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How to Defuse Negative Self-Talk

How to Defuse Negative Self-Talk

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We all experience negative self-talk from time to time. That criticizing, judging inner voice that tears you down, and undermines your confidence and abilities. In this video, I share a mindset shift to help you defuse that self-sabotaging habit and train your mind to support you. Watch How to Defuse Negative Self-Talk.

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Welcome to my channel. Do you ever experience negative self-talk? You know what it sounds like, right? Things like, “I’m can’t do anything right,” “I’m not enough,” “I don’t have what it takes.”

We all attack ourselves with statements like this at some time or other. Not only are they not helpful, but they make your life more difficult, don’t they? In this video, I’d like to share a short mindset shift to help you defuse negative inner dialogue that might be undermining you.

I’m Linda-Ann Stewart, a focus mentor, writer and hypnotherapist. These videos are dedicated to empower you to focus and align your heart with your vision so you can achieve your goals.

Negative self-talk sabotages you by discouraging you from trying something new, or from working to overcome obstacles. But those self-judgements and self-criticisms are simply opinions. They’re not facts. They come from the past, or from others who passed them onto you. Those negative statements are simply someone’s perspective, filtered through their ideas, beliefs and attitudes.

You may think that the statements might have been proven right, but that’s because you’ve trained your brain to make them right. Or make you think they’re correct. When you make unhelpful sweeping claims like this, they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. They’re not facts. They’re opinions that you’ve trained your mind to confirm for you.

When one of these statements makes its way into your awareness, realize it’s simply an opinion. Listen to it objectively. Can you learn anything from it? If not, dismiss it as a figment from the past that no longer has any validity. And replace it with a statement that is much more constructive and uplifting.

The more you substitute positive statements for negative ones, the more you’re training your brain to support your endeavors, so you can reach your highest potential.

Thank you for watching. If you liked this video, please give it a thumbs up. And if you’d like to be notified when I release more videos on mindset, motivation and empowerment, please like my channel and click on the bell. As always, stay focused.

Read the accompanying article, The Transformative Power of Self-Talk.

The Transformative Power of Self-Talk

The Transformative Power of Self-Talk

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“We are what we think about all day long.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We are what we think about all day long.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

You have, at your disposal, a very powerful tool that can reshape your brain and your mind, thereby transforming your life. You use it every day, consciously or unconsciously. Whether you call the process self-talk, affirmations or auto-suggestion, the results are the same. The thoughts and statements you repeat wire your brain and create your experience. 

Your Statements Change Your Brain

If your thoughts are generally positive, your brain builds neurons in areas of the brain that support motivation, constructive behaviors, and increased self-worth. However if you’re more pessimistic, the areas in your brain form more connections for anxiety, depression and self-doubt.

Your internal dialogue directs your attention, whether you habitually criticize, or deliberately boost your confidence. Your mind doesn’t distinguish or care if you use positive or negative statements. It creates the pathways you instruct it to. And those pathways then affect your thoughts, moods, actions and behaviors.

When you do something that falls short of your expectations, do you say, “I can’t to do anything right?” Or do you say, “Ok, I learned something and I’ll do better next time?” The way you talk to yourself affects how you behave. The first statement wires your brain to discourage you from trying again. The second wires you for creativity and to problem solve.

You Can Train Your Brain How to Think

You can intentionally train your mind how to think. I don’t mean tell yourself that, “I’m the greatest pianist of all time.” Your conscious mind would instantly deny that, and erase the effectiveness of the phrase. In this case, repeat something like, “My skills and abilities are improving every time I practice.”

When you choose the positive idea you want your brain to accept, make it one that is under your control and that’s believable. Repeat it over and over, out loud, flooding your brain with the statement. You need to pay attention to what you’re telling yourself so you build neurons that support your intention. By feeding your mind new, more positive statements, you’ll create new pathways in your brain that support optimism and empower your highest potential.

Affirmation:

I know the Universe wants to give me all the good I choose. I simply need to align my mind to receive that good. I am now choosing a greater good for myself and changing my brain and subconscious mind to accept it. I feed my mind with positive ideas that support healthy, happiness, and harmony. The more I focus on my good, the more good I experience.

As a focus mentor, hypnotherapist, and writer, Linda-Ann Stewart motivates women entrepreneurs and small business owners to focus and transform their business through deliberate actions that break through distraction and overwhelm to greater success, wellbeing and prosperity.To boost productivity and reduce overwhelm, register for her FREE guide, Design Your Best Day, at https://www.Linda-AnnStewart.com/guide.html