How you speak to yourself everyday is a critically important part of your life. With having over 60,000 thoughts a day, most of your self-talk is derived from unconscious thinking. The way you speak to yourself is going to determine how you feel in that moment. In turn, that will create the emotion for actions you will take that will ultimately lead to your life results. The most important aspect is to determine whether your self-talk is empowering or disempowering.
Statistics show that the average persons thought process is over 80% negative in nature. Not the mention the vast majority of self talk is primarily about themselves. Scary to think about huh?! The great news is that you can change. The have the ability to change your self-talk, change your thinking, and ultimately change your life.
I personally have experienced the metamorphosis of changing my self-talk. Having been thinking in a negative sense for the majority of my life I knew I needed a change. After altering my self-talk I started feeling like a different person, full of life and energy. I believe it’s such an important aspect of personal growth that’s why I’m sharing some awareness.
Here are a few simple examples of negative self-talk.
- I’m not good enough
- My business idea will never succeed
- I don’t have the time
- I am not smart enough
- I can’t because I don’t have enough money
- man, I’m such an idiot
On the flip side, here are a few examples of positive self talk.
- I am a genius
- I have the confidence to achieve my goals
- I know I appreciate myself
- I feel great about myself
- I have everything it takes to accomplish my business goals
- I am brilliant and motivated
- How can I earn more money?
There are many ways to change negative self-talk. written and recorded affirmations are powerful as well as visualization techniques and subliminal technology. The simple approach that you can apply today is to begin to monitor your negative self-talk with conscious awareness. Catch yourself in the moment thinking a negative thought and then switch over to thinking an empowering positive thought. Repeat that positive thought out loud or in your head over and over until you feel filled with energy and excitement! Over time not only will you feel better about yourself, but other people around you will begin to feel and see the positive change in you.
To Your Success,
–Ryan
So what do you all think! How has your self talk effected your life in a positive or negative way?
To Your Success,
Ryan
I couldn't agree more Ryan. Sometimes I forget and find myself getting into a funk due to the normal stresses of the day but once I check my thoughts and purposely go to bed turning those negative thoughts into positive ones (whether I feel it or not), and wake up in the morning repeating my resolve, eventually my body will respond and my mood changes to one of more energy and revitalization. It may take a few days of this but it does work!
Hey Susan!
So great to hear. It is amazing how you can change the way you feel about yourself, even though I totally understand sometimes are hard than other times!
I've learned to change the:
ANTS – Automatic negative thoughts to….
APTS – Automatic positive thoughts
Awesome to connect with you
–Ryan
Hey Susan!
So great to hear. It is amazing how you can change the way you feel about yourself, even though I totally understand sometimes are hard than other times!
I've learned to change the:
ANTS – Automatic negative thoughts to….
APTS – Automatic positive thoughts
Awesome to connect with you
–Ryan
thats a fantastic post ryan! its all about attitude!!!
i have also heard that over 90% what we are accumulating on a daily basis is negative!
its in the newspaper, friends, news, family members, employer, colleagues, self talk etc… we get just overwhelmed with negative information.
fact is that once we are in a particular mindset its not easy to change it. it will need consequence, willpower and clarity
your attitude towards thinking is the right way to change the negative self talk!!!
thanks for sharing man. it has filled up a HUGE part of my knowledge!!!
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