You talk of self image and that is in my mind the critical prophet of success or failure.
We have an image of ourselves acting/behaving in a certain way and that predicts our future. This is the main reason smokers/drinkers cant quit, even if their very life depends upon it.
Self image is all - it pays to take a very close look at our own.
Postnote - this article uses poor grammar in the opening paragraphs and has many typo's..can i suggest a spellchecker my friend :-)