I was at the chiropractor’s office this morning, and I noticed I had slipped into a kind of subtle funk. My thoughts felt heavy. 

I was feeling down on myself for no obvious reason, even though there’s so much good happening in my life right now.

But I couldn’t quite access that sense of gratitude. 

Even my affirmations felt flat… like the inner critic part of me wasn’t buying what I was saying, and was trying to talk me out of saying them at all. 

I found myself stuck in that familiar loop: three steps forward, four steps back.

From experience, I know this tends to happen right after I’ve made a significant shift in my mindset. 

Gay Hendricks calls it “hitting the upper limit”—when things get a little too good, and our internal “results thermostat” kicks in to bring us back to the version of ourselves we’re most familiar with.

That’s self-image. How we see ourselves.

I was reminded of a quote by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin:
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”

I believe we each have two sides to our nature: a physical, human side that navigates real-world challenges—and an infinite, spiritual side that is pure potential. 

It’s the part of us that is more than our past, more than our limitations, more than the thoughts we think.

This week, during a powerful leadership training, a speaker shared something that stayed with me:

“If you want to create something new in your life, you have to partner with the infinite side of your nature.”

That requires a self-image that aligns not with your limitations—but with your possibility.

When your self-image reflects who you really are—not who your inner critic says you are—it becomes a small hinge that swings a very big door. 

You begin to see yourself as someone who is more than the hard day, more than the fear, more than the familiar old stories.

This is why self-image matters so deeply.

If you want to create better health, deeper relationships, more time and money freedom, greater harmony in your work and life, your self-image plays a central role in making those results possible. 

It’s how you think about yourself. It’s how you relate to perceived constraints. And it’s what determines whether you shrink back or move forward.

The invitation is to align your self-image with the truth of your nature—not your past or your current circumstances, but the part of you that is limitless and creative.

Why does this matter?

Because 95% of our thoughts—and therefore our behaviors and results—are governed by the subconscious mind.

And the subconscious only knows the past. So if we’re not intentional, we can only ever recreate a version of what we already know.

But the moment you consciously direct even the 5% of your awareness to align with truth, you begin to repattern the other 95%. 

That’s when transformation becomes possible.

Here are three simple ways to begin aligning your self-image with the infinite, spiritual side of your nature:

1. Practice Gratitude Daily

Start your day with 3 things you’re truly grateful for—especially things that reflect who you’re becoming.

2. Notice and Redirect Limiting Thoughts

With curiosity, observe the thought that’s holding you back. Then affirm:
“I am more. I am connected to the power breathing me. I am more than this thought.”
(Pro tip: see the constraint as a blessing—an opportunity for growth in awareness.)

3. Visualize the Life You Love

Picture the success you truly want. Feel it in your body. Let it become real to your imagination, so it can become real in your experience.

You are not here to repeat the past.

You are here to co-create a future that reflects the truth of who you are.

Start with your self-image—and let it rise to meet the life that’s waiting for you.