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It is a well accepted and scientifically proven fact that how we feel mentally and emotionally affects how we act, look and feel physically. Our thoughts and emotions affect how our bodies feel, our facial expressions, and how we act and move. We can all easily identify someone who is angry, or depressed, or happy, by their face, their body language and their overall demeanour.

However, not so well known is the fact that this works both ways. We can actually change how we feel by changing the way we move, our posture and our and facial expressions. Smiling or laughing is a perfect example. It actually takes a lot less effort and uses a lot less facial muscles to smile than it does to frown. Smiling and laughing also make changes to our blood flow and oxygen levels and stimulates our brain. We all know that smiling and laughing make us feel good and change our mood.

What does this means for self improvement? It means that we can choose to change our moods and feelings by changing our physiology.

This may sound too good to be true, but we can very easily experiment. We can choose an emotion or a state, (for example, being shy, timid, and lacking in confidence) and act, move and look the way we would if that was how we really felt. If we let it, this will change our mood and state of mind so we actually feel that way. Then act as if totally full of confidence and on top of the world. Thinking about a time when we really felt this way, or visualising another person who exemplifies these qualities can help. How does that feel?

This may seem like ‘acting’ at first, but it will change our thoughts if we have an open mind and allow it to. This simple method can be used to help put us in a better frame of mind any time we choose. We can actually ‘act’ our way to more positive thoughts and feelings by changing our physiology. More details are available from Neuro Linguistic Programming Specialists and other Self Improvement Experts, who use these and many other similar techniques that can help our lives.

Self Improvement Tips Quote of the Day

” We must all realise that emotion is created by motion. The way we move changes the way we think, feel and behave” - Anthony Robbins

Garry Zancanaro is the founder of Self Improvement Directory, a website dedicated to Self Improvement and Personal Development, and to helping people live more successful and fulfilling lives by providing a directory of the highest quality Self Growth resources available. Includes many FREE eBooks and much more. Visit http://www.SelfImprovementDirectory.com/

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Self Improvement has become mainstream. In the last few years, since I
have been writing articles and submitting them to article sites, I’ve
noticed that the category of “Self Improvement” has been showing up
lately when it was never there before. To me, this is very good news.

But what does it really mean to “Self Improve?” What are we really
improving when we self improve? And what “self” are we improving?

We each have two “selves” - our wounded self and our core Self. Our
core Self is our true self, our natural soul self - our essence. Our core
Self is our passion, our joy, our gifts and talents, our ability to love, our
creativity. We come into this life as our core Self, and when this Self is
loved and valued by our parents, we continue to naturally grow our God-
given gifts and talents and manifest the fullness of our beings. This Self
wants to improve by learning the skills necessary to fully express itself.

But when this Self is not seen and valued in the way we needed, we
create an alternative self, a self we hope will have control over getting
the love we need and avoiding the pain we can’t handle - a self to help
us feel safe. This is our false self, our wounded self, our ego self. This
self is filled with the false beliefs that we absorbed as we were growing
up - beliefs that end up limiting our true, core Self. This self does not
needs improving - it needs healing.

The term “self improvement” can sometimes be a bit misleading,
because we do not want to improve our wounded self. We do not want
to improve on the ways we lie, manipulate, and avoid in our attempts to
have control over getting love and avoiding pain. We don’t want to
improve on our many addictions to substance and processes. We don’t
want to improve on our anger, our compliance, our withdrawal and our
resistance.

We want to heal it.

Healing and improving are not the same thing.

We can certainly self-improve when it comes to skills. We can improve in
sports, in art, music, writing, cooking. We can improve our health and
wellbeing by improving our diet and exercise program. We can improve
in the knowledge we need to be more successful regarding work and
money. We might be able to improve our relationships by learning new
communication skills. But what if acquiring new knowledge and skills
does not improve our health, or our ability to earn money, or our
relationships? And what if learning new skills does not bring us more joy
and inner peace? It may mean that we need to heal the underlying fears
and false beliefs that cause us to be anxious, depressed, stressed, guilt-
ridden, shamed, withdrawn, angry, blaming, or sad.

Sometimes Self Improvement just means practicing a skill, and others
times it means that we need to participate in a deep healing process.
For example, many people try to improve their health by losing weight
and exercising. But if their food addictions are covering over unhealed
pain, they might not be able to just change their diet. They might need to
open to a healing process in order to eventually improve.

If you are really trying to self improve but find yourself stuck and unable
to progress, or find that you have no joy or inner peace, you might want
to open to the possibility that unhealed pain and beliefs are blocking
your progress and causing your pain. It is easy to improve yourself when
there is nothing blocking the way. But if you have old false beliefs about
your adequacy and worth, these beliefs may be blocking your ability to
take loving action in your own behalf. All your efforts to self improve will
not bring you the satisfaction you are seeking if you have beliefs that are
keeping you limited in fully expressing your true, core Self. If you are
stuck, then you need to seek out a healing process, such as the Inner
Bonding process we teach, that will move you out of the fears and
beliefs that limit you. Healing these fears and limiting beliefs will open
the door to improving your life in all ways!

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is the best-selling author and co-author of eight
books, including “Do I Have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By You?” and
“Healing Your Aloneness.” She is the co-creator of the powerful Inner
Bonding healing process. Learn Inner Bonding now! Visit her web site
for a FREE Inner Bonding course: http://www.innerbonding.com or email her
at margaret@innerbonding.com Phone Sessions Available.

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The New Year is here, and everyone is rushing to make their resolutions. Are you among them? Self improvement is often a favorite resolution, and rightfully so. To that end, here are seven self improvement tips to help you start the New Year with a bang.

1. Keep your self talk positive. Make it a resolution to do away with negative self-talk this year. No more “I can’t” and more “I can”. Positive self talks automatically programs you to head in the direction of success.

2. Stay dressed for success too. A new haircut or a fresh shave and decent looking clothes will create a positive and energetic air around you. This works even on those days you aren’t feeling at your best.

3. Stand straight and tall. If you’re going to think positive and dress positive, stand up like you mean it. Sloppy posture is a sign of weakness. Keep that back straight on your path to success this year.

4. Set specific goals. Instead of “I want to lose weight this year”, you should write down “I want to loose 10 pounds in the next 2 months.” The mind can help your body reach specific goals much more effeciently than vague suggestions.

5. Post your plans. Keep your plans and specific goals written and posted where you can see them every day. Take time to read and review them on a regular basis. Cross off those goals you reach and those plans that have succeeded. Keep reviewing and adding to your list so you will continue moving forward.

6. Share your goals. If you are married or in a relationship, make sure to share your goals and plans for this year with your partner. Mutual support and understanding can not only help your reach your destination faster, but it can also add a extra level of trust and intimacy to your relationship.

7. Take time to enjoy the fruits of your effort. Find a way to celebrate when you have reached any of the self improvement goals you have set out for the new year. Reward adds more value to your efforts and increases your motivation to continue.

World traveller and metaphysical net-surfer James B. Allen is the unique character behind PowerLivingPress.com. He suggests you immediately visit his self improvement tips website. That’s because you’ll find it jam-packed with free articles and resources to take your life to the next level - starting today!

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