When
we look at a certain object, a painting for example – we won’t be able to
appreciate what’s in it, what is painted and what else goes with it if the painting is just an inch away from our
face. But if we try to take it a little further, we’ll have a clearer vision of
the whole art work.
We
reach a point in our life when we are ready for change and a whole bunch of
information that will help us unlock our self improvement power. Until then,
something can be staring us right under our nose but we don’t see it. The only time we think of unlocking our self
improvement power is when everything got worst. Take the frog principle for
example –
Try
placing Frog A in a pot of boiling water. What happens? He twerps! He jumps
off! Why? Because he is not able to tolerate sudden change in his environment –
the water’s temperature. Then try Frog B: place him in a luke warm water, then
turn the gas stove on. Wait til the water reaches a certain boiling point. Frog
B then thinks “Ooh… it’s a bit warm in here”.
People
are like Frog B in general. Today, Anna thinks Carl hates her. Tomorrow,
Patrick walks up to her and told her he hates her. Anna stays the same and
doesn’t mind what her friends says. The next day, she learned that Kim and John
also abhor her. Anna doesn’t realize at once the importance and the need for
self improvement until the entire community hates her.
We
learn our lessons when we experience pain. We finally see the warning signs and
signals when things get rough and tough. When do we realize that we need to
change diets? When none of our jeans and shirts would fit us. When do we stop
eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen out. When do
we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs have gone bad. When do
we pray and ask for help? When we realize that we’re gonna die tomorrow.
The
only time most of us ever learn about unlocking our self improvement power is
when the whole world is crashing and falling apart. We think and feel this way
because it is not easy to change. But change becomes more painful when we
ignore it.
Change
will happen, like it or hate it. At one point or another, we are all going to
experience different turning points in our life – and we are all going to eventually
unlock our self improvement power not because the world says so, not because
our friends are nagging us, but because we realized its for our own good.
Happy
people don’t just accept change, they embrace it. Now, you don’t have to feel a
tremendous heat before realizing the need for self improvement. Unlocking your self improvement power means
unlocking yourself up in the cage of thought that “its just the way I am”. It
is such a poor excuse for people who fear and resist change. Most of us program
our minds like computers.
Jen
repeatedly tells everyone that she doesn’t have the guts to be around groups of
people. She heard her mom, her dad, her sister, her teacher tell the same
things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Jen believes.
She believes its her story. And what happens? Every time a great crowd would
troop over their house, in school, and in the community – she tends to step
back, shy away and lock herself up in a room. Jen didn’t only believed in her
story, she lived it.
Jen
has to realize that she is not what she is in her story. Instead of having her
story post around her face for everyone to remember, she has to have the spirit
and show people “I am an important person and I should be treated accordingly!”
Self
improvement may not be everybody’s favorite word, but if we look at things in a
different point of view, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole
process instead of counting the days until we are fully improved. Three
sessions in a week at the gym would result to a healthier life. Reading self-help books instead of
looking at TV will shape up a more profound knowledge. Going out with friends and peers will help you
take a step back from work and unwind.
And just when you are enjoying the whole process of unlocking your self
improvement power, you’ll realize that you’re beginning to take things light
and become happy.
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