One of my favorite books you may have heard of is the best-selling book Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, M.D., F.I.C.S. Today?s field of psychology considers the book to be one of the most important ever written. It?s a refreshing look at self-image and how you can change your life by re-programming the mechanism in your brain that controls your behavior ? and thoughts.

Maltz?s theory is that there is a vivid distinction between the brain and the mind ? the brain being the ?machine? that causes you to function, and the mind is a life force that compels you to use your brain and body to achieve goals and rise to success.

Cybernetic, taken from the Greek word for ?steersman,? typically refers to how machines and animals control and communicate. For example, a computer is a sophisticated machine that organizes itself to perform a function. Maltz maintains that you can?t reduce yourself to a machine because you can know yourselves and what makes you tick. 

It?s a fact that those with low self-esteem rarely rise to the top rungs of success. Unless you recognize when you?re being overly critical with your thinking process, the low self-image will keep plaguing you throughout your life and keep you from the success you could have had.

Understanding how your low self-image developed will help you know how to rid yourself of the negative thoughts and actions to feel more accepting of yourself.

Combating a lifetime of self-criticism isn?t easy. Still, with books such as Psycho-Cybernetics and other online help and in other books and counseling today, you can overcome low self-esteem by using alternative thoughts.

Negative thoughts about yourself and your abilities are self-defeating habits and need to separation from who you indeed are. You can learn to replace them with a better and more uplifting image of yourself.

Many methods can help you with your quest to improve your self-image. But, of course, one approach doesn?t fit all, so take your time to look over the various ways to begin to enjoy a more vital self-image and perhaps combine several to see which works best for you.

It won?t happen overnight ? like any bad habit; self-defeating thoughts must be dealt with every day until you replace the bad habit with a good one ? and one that will improve your self-image. 

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To Your Success,

Clyde

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