Being a Better You Today

June 8th, 2008 Posted in Motivation
by Elliott Roberts

Our happiness is supposed to come from within our own hearts, why then is that happiness so difficult to achieve? Self esteem and self worth are at the heart of the major problems with self happiness. As out greatest judges, we take apart our minds and our lives and we analyze everything we do. Once we have criticized ourselves to the point of no return, the obscured images we think we are, often become the reality.

A fear of failure or fear of not succeeding in life can also be a major stumbling stone in self esteem issues. While many women believe this thought absurd, the reality remains that women are more self critical when it comes to their self ratings of success than in any other aspect of their lives. When holding on to the thought that success needs to be the starting point for happiness, that happiness is rarely found.

The self-esteem issues and fear of failure may be the only two things that are standing between you and your life of happiness. But, in order to bridge that gap, you must first recognize that these are the reasons you are unhappy and try to focus on improving that self-esteem and those fears of taking risks and succeeding. Once those are overcome, a healthy self image will follow.

In order to improve oneself, you need to look closely at your physical, mental and emotional needs as a human being. Are you expecting too much of yourself? Are your measurements of success really attainable? Has life turned out the way your wanted it to and can you change the outcome if it hasn’t? These are the questions that you need to answer and looking deep into yourself for the truths will be the hardest part of the journey.

Physical self improvement is usually easy to identify but difficult to achieve. While some self-improvement requires you to undergo a physical transformation (like loosing or gaining weight), other require you to simply accept the body you have-and often that is the more difficult task. When we condition ourselves to believe in a set standard of beauty for which we ourselves do not fit, it makes self-acceptance a trying task. However, it is a necessary task in order to achieve happiness.

Working on the emotional side of life is a bit harder than the physical changes. Our lives have a tendency to leave scars on our psyche and those scars are the reason Psychiatrists and Psychologists have the jobs they do today. Practicing calming techniques and methods can improve the emotional hold we have on our lives and thus improve our chances of happiness.

Mental change works hand in hand with emotional and requires time spent on lowering levels of stress and improving how we judge ourselves and our successes. Our minds how great strength in our lives and without a balanced mental state, the happiness we desire is something that will tantalize us constantly.

A happy mind, soul, heart and self are all needed for overall life happiness. Improving oneself for the better can lead to an improved love of the world around us. It is believed that once the unsuccessful person stops trying to be successful, success knocks on the door.

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