The Media, Poor Self-image and Real Heroes

Written by M.Farouk Radwan, MSc.

A Comparison

How does it feel like when you compare yourself to a hero in a movie?

A Hollywood hero seems to have everything that you don't have. He's got such great looks, he is always motivated and he has a solid self-confidence.

Certainly anybody who compares himself to such a fortunate person will end up feeling bad but do you know that in addition to the bad feelings you might end up with a poor self image as a result of this comparison?

Whatever You See Affects Your Mind

In the Solid Self confidence program i explained how the media affects our perception of ourselves. Many of us might not notice any strange feeling when seeing such heroes in movies but do you know that whatever you see programs your subconscious mind?

The media has brainwashed us all and programmed us with affirmations and subliminal messages throughout our lives to an extent that they have redefined the way we see and judge things.

The media have enforced incorrect standards for us to follow and as a result we developed a distorted perception of reality. Without noticing you might believe that a good looking person is a kind one while a bad looking person is evil just because that belief was repeated many times in movies.

This belief wasn't repeated directly but it was repeated indirectly. If each time the hero was good looking and the bad guy was bad looking then your mind will be programmed with these beliefs.

Who are the True Heroes?

Real-life heroes are not those handsome people fighting evil. A real-life hero is not that guy who always wins the heart of the princes nor he is the one who is always admired by everyone.

The real heroes are the people who fight for what they want until they get it. Real-life heroes are the persistent, the ambitious and the hard workers.

They are the people who sleep less because they have a mission, the people who believe in themselves even if many rejected them. They are the people who do their best in order to achieve what they want. They may be unnoticed, not admired and may not be loved by everyone but in the end they are the true heroes.

Don’t let the media brainwash you. You may be a hero too!!

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