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

Dec 072012

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

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 »

What is Positive Thinking?

Nov 242011

Positive Thinking

What is Positive Thinking?

It’s often easy to think that the way we feel is a result of either good or bad things happen that happen to us. But actually, the way we react and think about what the things that happen to us is far more important than the events we experience. The things that happen in our lives are not good or bad in themselves; it’s just the way we think and react to them that makes has a positive or negative effect upon us. Positive Thinking isn’t the same as Positive Affirmations.

Thinking positively isn’t always easy, in fact, in modern times, with the amount of negative news and media in the world, maintaining a positive outlook on the things that we experience can be tricky. When things are not going the way you want them to or something very upsetting happens to you, it is very easy to start feeling down about what you are experiencing. However, positive thinking is a skill that can be learned, and mastered, as long as you practice it regularly. Positive thinking is something that everyone has the ability to do. Continue reading »