Episode #45 Talk To Yourself

Three Problems

• The conversations we have with ourselves are reshaping our identity even when we don’t realize it.
• We are more likely to believe lies about ourselves when we listen to ourselves than when we talk to ourselves.
• Our negative self-talk often becomes a self-fulling prophecy.

Three Principles

• The most important thing about us is what comes into our minds when we think about ourselves.
• When we are feeling nervous about the future, we can change our mindsets by instead telling ourselves, “I’m curious to see what is going to happen.”
• In order to remove the lies from our minds, it is essential that we replace each lie with truth.

Three Practices

• Look at yourself in the mirror each morning and remind yourself, “I am someone, I am special, I am significant, I am strong, I am spiritual, and I am secure.”
• When you are feeling most overwhelmed, talk to yourself about the things you are grateful for.
• Write on a piece of paper the lies you regularly believe, then cross them out and write down instead the truths you are trying to believe.