by Ralph
on March 28, 2013
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Self-talk can drag you down!
So what is self-talk and what does it have to do with retirement lifestyle design and personal development? Maybe you have never heard of self-talk. In that case start with a simple definition. Self-talk is what you say to yourself. It is the thoughts you think as you are working. It reveals what you think about yourself. We all do it but very few understand how powerful self-talk can be, both as a positive and negative force in our lives. We do it naturally and without thinking and we call it honesty. Maybe you are hammering a nail and hit your thumb and say “That was dumb, Clark!” or you notice your flabby belly quivering while you comb your hair and tell yourself “Man, Fred, you are fat.” That is self-talk. And it is very destructive. [continue reading…]
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by Ralph
on March 28, 2013
The posts this week asked two questions about attitude: What gets you up and what puts you down. These are critical questions for anybody who isn’t willing to settle for what everybody else has. If you want something different, you have to fight for it. It is a struggle to keep your motivation and drive even just to get up out of bed in the morning. Getting up is only the start, however because the next task is to counter the negatives that tell everything is hopeless and not to even try.
Clearly the answer is a positive attitude that carries you forward to your dreams. You can’t let someone else control your thinking. So what can you do? How can you keep focused on your outrageous lifestyle goals and how can you fight off the negative forces that tell you you can’t do it? How can you have a positive attitude in a negative world? It is a challenge but a big part of the answer is to get reinforcements. Learn two important keys to developing and maintaining a positive attitude.
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