The effectiveness of self improvement has been discounted by many as an ineffective and/or insignificant part of our empowerment and success. I believe that you must continue self improvement for any level of sustained empowerment and success.
If you are looking at a certain object such as a painting– you won’t be able to appreciate what’s in it, what is painted and what else goes with it if the painting is just an inch away from our face, however, if you try to take it a little further, you’ll have a clearer vision of the whole art work.
There does come a point in our life when we are ready to receive information and change that will help us unlock our self improvement . Until then, something can be staring us right under our nose but we don’t see it. The only time we think of unlocking our self improvement power is when everything got worst. Take the frog principle for example –
Try placing Frog A in a pot of boiling water. What happens? He makes sounds! He jumps off! Why? Because he is not able to tolerate sudden change in his environment – the water’s temperature. Then try Frog B: place him in a luke warm water, then turn the gas stove on. Wait til the water reaches a certain boiling point. Frog B then thinks “Ooh… it’s a bit warm in here”.
At times people can be like Frog B. Today, Serena thinks James hates her. Tomorrow, Patrick walks up to her and told her he hates her. Serena stays the same and doesn’t take too much to heart what her friends says. The next day, she learned that Sheila and Carl also abhors her. Serena doesn’t realize at once the importance and the need for self improvement until the entire community hates her.
It is often said that we learn our lessons when we experience pain. We finally see the warning signs and signals when things get rough and tough. When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our jeans and shirts would fit us. When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen out. When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs have gone bad. When do we pray and ask for help? When we realize that we’re going to die within six months.
Empowered woman entrepreneurs and women don’t just accept change, they embrace it. Now, you don’t have to feel a tremendous heat before realizing the need for self improvement. Unlocking your self improvement power means unlocking yourself out of the cage of thought that “its just the way I am”. It is such a poor excuse for people who fear and resist change. Most of us program our minds like computers.
We are often conditioned by our environment, friends, relatives etc. Yvonne repeatedly tells everyone that she doesn’t have the guts to be around groups of people. She heard her mom, her dad, her sister, her teacher tell the same things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Yvonne believes. She believes its her story. And what happens? Every time a great crowd would troop over their house, in school, and in the community – she tends to step back, shy away and lock herself up in a room. Yvonne not only believed in her story, she lived it.
Yvonne has to realize that she is not what she is in her story. Instead of having her story post around her face for everyone to remember, she has to have the spirit and show people “I am an important person and I should be treated accordingly!”
You can realize maximum empowerment when you unlock your self improvement power.
As I always say , empowerment is a choice. Self improvement may not be everybody’s favorite word, but if we look at things in a different point of view, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole process instead of counting the days until we are fully improved. Three sessions in a week at the gym would result to a healthier life, reading books instead of watching TV will shape up a more profound knowledge, going out with friends and peers will help you take a step back from work and unwind.
Connecting with an accountability measure whether it’s through skills
learned through programs and systems or inviting a Coach or Mentor to
work with you is the most empowering step you can take. You’ll soon
realize that you’re beginning to take things light and become more joyful.
Unlock your self improvement power now! It’s your life and only you
can make the mindset shift from self sabotage and failure to
empowering success.
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Imagine more time, money, less stress, unshakable
confidence and more clients!
Announcing The Empowerment Gathering live!
Will return August 4 and 5, 2011
The Double Tree Inn, Sacramento, CA
An incredible journey of life balance,
personal development, Empowerment
and Mindset Breakthroughs!
Watch for updates
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