Million Dollar Habits

Million Dollar Habits – Page 34 
On the other hand, whenever your current performance or behavior seems to be 
inconsistent or distant from the person that you would most like to be, your self-
esteem goes down. You feel anxious and unhappy. You feel self conscious and 
embarrassed. You feel frustrated and angry. 
The good news is that, the greater clarity you have with regard to your self-ideal, 
the person you would most like to be, the easier it is for you to tailor your 
performance and behavior so that it is consistent with being the kind of person you 
most admire. And every time you do or say anything that you feel is more 
consistent with the best person you can possibly be, your self-esteem goes up. You 
feel happier and more confident. You feel more positive and powerful. You feel 
capable of doing more and better things in that area, and in other areas of your life. 
The Best Definition of Self-Esteem 
The very best definition of self-esteem is, 
“How much you like yourself.”
What we 
have found is that, the more you like yourself, the better you do. And the better you 
do, the more you like yourself. Each time you perform well in any area, your self-
esteem goes up. You like yourself more, and you perform even better in that area, 
and in other areas as well. 
The most powerful words you can use to take control of your personality, and to 
build your self-esteem, are the words,
“I like myself!”
The more you repeat the 
words, 
“I like myself!”
to yourself, the happier and more confident you feel, and 
the better and more effectively you perform in whatever you are doing. 

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Million Dollar Habits – Page 35 
When I first learned this powerful affirmation many years ago, my self-esteem was 
quite low. I had a poor self-image. I had a vague self-ideal. I was plagued by fears 
and doubts, and tended to compare myself in negative terms with other people. To 
counter these feelings, I began to repeat the words, “I like myself!” ten, twenty and 
even fifty times a day. It had a remarkable impact on my personality. 
Perhaps the most powerful words in your vocabulary are the words that you say to 
yourself and believe. Fully 95% of your emotions are determined by the words that 
are running through your mind at any given time. And your mind is very much like 
a 
vacuum
. It does not remain empty for very long. If you do not deliberately fill 
your mind with positive, constructive words, it will fill up by itself with your fears, 
worries and concerns.
To put it another way, if you do not deliberately plant flowers in the garden of your 
mind, weeds will grow automatically, with no encouragement or support.