It is truly essential for one to have a healthy and positive self-perception of him/herself. Self-Perception is a mixture of both mental and physical components that make an individual unique. Unfortunately, there are many individuals who do not have positive self-perception based on their life experiences. The journey for to develop a positive self-perceptive was not easy.

How does one deal with rejection? Rejection is subject that many individuals tend to avoid or ignore because it brings up unpleasant emotions which are often painful or traumatic depending on the situation. It was not until the death of a former acquaintance is when I had to face the reality that the individual that I held on a high pedestal did not have the same feeling towards me. As I was going over the past events with the acquaintance and other individuals. Instead of me, parting ways with these individuals. I am tried to conform to their standards in order for me to accept and like by them. It was until I became comfortable in my own skin is when I was fully able to come to term with rejection. Now, if this event had occurred two- three years ago – I will be an emotional wreck.

Motivation is the strong desire for an individual to complete a goal in his/her life. An individual can have several goals but it is up to the individual to follow through with the process of accomplishing the goal base on his/her own motivation. One example of motivation is the accumulation of financial wealth. It is the hope of many individuals to become extremely wealthy in life but only a few are able to accomplish this goal in his/ her lifetime.