Dec 072012
 

What is self talk and how can I benefit from it?

What is Self Talk?

Self Talk pushes you to do or not do things.

Internal Self Talk

Self Talk is internal vocalisation of your ideas, feelings and intentions you have about yourself and is  in response to the things that you do or that happen in your life.

Self Talk is your own internal, often involuntary, commentary on life in response to something that has happened to you or that has had an impact on you.

The Impact of Self Talk

What you say to yourself can have a big impact on your life. There are two types of Self Talk; Positive and Negative.

Self Talk affects the way you feel, the way you react to something and it can impact on you sense of Self Worth and Self Esteem, as well as you level of achievement and what you will attempt.

Self talk is like an internal coach who eggs you on; either encouraging you to try harder and succeed. It can boost your confidence and sense of self worth; or it can act like an internal bully which keeps criticising and undermining your attempts to achieve things. Continue reading »

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Oct 252011
 

Limiting Beliefs

shed limiting beliefs in order to grow and evolve as a personWhat are Limiting Beliefs?

As children people often develop values and beliefs based on the cultural tradition and family morals that they are bought up with.  However, these beliefs can often that can fall short in the validity department due to changing contemporary values and culture.

The beliefs we established as children were often established according to a different set of circumstances and situations that we now find our selves in as we grow into adults. But, because we love our family, culture and, more often than not, enjoyed our childhood and upbringing, we think our beliefs to be imbued with an innate wisdom and truth that transcends our contemporary situation.  We decide that the ways of our parents and ancestors served them well all their lives (or so it seems) and so we instinctively fall under the illusion that what worked for them should work for me. It is a subconscious decision but essentially we accept the truths and perceptions of our forbears as our own reality.  Continue reading »

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