Do you engage in critical self-talk, unhealthy habits, addictions, or even refusal to go after your dreams? Anytime you engage in behaviors directed at yourself that are counter-productive, hurtful, or even abusive, you punish yourself. Maybe you tend to punish yourself with negative self-talk. You tell yourself things like: “I’m stupid.” “I’m ugly.” “I’m unlovable.” […]
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Do you punish yourself? You may not even realize you do so. But if you are your own harshest critic, you likely engage in self-punishment. Self-punishment shows up as demeaning self-talk, negative thoughts about yourself, self-blame, and repetitive stories about your failures, faults, or mistakes. It also can involve overeating, addictions, or a lack of
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Are you really ready to achieve your goals? The answer to that question depends on your beliefs about yourself. If your boss said, “It’s my intention to promote you to a manager and give you a $10,000 per year raise,” how would you react? I’d hasten to guess you initially might respond, “That’s fabulous! I’d
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Everyone has a gift of one sort or another. Therefore, everyone is “gifted,” even you. The only question is, do you know what your gift is…and are you using it? You may be a talented artist, singer, or writer. Perhaps you are psychic, a healer, or a superb listener. Or you may be an excellent
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You talk to yourself all the time, but most of what you say is unsupportive. Even people who work hard to develop a positive self-talk habit find their negative voice speaks more often than they’d like. You likely tell yourself things like: You are so stupid. You can’t do that. You are unlovable. You aren’t
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When you strive to do something and fail, make a mistake, or have an accident, what do you tell yourself? If you are like me—and a lot of other people—you begin a tirade of negative self-talk. “You’re a loser.” “You’re so stupid.” “You never did that before, so why would you believe you could do
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Video Transcript: Do you ever catch yourself saying, “I’m so stupid. That was really dumb. Why did I do that?” Or do you say to yourself, “I always mess up. I always get it wrong. I just can’t do it right.” Or do you hear yourself saying, “I always get rejected by agents, editors, and
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Lots of experts–including me!–will tell you to think positively and to speak positively to yourself. These are not new ideas. The fact that our thoughts are creative has been around for a long time, as the author of The Secret wanted us to realize, however, it has been no secret. As the Law of Attraction
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In the last week or so I’ve received a few messages reminding me to tell myself that I’m wonderful. Do you ever tell yourself how great you are? Just before my birthday, a friend counseled me to look in the mirror often and tell myself how great I am and to acknowledge myself for all
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