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1. Talk to Yourself in a Mirror
2. Record Those Nasty Voices
3. Ask Yourself Questions
4. Affirmations and Mantras
How to Speak to Yourself:
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That Sucks
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Happy
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Oops. That sucks
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Thinking through it.
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Getting people to listen to me.
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I will learn to teach, so that people will heed what I have to say.
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I will have more success
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Those I care about will have more success
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I will have more friends.
1. Watch Your Language
2. Remember That Growth Can Be Painful
3. Remember That Pain Is Inevitable
4. Take the Long View
5. Embrace the Suck
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I read my bible and pray.
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Drive to Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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I am attending a Leadership training seminar.
Was there ever a time in your life when you felt on top of the world?
At my wedding after being introduced as husband to my wife Nancy.
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This is the same concept used in FOCUS to arrive at a "contract." For me, it was at our wdding ceremony on No ember 30th, 1979 at First Baptist Church, Festus, MO.
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I felt ecstactic. This was the happiest I'd ever been in my life.
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I felt energized, like all the chains of Hell fell off my body. My head was held high, and I was truly happy.
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I stood erect, with my arms at my side, holding hands with my new wife, seeing the future ahead of me.
To recall this emotion requires thought rather than movement, but I felt like lifting my arms up over my head in a pose of triumph o er the evil I had experienced for the previous 7 years.
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It takes a BIG dog to weigh a ton!
“How I feel is a choice I make in the present moment.”
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I want to affect more people's lives in a positive way, through leadership.
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I want less debt. To eliminate my student loan and mortgages on two properties.
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I am consciously aware of my financial situation while working to support others.
Countless studies have proven humans are not capable of multi-tasking. At best, we can switch from one task to another effectively, but we lose our flow when we do.
Do Not Eat in Front of the Television:
We may perform because of personal desires, needs, or values internal to ourselves (Intrinsic Motivation). We may also take action to obtain some sort of external reward, favor, or relationship (Extrinsic Motivation).
N-A-C: N-acetylcysteine boosts levels of glutathione in the body. Glutathione is a powerful liver detoxifier. Many illnesses, like depression and anxiety, are understood now as being caused by free radical damage, rather than chemical imbalances or low serotonin.
ZMA (Zinc and Magnesium): Magnesium is responsible for over 500 different biological processes. Suboptimal levels of magnesium lead to heart disease, depression, restless leg syndrome, and even insomnia.
Vitamin D3:
Fish oil: Inflammation is a killer, and fish oil is anti-inflammatory.
Greens+:
Whey protein:
Curcumin:
B-Complex (B vitamins): B vitamins include thiamine, riboflavin, B3 (niacin), B6, B12, and folic acid.
Their B-complex contains methylcobalamin, which is the more bioavailable version of B12.
Vinpocetine is a supplement extracted from the periwinkle plant that has been shown to improve blood flow to the brain.
Piracetam is an anti-clotting supplement that increases blood flow through the body and has even been shown to help treat deep-vein thrombosis.
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, as the body cannot produce it on its own.
5-HTP has been shown in several studies to be an effective form of treating depression, as 5-HTP is another serotonin precursor.
N-Acetylcysteine (N-A-C) has been clinically proven to help treat symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Acetylcysteine is a glutathione precursor. That is, acetylcysteine is converted into glutathione. Glutathione is an antioxidant that used by your liver to detox your body. Emergency rooms give high doses of NAC to patients that have overdosed with Tylenol.
