Would it be a lion? A magpie? An elephant? A slug?
That animal says a lot about your image of yourself - there's a thousand words of self-talk wrapped up in that picture.
Now, if you'd been asked the same question as a child, what would your answer have been?
Would you have picked the same animal?
No, thought not.
Now, if you picked an animal to represent the best you could possibly be, the self you would choose if you knew you could not fail, what would it be?
An eagle? A dragon? A phoenix? A chameleon?
What would it take for you to move your self image from its current animal to the one representing your best possible self?
Try this exercise:
Find a picture of the animal representing your current self-image, and another representing your best possible self. Put them somewhere where you'll see them every day - on your bedroom door, the mirror, your fridge, your computer's background photo.
Every time you look at those photos, re-affirm your decision to move from where you are now to what you want to become. After a while, you'll find yourself seeking out the self-development you need to move on. Create your own mantra about the person you want to be. Recite it 3 times every day, so that it locks into your subconcious. Ask yourself every night "Have I done my best today? What can I do tomorrow to improve?"
Make sure your answers are positive; don't beat yourself up about things you haven't done, or haven't succeeded at. Success comes from taking one small step after another.
For myself, I've come to realise that the animal that best personifed my behaviour (honed by life's struggles, including divorce and 3 years of domestic violence) was this:
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| Bunny2 © Shanna Cramer |
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| Amur Tiger © Tom Curtis |
... and of course, what I'm in the process of becoming at the moment is this:
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