If you were fully aware of how you talk to yourself and to the world about who you are, chances are, you’d be shocked. We’re all guilty of this to some small degree, but for many it is debilitating.

Are you talking yourself out of living your fullest life with the self-concept you’ve created? Who do you tell yourself you are with your self-talk? Which of these 2 scenarios is closest to your self-talk? Are you saying to yourself, “This is the year I’m going straight to the top?” “This is the year I become a superstar.” “I’ve got everything going for me and this is my year.”

Or are you telling yourself, “Things don’t look like they’re going to be much better this year, in fact it might be a little worse than last year?” “Maybe it’s time for some belt tightening, I don’t want to take any chances.” “You never know what could happen, better safe than sorry.” Is there any doubt in your mind which one of these examples shows the confidence that comes with high-self esteem and which demonstrates low self-esteem?

Which type of self-talk creates a better atmosphere for living an abundant life? What do you think is the difference in income between people with these two types of self- talk? What kind of goals do you think each of these people has? Who is having more fun and excitement in their life? Who do you want to be?

Your level of self-esteem sets the bar for everything about you. Every decision you make is filtered through your self- concept. Your self-concept is the out picturing of your self- esteem. So, what you do for a living, your friends, whether you are in a relationship and with whom, how much money you make, what kind of house you live in, the car you drive, how you spend your free time, even your vacations are all a reflection of your level of self-esteem. Changing what you believe about yourself will change your life in an instant.

The person with low self-esteem is always feeling stuck and trapped by their fear. Fear, along with low self-esteem, eventually leads to self-sabotage. I know. For years I was the queen of self-sabotage. My self-image was not consistent with how the world saw me.

I would literally look in the mirror trying to find the strong assertive person the outside world was seeing. All I could see was someone who was putting up a big front to appear cool. I was very confused by my success when I was young because I had nothing in my life to relate it to.

At the time I wasn’t sure why I was getting all this money and acclaim. I didn’t think I was worthy of it. I thought I didn’t deserve success or happiness. I achieved the level of success I did because I was highly skilled, but my low self- esteem drove me to throw it all away.

Let me tell you the consequences of my low self- esteem and self-sabotage. First, my personal life. I always felt unworthy of my first husband, but you wouldn’t have known it by the way I treated him. In my self-sabotaging brain, I decided the way to keep him was to tear him down to my low level so he would think he was lucky to have anyone, even me. Then he wouldn’t leave me.

Eventually I got tired of all the hard work that strategy took, so I totally shocked him one day by announcing I wanted a divorce. Therefore, I was the one to end it and save face before he could leave me. So I divorced a man who loved me and made me happy, as happy as I was capable of being.

I still get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach thinking about how I hurt myself and other people with my low self- esteem. Don’t ever kid yourself into thinking your level of self- esteem isn’t influencing the quality of life for people who are involved with your life.

Here is a very brief outline of the key points that will help you achieve the highest levels of success.

1. Look into the nearest mirror - the person staring back at you is the only person responsible for your success. Smile! No one else is the cause of your success or to blame for your short comings. Successful people take full responsibility for their actions.

2. Smile back at your reflection. Successful people are cheerful, optimistic, and forward thinking. If you think you don't have anything to smile about, smile anyway. Positive thoughts drive out negative thoughts. It's hard to have a negative thought while you are smiling!

3. Positive self-esteem is the foundation for success. Feel good about yourself and your abilities, achievements and potential. Do not dwell on your mistakes. Remind and praise yourself on all of your accomplishments. Congratulate yourself for taking positive steps toward a more successful future.

4. Believe in yourself. You are here for a purpose. God doesn't make extras just to fill in the scenery. Decide what your mission is and begin working to fulfill it.

5. Desire to be a success. Decide right now that you will be successful. Commit to being successful.

6. Associate with successful people. Do what they do. When faced with choices, make the choice a successful person would make. Blow your bonus check on a gambling trip or invest it?

7. Avoid unsuccessful people. Do not under any circumstances associate with negative people. Negative people are toxic; they destroy, they do not build. They are vampires that can live only by draining the life from others. The odds are greater that they will pull you down faster than you can lift them up. You can choose to stay away from all the negative people in your life. Avoid all the whiners, complainers, blamers and thumb suckers.

8. Do what you are best at and what you get the most satisfaction from. There is no reason to stay stuck doing things that are frustrating, boring, unhealthy, unproductive, demeaning or unfulfilling.

9. Write down a vision of how you want to live your life. Be specific. Where you want to live, what kind of carpet, who your friends are, the pony's name, what the new church rec hall you donated looks like, etc. Make a Future Scrapbook; paste in pictures, drawings, essays, clippings. Make up news headlines about your achievements. Every day visualize yourself as you would like to be - and then act that way!

10. Write down your biggest goal, the one you most want to fulfill. Write it in the present tense, "I am...", "I have...", "I contribute...". Success is the result of a personal decision, so start your goal with "I". Read your goal aloud every morning and night. Tell people your goal. Make a plan to achieve your goal and stick to it.

11. Study the science of success. Read books, listen to tapes, watch videos and positive TV programming. Talk to successful people and ask them how they became successful. Fill your mind with positive thoughts and give yourself positive self- affirmations.

12. Every day do something that brings you closer to your goal. Never give up. You can only fail if you quit trying. Keep on keeping on and you will succeed. Achieving success requires following a system. Begin today by putting these 12 points into daily practice.

Everybody experiences fear of failure, uncertainty, insecurity, low self-esteem, indecision, depression, nervousness and embarrassment. Successful people master these temporary conditions by taking positive action, by sticking to their plan, by maintaining their vision of the future, by learning from setbacks and by rededicating themselves to the pursuit of their mission. By following these simple steps you will become more successful and achieve all that you desire.

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