Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

YOU ARE ULTIMATELY SELF-MADE
Someone once said, “I’m a self-made man, but if I had to do it
over, I’d bring in a little help.” You and I are all self-made. We all
have a lot of areas in which we could improve. We all need to set
higher standards for ourselves. We all need to work continually on
the development of our characters. We all need to strive to be-
come better people. We can never allow ourselves to be compla-
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cent at any level of accomplishment. We have to keep raising the
bar on ourselves.
One of the marks of superior people is that they can manage
themselves. If they work for a company, they might do this by imag-
ining their boss sitting next to them, observing them and filling out
their annual performance appraisal every minute of every day. Or,
by seeing themselves as role models, they might set far higher stan-
dards for themselves than anyone else could set for them.
Only the top 2 percent of people in our society can supervise and
manage themselves. They can conduct themselves throughout the
day as though everyone is watching, even though no one is watching.
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THE REAL PAYOFF
When you set high standards for yourself, your self-esteem and self-
respect increase. When you decide that you are going to live consis-
tently with your highest values and your deepest convictions, you
feel wonderful about yourself. When you become completely hon-
est, you stop compromising yourself in your relationships with oth-
ers. You speak sincerely to everyone with whom you live and work.
You practice absolute truthfulness with yourself and others.
The more honest you are with yourself, the greater courage and
self-confidence you will have. You will become more positive and
enthusiastic about yourself. You will develop a tremendous feeling
of inner power and personal strength. The more you live consis-
tently with the very highest values you know, the finer your charac-
ter will become. Eventually, you will reach the point where you are
absolutely
unstoppable
!