Self-Image

Whether you’re an athlete, entrepreneur, teacher, parent, manager, or — fill in the blank here —, what percentage of your game do you think is mental?

In our last +1 we had fun cultivating a strong Self-Image via “That’s like me!” imprints.

After finishing the last +1, I got up out of my chair and celebrated another little micro-win.

In our last +1, we chatted about Amy Cuddy’s research into the bidirectionality of our feelings and behaviors as we looked at the importance of striking a powerful pose when we want to feel powerful.

In the documentary Finding Joe on Joseph Campbell and the modern hero’s journey, Deepak Chopra shares some great wisdom.

William Shakespeare once told us (via Polonius in Hamlet): “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”

William James is considered the father of modern psychology. He once said: “If you want a quality, act as if you already have it.”

In our last +1, we talked about Sean Young’s SCIENCE of Sticking with It.

In our last +1, we talked about Maxwell Maltz’s Psycho-Cybernetics. We took a quick look at servo-mechanisms (like missiles) that have a target and then constantly adjust course until they hit the target.

In our last +1 we talked about Dan Pink and the new ABCs of selling. (You recall what they are? Attunement + Buoyancy + Clarity!)

We’ve all heard of the Golden Rule.

In our last +1, we talked about the science of daydreaming. Quick recap: Stay out of the “poor attention control” and “guilty-dysphoric” realms and in the “positive-constructive” mode.

In our last +1, we talked about Eric Maisel’s powerful question: “How can I make myself proud?”

A few +1s ago we talked about Stuart Wilde. He’s an old-school self-help teacher who used to lecture with Wayne Dyer and Louise Hay and Deepak Chopra.

So, we’ve been pretty intense lately with all this “Champion” talk. Before we go any further, I want to make one thing REALLY clear.

In our last +1, we continued our chat about the fact that your perfection is already there. It’s just waiting for you to follow Rule #1 and quit doing yourself harm.

Not too long ago we talked about The Golden Buddha. I always thought it was a beautiful parable about the fact that we’re all already perfect and that all we have to do is chip away at the plaster that’s gotten in the way.

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote Self-Reliance in 1841. (For curious souls, he was 38 at the time.)

In our last +1, we took a trip down Etymology Lane and learned that the word Identity has ancient Latin roots. It literally (!) means “repeated beingness.” Who you are, your sense of your self, is largely formed by what you do. Repeatedly.

As we discussed in Greatest Year Ever 2019, one of my core themes for this year is to operationalize virtue—to help us (really!) move from theory to practice. More virtue and less chit chat style. 🤓

In our last couple +1s, we talked about Michelangelo and his studio.

In our last +1, Emerson and I chatted about how to Be Unstoppable via Alden Mills’s eight actions delivered via his acronym UPERSIST.

We’re kinda on a roll with the whole envy-squishing theme, so why not one more?

This morning I hit the Trail for a super easy recovery day walk-hike.

Not too long ago, we talked about Ellen Langer’s fascinating (!) research on the power of pretending you’re an air force pilot.

In our last +1, we spent some time with Todd Herman, Batman, Dora the Explorer and YOUR most heroic self.

In our last +11 (that got long didn’t it?!), we talked about my love of the word forge and I invited you to join our Heroic Soul Force Forge.

In our last +1, we hung out with Emerson and practiced our Squeezy-eze.

In our last +1, we talked about baby elephants and you.

In our last +1, we hung out with Goldilocks and set some goals that landed in the right spot on that Inverted U of ours—challenging but doable.

Not too long ago, we talked about How to Make a Pearl.