Its one of my favourite quotes and one that I think everyone should be aware of.
It’s amazing the disrespect we can show ourselves as a matter of habit, if we don’t keep a check on our self talk.
Depending on how we were spoken to by those who influenced us the most as we were growing up, we can carry bad habits throughout our adult lives.
How do you respond when you get something wrong?
Do you admonish yourself automatically, or do you accept your mistake with the grace it deserves and move on?
Are you aware of how you speak to yourself, is it negative or positive?
These are important questions to be aware of in our daily lives. The way you treat yourself, will have an impact on the way other people treat you. How can you expect others to respect you if you don’t respect yourself? Its simple… you can’t!
Changing your language
Imagine if you woke up everyday and sitting at the end of your bed was a person who welcomed you each morning with a positive statement, who made you feel loved, cherished and wanted, wouldn’t that be wonderful! Well that is what you are going to create for yourself everyday, your own champion, your own cheerleader who makes you feel good about yourself and everything you do.
Congratulate yourself on every achievement, it can be anything you do, but from now on you are going to banish every negative thought. In everything you do, give yourself encouraging praise, Sometimes you might find a negative thought creeping in, that’s ok but just replace it with something positive.
Do any of the following sound familiar?
1. I’m fat
2. I hate my job
3. I’m stupid
4. Everyone hates me
5. I’m so unhappy
You are going to STOP speaking negatively about yourself because that’s just plain rude!
We are going to change those negative statements and replace them with postive ones. We are going to change your self talk.
1. I’m learning to love the way I look
2. I’m going to look at ways of improving my career prospects
3. I love learning new things and building my knowledge
4. I am a loved and valued person
5. I deserve to be happy, and I am going to create my own happiness
These statements sound very different don’t they, but this is all you deserve. You don’t deserve to have anyone speaking to you disrespectfully or bringing you down, whether it is yourself or someone else.
From now on when you are about to say something to yourself, remember, STOP
Think about how it sounds, is it negative or postive and then if needed, adapt the message you are giving yourself.
“I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside”. Wayne Dyer
Copyright Elizabeth Bacchus
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