CHANGING YOUR ATTITUDE Positive thinking helps bring about Positive results Often, I hear people (clients, associates, people in line for coffee) make continuous comments about what they do not have or how difficult something (anything) is to attain... I have found my most successful friends, associates and clients have a different outlook. The successful ones are able to FLIP their perspective and "Live in the solution". 1. Watch Your Language! Do you find yourself thinking "I will never lose weight" or "I feel fat"? Watch for thoughts that are negative or irrational, rather than supportive of your goals. Understand that "fat" is not a feeling. Try to accurately identify the emotion that you are having that may be driving your need to eat, overeat, or suffer from low self-esteem. As Dr. Phil McGraw would say, "You are a life manager. You have only one client, and you cannot hate your only client." What if your boss spoke to you the way you speak to yourself? Are you managing your life and treating yourself in a way that would be recognized by others with admiration, or should you be fired as your own life manager? Be aware of the negativity that you tell yourself, and stop begin to support your efforts as you would support another. 2. Stop "Dieting" Be aware of the negative and positive connotations in the language you use about your eating-"eating more nutritionally" is different than "being on a diet!" "Being more active" is different than "going to the gym." It's all semantics, but it makes a difference! Others are more likely to support and recognize your goals, and you can hear and visualize the positive results of your behavior (being more healthy) rather than the negative (depriving yourself of food.) 3. Flip to the positive side of life Remember this equation: - + - = - A negative plus a negative has only one outcome. - + + = ? A negative plus a positive has multiple outcomes. + + + = + This is ideal. Be positive and surround yourself with positive support. :) |
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