Become your biggest cheerleader

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Chiny
Chiny Posts: 321
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I just wanted to share something I came across that was very inspiring to me (since I feel crappy about all the junk I ate over the holidays) and maybe can/will inspire others when we are feeling down



Of all the communication you do, none is more important than how you talk to yourself. Your internal dialogue has more to do with your success in life than any other factor.

Every minute you are awake, you engage in 800 to 1,200 words of self-dialogue. In these conversations, you solve problems (or create them), make decisions (or avoid them), judge, praise, or disparage yourself. You can dwell on past mistakes or plan future achievements.

Obviously, the more positive and forward-looking your talk, the stronger and better prepared you become.

In the computer world, the word GIGO means "garbage in, garbage out." Your mind works the same way. What you talk to yourself about directly affects how you live your life.

Encouraging Words

Whenever you catch yourself engaging in negative self-talk, take a deep breath and break the cycle.

1. Choose one thing you are grateful for and talk to yourself about it for thirty seconds. This blocks out your negative self-talk.

2. Choose one thing you like about yourself. Describe it. How does it enhance the things you do? How does it advance and enrich others? What is its impact on your community, your industry, the world?

3. What are you most proud of? Make a strong mental picture of it, and tell yourself all about it.

4. What future event are you most looking forward to? Describe it to yourself in vivid detail. Elaborate, expand, expound. Add Technicolor and stereo. Live it.

5. Keep an upbeat book or tape handy to reinforce your positive self talk, and use them whenever you feel negative. (When you are moving around, listen to the tape. When you are settled in one place, read the words).

Being your own biggest booster doesn't mean you're immodest. How can others be motivated to promote you and give you a hand up if you're not positive about yourself?

Remember: five years from now, you'll be the same person you are today - except for the people and situations you've encountered and the thoughts you've thought. Keep your thoughts positive, upbeat,
and future-oriented. No one else is in a better position to be your biggest cheerleader than YOU.

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  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
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    :flowerforyou: I SO SO SO needed this today. Thank you bunches for sharing! :flowerforyou:
  • Chiny
    Chiny Posts: 321
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    You're welcome! :flowerforyou:
  • nicgetfit
    nicgetfit Posts: 6
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    Brill Chiny, Thanks.

    I have some more ideas to add but it requires imagination. Its from a book by Paul McKenna.

    Think about one person, who loves, respects or admires you, or feels all of those feelings towards you. Picture them in front of you and then place yourselves in their position looking at you. See how they see you, what do they notice and what do they love about you, why do they consider you special. Once you have explored this take those positive thoughts with you, use this if you are lacking confidence in yourself and your abilities.

    Then picture yourself in a moment where you felt amazing, maybe its a compliment you recieved or at a party where you felt fab. Go back there, remember every last detail, relive it and remember those great feelings and take them back with you. Use this to remind yourself what a great person you are already and what you have achieved.

    Final one, imagine the slimmer you, in a situation that is real, at work or at a party, look at what you are wearing, how you are standing, what you are doing, now go there. Live the moment and picture what it will be like, how you feel and take that with you - use when you need the motivation to stick with the diet/exercise plan.

    Hope these help too!

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