You have the power to train your mind to choose what you think,
instead of allowing random thoughts to hold you hostage. Your
goal is to become inner-directed and focused, so that you
decide what you want to think, rather than have your thoughts
and emotions determined by the world around you. The untrained
mind has more emotional ups and downs because it is reacting to
random thoughts. Focus on what you want with joy and enthusiasm.
Remember, just like the Earth, your brain does not discern what
you plant. It will work just as hard to grow weeds as it will to
grow beautiful flowers. You determine the seeds that are planted
by what you say to yourself over and over.
Quite simply, you are a self-fulfilling prophecy because your
subconscious mind does not know the difference between factual
reality and imagined reality. If you focus on what you say you
don’t want, then you will create that as the dominate request
in your experience.
So, keep focused on what you do want. Define yourself as the
new person you chose to be. (Example: I am a perfect weight for
my body and lifestyle.) If you are still looking to lose weight,
you may want to say something like: I am allowing my body to
obtain its perfect balance for health and vitality. Many of
your beliefs have no foundation of truth, so instead of
promoting your purpose, they hold you back from success.
If you think you are destined to be overweight, below average,
poor, unlucky in love, clumsy, or even “not good at something,”
you will take actions that make these thoughts become reality.
None of these thoughts are actually true, but thinking them
creates beliefs and images in your mind that reinforce these
negative statements until they actually become true for you.
Be aware of the directions you give your brain. Your internal
dialogue, along with what you believe about situations, is how
you create your emotions. Negative self-talk messages will
cause you to give up before you even try something new. Always
be aware that your words can make ominous predictions. If you
say about your habit, “I’ll never be able to stop this; I’ve
been doing it so long.”
You are programming yourself to believe that you are too weak and powerless to overcome the habit. These negative permissions
clutter up your ability to change your behaviors. Pay attention
to yourself when you hear yourself uttering negative
permissions and negative reinforcements.
Avoid negative self-talk: “I can’t do this. I don’t understand.
I’ll look stupid. I’m too old to learn new skills. They make me
feel stupid. That’s just the way I am. There’s nothing I can
do. No one in my family can do it, so I know I cannot.”
Change your self-talk to positive reinforcement for changing
old behaviors (habits). A positive outlook creates more options
for creative solutions. Remember, focus on what you want. Keep
it simple and sure.
Seth Francis is the owner of
http://www.breakyourhabits.com. Learn the true steps needed to
Break any Habit in only 21 days. With the help of Personal
coach Lee Milteer, Seth is able to bring you a comprehensive
program to help you dig deep into your inner self and release
your habits from with in, while reprogramming your mind.
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