It Is Painful To Face The Self

The Greatest Barrier To Achievement And Success Is Not Lack Of Talent Or Ability But Rather The Feeling That Achievement And Success, Above A Certain Level, Are Outside Our Self-concept-our Image Of Who We Are And What Is Appropriate To Us.

Where We See Self Esteem, We See Self Acceptance. High Self Esteem Individual Tend To Avoid Falling Into An Adversarial Relationship With Themselves.

The Natural Inclination Of A Child Is To Take Pleasure In The Use Of The Mind No Less Than Of The Body. The Child's Primary Business Is Learning. It Is Also The Primary Entertainment. To Retain That Orientation Into Adulthood, So That Consciousness Is Not A Burden But A Joy, Is The Mark Of The Successfully Developed Human Being.

A Goal Without An Action Plan Is A Daydream.

The More You Surrender To The Fear Of Someone's Disapproval, The More You Lose Face In Your Own Eyes, And The More Desperate You Become For Someone's Approval. Within You Is A Void That Should Have Been Filled By Self-esteem. When You Attempt To Fill It With The Approval Of Others Instead, The Void Grows Deeper And The Hunger For Acceptance And Approval Grows Stronger. The Only Solution Is To Summon The Courage To Honor Your Own Judgment, Frightening Though That May Be In The Beginning.