CHANGE YOUR SELF IMAGE, change your life

The future is in your hands, and improving it could be as simple as learning to boost how you view yourself, writes Mimi Bouchard

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Your self-image is your perception of yourself, and how you appear to other people. Developing over time, your self-image is influenced by factors such as culture, family, friends, and personal experiences, and it has a profound influence on your beliefs, your emotions, your behaviour, and your relationships. Your self-image is the energy that you radiate out into the world, and it affects every aspect of your life.

Your self-image, the way in which you view and evaluate yourself, whether it's positive or negative, and the expectations you hold are the reasons why you are where you are today. Your self-image affects the way you act, think, decide, speak, feel — all of it. The words you choose to put at the end of the sentence 'I'm the kind of person who...' will quite simply determine the trajectory of your life. At the heart of every action, thought, and habit lies a deeply rooted self-image. But your self-image isn’t fixed. It can be changed, and you have the power to change it.

You’re not who you think you are

We believe that we're born as a specific type of person, and after decades of conditioning, conforming, and consistent behaviour, we subconsciously ‘play’ this character.

But in reality, we can change who we are simply by deciding to.

You can make the decision to alter your habits, your actions, and your responses. You can choose to become the person you dream of being.

Are you socially awkward? Not as confident as you'd like to be? You can change this.

Choose to be someone who thrives socially.

Decide to be confident and charismatic.