raised you

around constant put-downs, you will not be able to use much of this amazing

potential. You see, your behavior always matches your inner picture of

yourself, so it makes sense to look at your beliefs, get rid of those that

hold you back, and learn how to affirm and tap into your potential.

This is not an impossible dream, but a real possibility for each and every

human being on the planet.

Lou Tice

The Pacific Institute

Blessings,

Charlene

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