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Self Improvement > Positive Attitude > What Are You Saying?: A Key Step to Your Positive Attitude
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Part of reaching beyond your
limitations to your success is asking
yourself questions that will help you identify your
limitations, so that you can reach beyond. Some of
us are not aware of what we are even saying to
ourselves. What are you saying?! Your self talk can
limit you, empower you or elevate
you. It is your choice. You can develop another
self-talk language; one that empowers or elevates
you, one that replaces the voice of limitations.
Often times, those of us that have “arrived” or have
achieved tremendous success in our lives are not
aware of the limiting voice that is hindering us or
slowing our pace to help us get to that next level.
Your next level could be that you are an executive
but realize you need to spend more time with your
family. It could be that you want to pursue a new
career. It could be that you want to enhance your
relationship with God. Whatever the case, What Are
You Saying?! Inevitably, what you are saying to
yourself, starts with what you are thinking.
However, do you listen to what I call your self-
talk conversation?
Do you call yourself stupid when you make a
mistake? Are you constantly giving other people
accolades but not allowing yourself to receive any?
Do you tell yourself that it is too hard even before
you start? Do you tell yourself that the way you are
treating people is fine (even though many people are
saying it is negative), because they don’t
understand? Do you tell yourself why the continuous
negative interaction you are receiving in your
relationship is justified? What Are You Saying?! Here
are a few points that will help you with your self-
talk conversation.
- First understand that self-talk is not about
saying what “feels” good to you. There is no
healing, or growth in this type of conversation. The
self-talk that you want to develop is open, honest,
truthful, and empowering.
- Pay attention to what you are receiving.
(What you listen to, watch, read. Who you
associate with.)
- Is it or are they enhancing you, healing
you, or empowering you?
- Now pay attention to what you are saying
to yourself when you are in negative situations;
positive situations, compromising situations;
situations that have you backed in a corner. What is
the difference with your self-talk conversation?
(Your
self-talk in your negative or compromising situations
reveals what you really think and feel about yourself)
- Speak something positive into your spirit
each day (preferably before you start your day).
- If you have a problem telling yourself
positive things, start with just one each morning.
Eventually build your list up to ten.
- We all deserve good things and an honest,
successful life. Discover why you deserve one, and
how you can achieve success in an honest and
positive way. Then develop a self-talk conversation
to encourage yourself every step of the way.
- Be honest with yourself, and allow yourself
to also recognize your weaknesses. (Healing helps
you to reach beyond your limitations). Allow yourself
to recognize one thing that you do that is wrong.
Acknowledge it, decide what you are going to do to
rectify it, and then develop a positive self-talk
language or conversation to help you stop doing it.
(Don’t get stuck in this negative place-it's not
healthy).
- Recognize that your self-talk should not
continuously or frequently include conversation that
is derogatory towards others (so that you can
elevate yourself). That is not healthy for you and
eventually for the people around you.
- Finally (I repeat) your self-talk language or
conversation should be open, honest, truthful, and
empowering.
At first developing or redefining your self-talk may be
painful or seem ridiculous, but over time you will reap
tremendous rewards in the way you perceive
yourself, your relationships, your career, your life!
Copyright (c) 2006. Clestine I. Herbert.
Clestine I. Herbert is an empowerment speaker, personal & spiritual growth trainer, life coach, writer, & development consultant who enjoys empowering others and equipping them with the mental and spiritual tools needed to improve their lives now, reach beyond their limitations and maintain their success. Her personal slogan “I was created to empower you” speaks for itself. She resides in Spring Hill, Florida and is also the founder of a life development company called Divine Discipline. Divine Discipline provides professional and personal development training, life and achievement coaching and organizational development consulting. To learn more about Clestine or how you could learn more about Divine Discipline programs, visit http://divinediscipline.com/ or call 813-927-1425. Copyright (c) 2006. Clestine I. Herbert.
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