Self Image by Bob Proctor

Self image psychology is considered, by many behaviorists, to be the most important psychological discovery of our generation. Almost everywhere you go today, you will find individuals genuinely interested in improving their situation in life. Generally speaking, people want things like more money, more meaningful relationships, better physical and mental health, better marks in school or perhaps greater success in business. All of these are possible and can be achieved with a minimum of effort, when you have a working understanding of how your self image controls the results in your life.

Your self image operates on the same basic principles as the thermostat in your house, which controls the temperature in your home. Once the self image is set, your life is on course to produce the physical manifestation of the mental image you hold of yourself.

It is quite common to observe individuals attempting to do something and, at the same time, saying they don’t think they will be successful. However, their sincere desire to win causes them to try. Unfortunately, until they can visualize themselves successfully completing the project, their efforts will be in vain, regardless of how hard they try.

Permit me to suggest that you purchase a copy of Dr. Maxwell Maltz’s classic Psycho-Cybernetics. This book deals with self image – a subject that should be taught in our school system and included in all corporate training programs. Believe me, you can be assured that if it were, school marks and productivity would skyrocket. Millions of people live more fulfilled lives today because of Maltz’s important work in this area.

Psycho-Cybernetics – get a copy. If you already have one, reread it. Your library is incomplete without it.