In your brain, the strongest programs win. That means that if you have strong, positive programs yourself, you will be less likely to be influenced by the negative programs of people around you, or other input sources like today's often negative internet posts, and even television news. You can’t change the world's negative programs, but you can make sure that the programs you have are very strong and very positive. When you do that, your stronger, more positive programs will override the negatives you hear from others. Don’t be surprised, however, that when you start practicing self-talk, you
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