The little voice that says....

Hello to all! and happy Thanksgiving!! I hope all of you completed your 10 day challenge and have noticed a dramatic difference in the way you think and feel towards every day experiences. If we maintain a positive attitude during even the worst events we will always stay calm and our minds will search for solutions rather than focusing on the problems!

Todays blog I would like to talk about the little voice inside of your head that constantly says, "you can't do this or that!" and the bigger voice that yells, "your the man! or "your the

wo-man!" These two voices are traditionally linked to what outsiders, rather than yourself tell you day in and day out. Many people do not realize that our brains act as recording devices and or answer machines. We may do something, for instance - Dance, and our best friend may say, "your a terrible dancer." Our subconscious records this into our brain and whenever we go to dance again, we question whether we look stupid or not in our mind - we lose control of our concentration during the act, which ultimately causes our body language to portray us as lacking confidence and we never want to dance again. On the flip side we may dance and our friend may say, "thats great how did you learn to dance like that?!" this response instills confidence into our brains and we feel good whenever we repeat the action. This is common with anything we do whether it be; dancing, singing, testing our intelligence level, speaking, etc etc etc - the list is endless!! If we let the negative chitter chatter get to us we will not feel confident in our actions which will let the little voice dominate and control our experiences!

I am a big believer that we truly become what we think most often. If we tell ourselves that we are talented, smart, well spoken, etc. this is what we will become - it is that simple. Pay attention to the words that you use when describing yourself in various situations. also pay attention to how you see yourself in different situations. People who know they are good at certain tasks will ultimately perform better than those who feel that they are no good. To test this idea take something that you may feel not up to par in. Really believe that you are able to learn and perform the task at ease. Create an affirmation to say each morning and night that you are confident and competent. practice the task daily and over time you will begin to see that your your confidence levels will shoot up and you will be able to do this task. If it is a puzzle of some sort or an idea that you may have but cannot find a solution to, by believing in yourself and focusing on a solution as opposed to the problem, your brain will flood with new ideas and guide you in the right direction!

A great tool is Visualization - This is when you Visualize yourself performing an action and succeeding. if you do this enough you will feel confident in your ability to actually perform the task. Many great speakers do this prior to giving a speech as well as many great athletes prior to game time. here is a breakdown -

1. visualize yourself having completed the task in a successful manner

2. Rewind the Visual in your head and watch yourself, step by step doing and succeeding in whatever it is that you are choosing to do.

3. Actually perform the task and feel confident in yourself that the end result will match your vision.

This actually works and there have been many studies proving that creative visualization helps professional athletes, teachers, doctors, test takers, etc.

I hope all of you have learned a little bit about how our thinking can affect how successful we are in various aspects of our lives. I hope you apply the techniques and invest in yourself as much as some do on meaningless possessions and or ideas. There are some great audio books and or paperbacks out there and if you want some suggestions feel free to email me at ggoodm42@yahoo.com. I hope all of you have a great holiday and remember - ""Think big, dream big and act big. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale talked about the power of positive thinking and how positive thoughts push us towards positive action and positive outcomes. By thinking big, we push our expectations higher, and the higher our expectations, the higher our actual achievements. Once we have big thoughts, it is easier to take big actions and then our chances of big outcomes dramatically increases."

-- Edward W. Smith

- Geoff

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