Looking Inside Yourself

Do you have what it takes – inside you – to make it happen?  We think you do, because you invested in this book to make something happen.  Here are the components of Inner Strength that can create the foundations for your personal Self-Starter model:

Components of Inner Strength

Self Confidence – Belief in your ability to create your own destiny.

Integrity – Belief in a set of values to live by.

Self Talk – An interior monologue that is constructed to support and praise yourself for  good work.  Replace Fear Statements with Desire Statements; Solutions with Problems, and Answers with Questions.

Individuality – Recognize your own personal uniqueness; what make you special.  Don’t depend on theories or philosophies for answers, just treat them as sources of guidance.

Self Responsibility – Demand 100 % accountability from yourself.  You are responsible for both benefits and problems that occur as a result of your actions and decisions.

Optimism – Treat mistakes as a chance to learn.  Never focus on them.  Don’t get down on yourself.  Everyone makes mistakes.

Persistence – Keep on, keeping on.  Persistent people live in the Present Tense; they live for NOW, because the Present is the one tense that they can control.

Faith – Some call it inner strength; some call it faith.  “Greater is he that’s within me that’s within the world.”

And speaking of faith, Robert Schuler, the terrific minister at the Crystal Cathedral, talks about Possibility Thinkers.  His short treatise on the four types of thinkers lead us to another Inner Strength:

In Power Thinking, Dr. Schuler categorizes those who think:

1.  “PLOW” thinkers – those who plow new ground, striving for creativity.

2.  “HOW” thinkers – Strive to learn

3.  “VOW” thinkers – Vow to reach higher and make a difference

4.  “NOW” thinkers – Start NOW!

Visualization – Jack Nicklaus, one of the greatest performers under pressure ever, called the visualization process “Mental Movies.” The process of visualization starts with:

Do you “See” yourself as:

- Focused?
- In control?
- Calm?
- Relaxed?
- Energized?

Or do you “See” yourself as:

- Depressed?
- Powerless?
- Bored?
- Afraid?
- Tired?

Co-author Steve Carroll is president and CEO of Lee DuBois Technologies (www.leedubois.com).  Lee DuBois Technologies offers sales training and talent development for individuals and corporations.  To purchase a copy of Don’t Sell Yourself Short…Be All That You Can Be!, visit the website, www.dontsellyourselfshort.net .