Learning To Think Powerfully, Like The Masters
by Eva Gregory
Do
you find yourself wondering why your life is what it is? How is it that
some folks seem to get whatever they
want, while you seem to be stuck
in a rut? Have you been asking how to turn your life around?
Not
surprising, one of the things that many successful people have in
common is confidence. The confidence to
believe that they will achieve
the things they set out to, they will get all they feel entitled to, or
they will create
the things that they desire. They do not allow doubt
or negativity to sabotage their plans. Most have become
masters at
focusing on the positive and refuse to let the "little voice" within
feed them negativity for them to
buy into. So how have they mastered
the power of positive thinking or even more difficult the skill of
positive
self-talk?
Perhaps you should first LISTEN to the things
that you tell yourself on a daily basis. Do you realize how true
the
saying that "we are our own worst critic" is? Try this, close your eyes
and listen to what message YOUR
self-talk is delivering. Are you happy
with what you are hearing? If not, why not try implementing some of the
hints outlined below.
Write down
five of the things that you
catch your self-talk voice telling you. For each negative thing you
write down,
change the tone to make it a positive by using "I am," "I
will," and "I can" instead. Be sure to make these affirmations
positive, believable and realistic for you personally. Now feel what it
is like to have it actually be the way you want it
to be. Get excited
about the possibility. Build on the affirmations that creates a story
about how it all unfolds the way
you intend for it to often and in
time, you will come to believe them. The more you believe the positive,
the more
success you will have. You will begin to attract it literally!
While
evaluating your self-talk voice, did you discover that you spend a
great deal of time thinking in "What ifs?"
What ifs are typically a big
waste of time because you spend valuable time focusing on things that
have either already
taken place, or may or may not happen. What if
(sorry--couldn't resist) I show you how to make What ifs productive?
Try this:
Every time you find yourself focused on negative
thoughts or a default reaction of "What if....?" Play the
"What If-UP
Game!" This is a highly successful game that I use with my coaching
clients. It goes like this:
Whenever you start thinking..."What If":
•I can't meet payroll?
•I can't pay my bills?
•I can't complete this task?
Flip the thought around to:
What if "IT COULD BE THE WAY I WANT IT!"
•What if I meet payroll in spite of the way things look in the moment?
•What if, money begins to flow to me and I can pay my bills the way
that I want?
•What if this task gets completed in perfect timing even if it isn't
what I thought it would be?
See
how it works? The game is designed to get you thinking about the
positive and letting go of the negative.
Using the word "could"
eliminates self-imposed pressure and opens the door to unlimited
possibilities.
The key to positive thought and self-talk is
recognizing what you are currently doing, and learning to deliberately
change it. Once it is learned it will have a profound impact on the
things you would like to accomplish in life. As
William Shakespeare
once said, "Nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so." So,
think of this as the first
day of the rest of your life, and start
thinking powerfully and putting out a positive attitude in each aspect
of your life.
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Eva Gregory, master coach, speaker and author of The
Feel Good Guide To Prosperity
has instructed thousands
on the Laws of Attraction in person, on the
radio and in dozens of teleconference training seminars and programs.
She is the author of several books and e-books and has co-developed
several telephone-based and internet-based
training courses on the Laws
of Attraction. Her newest program is her
12
Week Financial Fortune Program.
Eva is regularly featured on radio and in the media and is a
recognized
authority on the Laws of Attraction.