“What are you telling yourself?”
Positive
self-talk is not about telling yourself that bad things in your life don’t
exist or have not happened. It’s not about telling yourself life will be easy
if you think the right thoughts.
Self-talk
is about self-awareness and recognizing how your thoughts affect how you feel
and ultimately what you accomplish.
Your
thoughts are your self-talk. And, they directly affect the way you feel. Since
your feelings dictate your actions, it’s important to take notice of the chain
of thoughts and events in your life.
This
new found awareness holds the key to making the changes you crave come to
pass.
Today’s Affirmation: I
am aware of my feelings and the thoughts they invoke.
The Time to Act
Engaging
in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You
don't need to be hasty if it isn't required, but you don't want to lose much
time, either. Here's the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is
strong.
Let's
say you would like to build your library. If that is a strong desire for you,
what you've got to do is get the first book. Then get the second book. Take
action as soon as possible, before the feeling passes and before the idea dims.
If you don't, here's what happens:
YOU FALL PREY TO THE LAW OF DIMINISHING INTENT.
We
intend to take action when the idea strikes us. We intend to do something when
the emotion is high. But if we don't translate that intention into action
fairly soon, the urgency starts to diminish. A month from now, the passion is
cold. A year from now, it can't be found.
So take action. Set up a discipline when the emotions are high and the idea is strong,
clear and powerful. If somebody talks about good health and you're motivated by
it, you need to get a book on nutrition. Get the book before the idea passes,
before the emotion gets cold. Begin the process. Fall on the floor and do some
push-ups. You've got to take action; otherwise, the wisdom is wasted. The
emotion soon passes unless you apply it to a disciplined activity. Discipline
enables you to capture the emotion and the wisdom and translate them into
action. The key is to increase your motivation by quickly setting up the
disciplines. By doing so, you've started a whole-new life process.
Here
is the greatest value of discipline: self-worth, also known as self-esteem.
Many people who are teaching self-esteem these days don't connect it to
discipline. But once we sense the least lack of discipline within ourselves, it
starts to erode our psyche. One of the greatest temptations is to just ease up
a little bit. Instead of doing your best, you allow yourself to do just a
little less than your best. Sure enough, you've started in the slightest way to
decrease your sense of self-worth.
There
is a problem with even a little bit of neglect. Neglect starts as an
infection. If you don't take care of it, it becomes a disease. And one
neglect leads to another. Worst of all, when neglect starts, it diminishes our
self-worth.
Once
this has happened, how can you regain your self-respect? All you have to do is
act now! Start with the smallest discipline that corresponds to your own
philosophy.
Make the commitment: "I will discipline myself to
achieve my goals so that in the years ahead I can celebrate my successes."
Written by Linda Diokpa
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