Well most people don’t like it when others say negative things about them, they wish they would just take it back, wipe it away or replace it with something positive, but they can’t – its already been said.

What about the negative things we to yourself about ourselves? How much time have we taken to look at this issue.

Did you know that most of the things we say to ourselves about ourselves is negative, that’s approximately 86%. Put downs and negative self talk not only make us unhappy and discouraged, they become huge roadblocks to getting us what we want.

Our subconscious mind – which is responsible for most of

our behaviour – can’t tell the difference between the truth and a lie. It sets about to ensure that whatever we have told it becomes fact. So, for example, if I said, “I’m never going to pass this exam”, my subconscious would make sure I write something wrong in the paper. It is true; we can’t get positive results if we say negative things about ourselves

Instead of negative self-talk we should start to change them into positive messages. A positive self-talk is called an affirmation. Saying things like “I’m getting better at this” rather than “I just can’t do it!” is a good start. Affirmations may sound (and feel) a little stiff and unnatural at first, but no need to worry – they work anyway. Saying a few affirmations a day will keep our self-esteem up and we will start to feel better about ourselves and start having

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