Whether we vocalize it or not, we talk to ourselves. Perhaps more commonly we talk to ourselves
through our thoughts. The fact is though
whether vocal or silent we all talk to ourselves and we all tell ourselves
every day what we think about ourselves.
Unfortunately, we are usually our own worst critic.
Common phrases that I think of when I consider my own self
talk are “how could I be so stupid”, “I can’t do that”, and “I messed that
up.” For some reason we tend to focus on
the bad and at the same time we seem to have a blind eye to the good. If we examine ourselves, I believe many of us
will find that our self-talk is negative.
How often a day to you think you may put yourself down? It is an interesting question to think about
and perhaps an even more interesting experiment to conduct, counting the number
of times you think negatively about yourself throughout the day. I think each of us would be surprised by the
results we would discover. Even those of
us who believe we do a pretty good job.
We must guard ourselves against excessive negative
self-talk. In fact, people have completely
ruined their lives by the way they talk to themselves. We must encourage ourselves and become our
own best cheerleader. Perhaps my
frequent negative self-phrase can be replaced with thoughts of “how can I be so
smart”, “I can do this”, and “I know all things are possible.” If we can change our thoughts to positive
thoughts about ourselves not only will our self-esteem and self-confidence
improve, but we’d also soon discover our success would increase in life.
Destructive behavior adds no value to our lives and must be
eliminated. The most common destructive
behavior is negative self-talk. As we
strive to change our self-talk to positive thoughts and words toward ourselves
we will find a greater sense of satisfaction, self-worth, and success. Eliminating this destructive behavior from our
lives is well worth the effort—Good luck!!
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