I'd have a big head too if I graduated from the All Eyes On You Self-Improvement Agency. Confidence and strategic maneuvering of one's career taught and enforced.

How to navigate such an impressive turn-a-round in one's fortune and outlook? The key is to place a firm on reality of who you are and what you want to accomplish. Identify your strengths.

Not only that, it can't be one-sided. No human being is perfect. You must also pinpoint your weaknesses. Areas that need improvement must be addressed, embraced without shame, and a doable plan to change. This may entail a change of unhealthy habits that hold you back and keep you from fulfilling your desires.

With any self-improvement action plan, one must be open to positive and constructive criticism for improvement. Bearing in mind that not all opinions and suggestions are helpful, if well-meaning intentions. We all know in our instincts when advice is helpful.

My life plan from early adulthood has been to weed out the negative influences that keep my thoughts busy with unnecessary drama that isn't helpful or productive in my quest for my physical and mental well-being.

I remember having an excitable temper as a young adult and quick to judgment of others. Also, I scorned others who didn't have the same ethics and work habits. Those two areas of my life were preventing me from seeing the positive not only in my own life, but in others. I had to recognize and understand that each of us is different in how we approach life and all the elements in it.

I would see a situation with family or friends unfold and immediately condemn them for not solving the situation the way I would. What I learned was that I didn't allow others the self-improvement they needed to better their lives.

One final item I became aware of in my own self-improvement journey was that on the road to self-improvement, I couldn't stifle the learning process. It must be a continuous endeavor to learn, build upon it, then take what we've learned and apply it in all phases of our lives.

It's not an easy task by no means. But it's a necessary one.

What are you thoughts on self-improvement in your life?

For my current freestyle collage, I wanted to build upon an unusual free-sourced head I discovered. I immediately thought of a "big head" as my mother used to refer to me and my siblings. Her words were meant to bring us back down to Earth. It's funny how I can see an image and think of situations in my childhood or young adult life. In any event, I paired the head with other images to support the "big head" syndrome. My thoughts turned to self-improvement.

Placing heads on other unlikely bodies is fun. I like to see how the expression pairs well whether somber, ridiculous, or intriguing and of a fantasy nature.

Below are my procedures in designing the collage. I utilized Canva to blend the different type images beginning with a blank, white canvas. I then add layers of elements in accordance with my upgraded Annual Pro Membership that includes tools to remove backgrounds, resize, filter, duplicate, and reposition items as required.

Below are the images I included in my project. I love the mannequin that was contributed to the #LIL database by @mballesteros. Three pure fractals I created in the advanced fractal rendering program, Apophysis 7X are also included.

^{Female head ~ Two females walking ~ Colorful wedge ~ Colorful Marshmallow pattern ~ Fantasy Castle with eyes ~ Abstract swirl rainbow ~ Store Mannequin - Contributed to the #LIL by @mballesteros ~ Pure Fractal titled "Birds Nest" ~ Bomomo abstract design titled "Glowing In The Dark" - created by me ~ Bomomo Abstract design titled "Buttons" created by me}.