You are what you think you are – Peale

Psychologists have confirmed that men tend to act according to the most self-image mode. Which mean you will act the way you think you would be after acknowledging the type of a person you are. If you think you are a kind person you will always be kind and do things in the most the easy-going way. Similarly, if you think that you are honest, you will be treating people fair and square, and there will always a sense of justice in all of your doings. And if you think that you are not to be trifled, then when people mess up with you, you will definitely not to let them go easily. To conclude, what kind of a person you think you are turn to mold the person you appear to be.

This quote by Norman Vincent Peale was a simple but yet very strong quote. It reminds me to always be careful with my own thoughts and the self-image I have in my mind and learn to discover who I am not from other peoples’ view side but from the inner side of myself. The type of person we are will affect the decision we make and the decision we make shapes us the person we are today. Sometimes, a seemingly simple choice, like selecting a job, a dress or a friend are actually crucial decision used to define who you are. Therefore, the journey to understand ourselves is indeed not for a short period of time, it’s a lifelong process.