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Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life!
“Nurture your mind with great thoughts for you will never go any higher than what you think.” Benjamin Disraeli
At some point everyone learns that their thoughts affect outcomes. I first recall experiencing this playing baseball as a kid. It sure seemed like my thoughts like, “hit the ball to me, I’m ready to make a play!” positively influenced the chances of me successfully fielding the ball. Similarly letting my confidence lapse and wishing the ball away from me, more often than not resulted in a mishandling of the ball I could have fielded.
You probably know people for whom nearly everything seems to go well or the opposite, those with constant bad luck. I began to wonder how random this was or if there were processes contributing to the success or failure. Logically this process would have to be unconscious in the case of the frequent failure, unless they were the strange individual who liked to fail, perhaps to prove a preconceived belief as discussed earlier.
As I explored various philosophies, continued my direct observation and read biographies of successful individuals in a wide variety if fields, I noticed a commonality. Nearly all schools of thought have a version of the idea that we can’t always change circumstances but we can change ourselves. Our positive thoughts may indeed influence circumstances, and better prepare us to handle negative situations that arise even for the most fortunate.
In other words, you need a set of tools to increase your competence in the game of life. This is what is known as personal development, self help/motivation or “being the best you you can be.” It is a shame these real success secrets aren’t more emphasized in school. So you need to school yourself, and shortly I will present you with a list of what’s contributed in some small way to my own success.
Since my goal every time I write is to give is to give you one extremely valuable tool you can begin to use right away, I will do that now. Like most powerful concepts, many often overlook its simplicity, so get ready!…
Control your mental chatter! You need to monitor what goes on in your command center and filter out the junk. This can be daunting since thought patterns become deeply ingrained. So start in one particular area, for example, a bad habit like tending to be late for appointments. When this happens, you probably scold yourself by mentally speaking “You idiot you’re always late, look what a mess you’ve caused”.
The key is, as soon as you notice that, change the channel to use a radio analogy. Even thought it’s not true yet, ACT IS IF you are a timely person by saying things like: “Every day now I am on time. I am always punctual, because I allow myself plenty of time to prepare.” Now silence the critic voice that says that’s not true.
You must repeat such affirmations frequently and for some duration, since studies show it takes approximately 28 days to change a habit. It will take time for new grooves to be established and the mind to act on the new belief. Once you begin to consciously feed your mind positive thoughts instead of dwelling on or responding to constant external garbage, you are becoming your own pilot. And time is fun when you’re flying!
The following covers a wide variety of topics so there’s bound to be something helpful for whatever improvement you desire!
“Who supplies another with a constructive thought has enriched him forever.” Alfred A. Montafert Writer
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About the Author:
Based in Long Island New York (traveling to other areas), I am the owner of “Magic Beyond Imagination”, in business for approximately 20 years. I am a former professional Civil Engineer turned full time speaker, educational entertainer & magician, in 2005. I have entertained and educated public & private groups of all sizes, including corporate events, educational school presentations, charity fund raisers, weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, private parties, etc., throughout the New York & tri state region and even Canada.
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Self Confidence Affirmations – 11 Step Guide
Self confidence affirmations are meant to empower you. If you are looking to raise your self esteem and confidence to live your true potential, affirmations can be the tool for you.
What is an affirmation any way?
An affirmation is a positive sentence written in present tense, meant to be imprinted in your subconscious mind in repeated use by different techniques.
Here are some examples for self confidence affirmations:
“I wake up every morning confident and full of energy”
“I enjoy feeling my confidence and self esteem as I move through my day”
These are just two of never ending possibilities of self confidence affirmations you can make up for yourself.
what do you do with these positive thinking sentences?
There are many different methods a schools of thought regarding how to use affirmations for self esteem, or any subject. I myself have tried many different kinds until I found the one that worked the best for me. There is no right way to do it, but there are some that feel better to each individual.
Here is one of the short methods I use:
Step one: write a list of the things that are bothering you in your life regarding your self esteem.
Step two: write the opposite of the sentences you wrote. If you hate how you look, write down I enjoy looking at my self in the mirror, or something of that sort.
Step three: Set the sentences into present tense as if you already have it.
Step four: Choose the 3 sentences you most want to start working on.
Step five: Clear out 40 minutes every day for practice
Step six: Sit in a quite room with comfortable clothes
Step seven: Mediate for 10 minutes and clear your mind, this will enhance the effect of every sitting
Step eight: take the first affirmmation and read it to yourself. Then imagine how it feels to already have what is written. Really focus on this. Try to get find the feeling place of it do this for ten minutes then move on to the other two sentences.
Step nine: When you finish let it go with an attitude that it is becoming true.
Step ten: Repeat this a minimum of thirty days and you will start observing positive change in your life.
Self confidence affirmations can truly help you become a confident person. I would advise you to find a system that feels good to you, and get going!
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