SELF-WRITE Some people have told me that writing their own self-talk has been one of the most enjoyable projects they have ever embarked upon for themselves.

This early form of self-talk was written out on index cards––one self-talk statement per card. Eventually, the persistent self-talk user would develop a card deck of self-talk phrases covering a variety of situations. Anytime a specific goal or problem came up, self-talk phrases from the card deck could be pulled out and used each day––again with r

Of the many ways you can use self-talk in its various forms, you will find that all self-talk suggestions or phrases fit into one of four categories: habit-changing, attitude-building, motivational, or situational self-talk.

the real meaning of the word motivation is “to put into motion,”

when you get started, start first with the decision to not listen to the earlier negative program which tries to tell you that it won’t work. Remember, too, that your old self-talk is a habit. It feels natural and it feels comfortable, even if it is negative. By knowing what to expect, you will be ready to meet that old self-talk head on, override

All external motivation is temporary. External motivation is the kind that may wake you up, but will not keep you awake for long. External motivation is motivation which comes to you from the outside. It may influence you to make a change, but it cannot make the change for you. And it cannot keep you from drifting off course when the motivator is g

SELF-SPEAK Anything you say out loud to yourself, or to someone else about yourself, or about anything else, is part of your self-talk.

You can do so much. You can, if you choose, break through the wall that stands between you and anything you would like to change or achieve. Give yourself the will to do it. Give yourself the belief, the attitude, the emotion, and the action that will get you where you want to be.

Those who appear to be “luckier” than the rest have actually only gotten better mental programming to begin with, or have learned how to erase their old negative programming and replace it with something better.