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The Power of Positive Self Talk

The way you talk to yourself has a big impact on your outcome in life. It has a direct effect on your mood, self-confidence, the way that you feel about yourself and the way that you feel about others around you. Negative self talk can be like a bad apple in a group of good apples, it spoils the bunch.

Negative talk, over a period of time, can make one feel sluggish, tired, sad and even depressed. Positive talk can do just the opposite. It can boost your mood give you energy and make you feel happier.

A good habit to start is to focus on speaking positive affirmations over the course of the day. It doesn’t help to just think them at first, It helps tremendously to say them aloud. The Bible says, in the book of Luke 6:45: "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks."

Although there is power in verbally saying positive affirmations, it is good to monitor your thoughts and make a choice to think positive thoughts as well. It is a good idea to carry around a small pad and everytime you have a negative thought, write that negative thought down on your pad and replace it by writing down a positive thought beside it. Doing this for 2-3 weeks will make a new habit and you will notice a difference in how you think and feel. You will feel happier, more up-beat and confident.

It’s like the saying you can do anything once you put your mind to it. If you’re always tearing yourself down and saying "well i’ll never be able to achieve this or i’m not good enough for that or I don’t deserve this," then you will never achieve anything. It’s like a person who wants to loose weight, they have to first make the choice in their mind and follow it up with positive affirmations. Realize that achieving any goal comes with it’s share of obstacles but once you set your mind to it you can achieve anything. Make a choice today to focus on the positive not the negative.

Jarrod