Posts tagged Negative Thoughts
The Importance of Positive Self Talk
Oct 13th
Self talk occurs all the time. It’s those little conversations people have with themselves. Sometimes the dialogue is positive, and sometimes it’s negative. Positive self talk, or inner dialogue, is one of the best ways to overcome negative situations and to view the glass as half full.
With positive self talk, you can feel more optimistic and positive about life. This requires replacing negative self talk or dialogue with positive self talk. Below are some ways to replace negative thoughts with positive ones. In the following examples of frustrating situations, you can chose to either have positive or negative self dialogue.
•Driving to a job you hate – “It’s not so bad, I only have to be there 8 hours.” “Today will be a good day, I’ll call and old friend at lunch.” “It’s only 3 days until payday.”
•Your child broke his arm at school – “The injury could have been worse.” “I’m so thankful he’s still alive.” “Other kids have had playground injuries that were much worse.”
•You lost money on your stock – “The stock will rise again soon.” “Some people have lost a lot more than me.” “I’ll figure out what went wrong and try again.”
•Your significant other dumped you – “It is better that I know now what he/she was all about.” “I’ll find someone better suited for me.” “It was his/her loss, anyway.” “There are more fish in the sea.”
•You lost your job – “I’ll find a better job.” “Where one door closes, another one opens.” “I’ll find a job I enjoy more.”
Self talk is one of the best ways to help you overcome negativity, and become a more optimistic and happier person. Instead of immediately acting upon the negative in a situation, self talk helps you find the positive in any situation, and concentrate on what you do want, and not what you don’t want. When you practice self talk, overcoming negativity will become a cinch.
Build Confidence And Positive Thinking
Oct 11th
Your state of mind is the key of thinking. Your confidence level becomes low by thinking negative thoughts or feelings. Utilize the power of positive thinking if you want to enjoy more self-confidence. To believe that you’re worthy of being confident is the most important step to being confident. Means, you should think positive. For this purpose, you require an entire change in your mindset until you’re truly happy with the person you’ve become. However, it’s well worth the effort, otherwise, it might not be easy, and it might not be a quick change.
Self-talk
Building confidence through positive thinking, self-talk is the best method for it. Lead to better self-image positive affirmations can replace negative thoughts in your mind. Whenever you do well at something, you must get in the habit of praising yourself, for trying something new or for any other behavior that you would like to encourage. You need to focus on self-talk until thinking positively about yourself becomes a habit.
To make a written list of your good qualities; it is a more visual form of positive self-talk. Take your time and write down every single positive thing about yourself consciously, from the aspects of your appearance you feel proudest of, to the activities you do excellent. After finishing your list, store it somewhere safe but easy to find. Whenever you feel down and defeated, simply pull out your list and replace the negative thoughts with your list of great qualities.
Creative visualization
Helping people to achieve their goals, creative visualization is a popular technique. In this idea, you repeatedly envision a desired outcome. It’s a form of focused daydreaming. You would want to see in your mind’s eye some action that exemplifies confidence for you, if you’re working to improve your self confidence. It would be giving a speech or being a butterfly at a social event. When you are visualizing, you should make some small movement, like touching two fingers together, in order to imprint the feeling that comes along with the vision. Later you can bring the desired feeling to the forefront by repeating the movement. It is the practice for the outcome you would like to see.
