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Reset Your Negative Mindset & Re-educate Your Inner Critic!

2/5/2019

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I had to do just that last week ...

When medical challenges overwhelmed me, my body couldn't do all the things I had set to do, I felt bummed out. 

I felt bad about having to cancel prior commitments and I was tired of being stuck in bed when I would rather be playing with my kids. I was frustrated by the lack of answers from the medical staff and the uncertainty it brought...
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It wasn't long until I felt miserable, not just physically but emotionally. And I had to remind myself that even when I can't control my circumstances, I can still control my emotions and controlling my emotions starts with controlling my thoughts.
I had to change the tape and I'm glad I did...


If you find yourself on the negative thoughts wagon and captivated by your inner critic, you might want to try the following strategies, they work...


Stop for a moment and listen to the soundtrack inside your head.
 
What messages are coming up?
Whose voice do you hear?
 
Notice your self-talk and the feelings that come up when you hear those old messages, buried deep in your subconscious so long ago. Those messages, those beliefs are way past their sell-by date and are no longer serving you.
 
Challenge them, rewrite the self-talk script and turn your Inner Critic into your friend. Once you begin to notice these limiting beliefs you can start to revise them.
 
Some ways to rewrite your self-talk include journaling about the limiting beliefs…
  • where they came from
  • what they say
  • what triggers that voice in your head
 
Then, write out a new script which you can use whenever that voice starts talking. You can try affirmations and visualizations as well at this point.

Take your loudest or most powerful negative self-talk first and work to change it. After that, you can challenge each of them in turn.


If you want to journal your way to self-worth, check out my free mini ebook on that subject and share it with others (suitable for  teens as well). Grab it HERE.

Remember, you are worth more than rubies!
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Carmen Robertson link
3/9/2019 07:53:59 am

Getting into a gloomy mindset is easy. Your negative mindset invariably leads to glumness and depression. To keep yourself safe from being overwhelmed by negativity, you have to make a calculated effort to avoid this experience. Your life may seem like a perpetual dark tunnel on the odd occasion. However, you should not cherish those negative thoughts. You need to choose to be happy, instead of being miserable. Besides that living from the heart, and surrounding yourself with the positive people will reset your negative mindset and tame your inner critic.

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