This is a motivational book that my mom recommended me to read. I found this book interesting and got lots of "a-ha" moment. It helped me to uncover my hidden potential and gave me strength to continue my journey by reaching my goals.
The author was a plastic surgeon. He had improved many people's feature from the bad or the ugly to beautiful or attractive one. However, some of his clients, despite the features had improved compare before surgery, they never felt the change as beautiful or charming but even worse. This was because, they still pertain the self image as ugly or a failure.
The book was not talking about how to improve physical appearance, but, the appearance you perceive on yourself in your thought or known as "self-image".
There are twelve principle to obtain "magic power" in your self image. The key words were obtained from the last chapter of the book. How to practise this? This is by setting a positive self image and not forgetting keeping it in your mind, the wonderful words of wisdom are:-
- Know the Truth of yourself. Many people tend to overlook their potential and constantly tell themselves they can't do it. Why destroy or pull down yourself by telling yourself you cannot do something but the truth is you can?
Use your Imagination, see yourself as successful you want. Keep that image in your mind, tell yourself you are reaching to it as you are working on it.
Relaxation is crucial to recharge yourself for future work. It is no use to constantly tense up but to enjoy the whole process as fulfilling. It is simple, when you are tired, put aside worries, you will settle it once you get the energy after relaxation. (Lynhuei, you need to learn from this...be calm and stop worrying)- Get That Winning feeling after you have accomplish something that very meaningful to you. Be positive, think you can win, no one is born to be a failure after all.
- Cultivate Good Habits. Who say you can't change your bad habits that hinder your progress? You are in charge of the game here, you can change the rule as long as you want a change!
- The Aim of Happiness. Life is full of ups and downs, try to be joyful as every day is a new day to go. Everyday you have is actually a blessing as we have time to pursue what we want. Try to live to the fullest!
- Unmasking. Be yourself, do not be what people want you to be or intimidate someone else. Everyone is born uniquely. Genuine is the beauty of all.
- Compassion is most wonderful thing in the world. With this, for example empathise other people who need help and try reaching them is the best quality of mankind. Be compassion and kind, you will feel good.
- Accepting your weakness. Do not blame yourself and constantly stay in that blame game on yourself. Do what you can to alter learn from. Condemning yourself for your fault that everyone in the world make can only make you feel vulnerable. Stand up!
- Living with your mistakes. Yes, forgive yourself and take it as valuable lesson. The worst mistake is not making mistakes but do not get over from your mistakes and just stuck there. Mistakes over the years are experiences that useful for you.
- Being yourself. Be truthful to yourself. Love yourself, you belong to yourself, no one can take your self-esteem away, unless you don't want to own it. Honesty is the best policy.( Don't be mistaken,this is not for business, but self-development.)
- Never Retiring. Even you are going to retire, go for something you like, you are not useless even though you retire from you work. You can still live as young as you like. ( Note: this is only applicable when you reach your retiring age. Just keep it, use it when the time comes. ^^)
I wish you can acquire a good self image that leads you to the life you desire and success.
Thanks for reading.
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