Self Improvement and Why We Must Face and Overcome Our Fears

One of the biggest reasons that many people struggle with self improvement and achieving happiness and success is because they have difficulty overcoming their fears.

Fears can take on many forms, and almost every one has fears of some sort. Many Fears may seem irrational to almost everyone but the person involved, and the most unlikely of people can be all but paralysed by the most improbable of fears.

How Our Physiology Can Help Our Self Improvement

It is a well accepted and scientifically proven fact that how we feel mentally and emotionally affects how we act, look and feel physically. Our thoughts and emotions affect how our bodies feel, our facial expressions, and how we act and move. We can all easily identify someone who is angry, or depressed, or happy, by their face, their body language and their overall demeanour.

Self Improvement and a Strong Work Ethic

If we want to make more of ourselves and our lives, and seek self improvement, it is essential to develop a strong work ethic. If we are in a job or a situation that we dislike, we must be prepared to make a decision. We must decide to either do the best work we can do in that situation, or take action to get out. These are the only real choices if self respect is important to us.

Making Decisions is Essential for Self Improvement

There is a massive difference between hoping or wishing for self improvement, or that something will change in our lives, and actively deciding to make changes in our lives.

New Year resolutions often fall into the wishing and hoping category. If we say 'I'd like to give up smoking' or 'I need to lose weight' or 'I really should get fit' or 'I should get a better job' our chances of success aren't great. Why not? The wording alone makes these more like a wish list of things that we think will make us happier if they happened. This is a bit like saying "I'd like to win the lottery" and the very lack of conviction makes their odds of success pretty similar.

Taking Action is Essential for Self Improvement and Success

Much has been written about writing down goals and regularly reviewing and updating them as a major party of self improvement and success. Likewise, it is considered that a plan for the achievement of any goal, and breaking major goals into manageable steps are essential. If you are thinking of stating a new business or any major undertaking, thorough research is certainly required. It is also unlikely that any new businesses will get far without a well written and researched business plan, and the chances of raising money from a bank without one are probably zero.

Self Improvement and Dealing with Challenges

Throughout our lives we all constantly face problems that can be caused either by events beyond our control our through our own decisions. The way we deal with these setbacks will have a great impact on our Self Improvement and success.

It can be very easy to become disheartened and discouraged. Setbacks can dent our confidence and make us question our beliefs. Sometimes we can even feel there is no alternative but to give up on our plans and goals.

How the Subconscious Mind Can Accelerate Self Improvement and Success

Just how powerful is the Subconscious Mind and how can we use it to help our self improvement? It's almost impossible to overestimates the power of the subconscious mind.