What To Say When You Talk To Your Self

by Shad Helmstetter

If your mental computer––the one that flies your plane––is programmed with the wrong directions, you cannot possibly be as successful as you would like to be; you cannot get where you want to go.

The human brain will do anything possible you tell it to do if you tell it often enough and strongly enough. If you tell it the wrong thing about yourself, that is what it will accept––and act upon.

Affirmation – A usually spiritually-oriented phrase, often general in nature, which affirms an overriding consciousness of unity and well-being.

Self-Talk – Specific statements of self-direction designed to wire new neural pathways into the brain.

That area of the brain is, in part, responsible for our ability to seek alternative solutions to problems, deal with challenges, and maintain an even balance. The