Self Image: Your Belief in Yourself Creates Your Reality by Kelly Hetherington

This is the work that changed everything for me. 

As I look back, I see how my self image was a direct reflection of how I experienced life in my physical reality.  I spent so many years trying to find myself.  Now I know we get to create ourselves by using our minds.  There is a vast difference between the two. 

See I was searching outside myself for the answers. Who am I? What am I capable of? What am I worth?  I thought confidence was something you had or didn’t have.  I allowed my outside circumstances and results in my life to dictate my worth.  My worth was dependent on achieving and being the best. I was only worthy if I was winning or coming in first place. I’m sure some of you can relate to this. 

What I have come to know is that the image we hold of ourselves dictates our reality. This is referred to as our self image.  We have an image we project to the outside world, what we wear, how we do our hair, how we carry ourselves AND we also have our inner image, the one we believe about ourselves. It’s that inner voice that plays over and over in our minds.  The one that guides us, the one that determines our outside world.  The one that the universe responds to. Our minds will always try to prove us right. If I have the thought that I'm not good enough or unworthy of money, then I will have experiences to show me I'm right. Alternatively, if I have a strong and healthy image of myself and my abilities, then I will have experiences that show me I’m right.  Our belief in ourselves will dictate our results.

Our belief in ourselves is crucial because we will never outperform our self image!