15 STEPS TO A HEALTHY SELF IMAGE

STEP1.
TAKE INVENTORY
- When you take inventory of your worth, you will come to full realization that no one on the face of the earth can make you feel inferior without your permission.
- Since the beginning of time, billions of people have lived on the face of the earth. There are several billions of people on earth today, but there never has been and there never will be another you. You are a rare, exclusive, different and unique being on the face of the earth

SCIENCE EXPLAINS IT
- You have the capacity between your ears to store more information than can be stored in dozens of man’s most sophisticated computers.
‘Scientist tells us that if man were to attempt to create a human brain, it would cost billions of dollars, would be larger than the Empire state building and would require more electricity than a city of thousands. It's construction would involve the most brilliant men in the world and yet with all of this size, cost and power requirements, this man-made brain couldn't originate a single thought, which you can do in the flash of an eye.
- You're a remarkable person with more than enough capability to climb to the top.

BIBLE VERIFIES IT
- "God loves you - whether you like it or not"
- You must have faith in yourself
- Success is easy - after you believe - and since you are on your way to believing, you are on your way to succeeding.
- We have no right to belittle ourselves or any human being - God is no through with us.
- You are somebody because God doesn't take time to make a nobody and once you learn how much you matter to God, you don't have to go out and show the world how much you matter.

STEP 2.
MAKE UP - DRESS UP - GO UP
- The way you look on the outside has a definite bearing on how you feel and see yourself on the inside.
- The better you look, the better you feel.
- Your outward appearance does affect your image and your perfomance.
- Employers note that employees to better work all other things been equal, when they are neatly and sharply dressed.
- To improve your self-image, make-up or dress-up.

STEP 3.
Read the biographies and the autographies of the men and women of every race, creed and color who used what they had and got a deal out of life by making contributions to life. i.e., life stories of Henry Ford, Walter Chrysler, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison e.t.c.

STEP 4.
Listen to the speakers, teachers and preachers who build mankind.

STEP 5.
- Build a healthy self-image with a series of short steps.
- One reason many people never attempt a new thing is their fear of failure.
- Start something in an area where you know you can succeed. Once Success is accomplished there, move another step.

STEP 6.
- Join the smile and compliment club.
- When you smile at someone and they smile back you automatically feel better.
- The most destitute person in the world is the one without a smile.
- Be cheerful when you pick a phone call, i.e., answer thus "Hello, Good Morning" etc.

STEP 7.
- Do something for someone else
- When you do something for somebody, accept no compensation. The people you assist should not be in a position to do something for you in return.
- "No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of if to anyone else" - Charles Dickens.

STEP 8.
BE CAREFUL OF YOUR ASSOCIATE
- Deliberately associate with people of a high moral character who look on the bright side of life.
- Find yourself in positive environments, it will help your self-image and attitude in life.
- You acquire much if the thinking, mannerisims and characteristics of the people you are around.
- Your I.Q. could be affected by your environment and associates.

STEP 9.
- To build your self-image, make a list of your positive qualities on a card and keep it for handy reference.
- Ask your friends to make a list of the things they like about you.

STEP 10.
- Make a victory list to remind you of your past successes.

STEP 11.
- To build a healthy self-image, there are some things you must avoid, especially Pornograohy - literally everything that goes into your mind has an effect and is permanently recorded, it either builds and prepares you for the future or it tears you down and reduces your accomplishment possibilities for the future.

STEP 12.
- To improve your self-image, learn from the successful failures.
- Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, etc.

STEP 13.
- One of the best, quickest and most effective way to improve your self image and your performance is to join an organisation with worthwile goals that requires you to participate by speaking.

STEP 14.
- Look directly into the eyes of the person you talk to, you can start with children and your peer group.

STEP 15.
- Alter your physical appearance when necessary, practical and desirable. i.e exercise to keep you fit.

- All of these steps is to help you improve your self-image, so that you can accept yourself. Once you accept yourself, your bank account in self-confidence will grow, communication barriers will be removed and your family relatiionship will be improved, you'll find it easier to get with others, regardless of race, creed, color, ethnic background or occupatinal interest.

- "It's not who is right that is important - it's what is right."
- "The person who won't stand for anything will fall for anything."
- "Tell the truth and tell it ever, costeth what it will for he who hides the wrong he did - does the wrong thing still."

- When you work for someone - work for them all the way.
- If you are in something, get all the way in and if you can't get all the way in - then get all the way out.