A successful person tends to have a positive mindset. They usually overcome hardship with their positive mindset and efforts. In the same condition, success or failure depends on the mindset of each one. ...
Outward appearance reigns supreme in our time and men and women alike take great interest in outward appearances. No one, however, will have an objection to the fact that the inside of an individual is more important than the outward appearance. Beautifying of one's inside requires for him to live by God's Word. As much as the truth has settled in his heart, blessings and outward appearance will come his way as a bonus. Stern appearances will transform into good and fair appearances, and the faces that had once been covered in anxiety and worries will illuminate in the spiritual light (Ecclesiastes 8:1). Even ordinary-looking facial features will earn a favorable impression from others.
~ from Dr. Jaerock Lee's column series "The Way" carried in The JoongAng Daily