What Do You Tell Yourself?

I want to ask you a question - What do you tell yourself? Do you constantly berate yourself with negative self-talk like, “Damn, you're stupid, how can you not get this? Why are you not better?” If you had someone you love very much that told themselves that, would you let them tell themselves that?

Of course not! You would continue to encourage them and remind them of their strengths and potential. So why can’t you treat yourself better and tell yourself the same things when things do not go as planned? Instead of beating yourself up, why don't you try saying, “I love this opportunity to learn.”

We focus so much on the negative that I think it's worth it to spend as much time, if not more time, on the positive. We need to start finding the blessings in every kind of adversity we might feel or face. Yes, it's going to take time, and it's such a habit for us to automatically think negatively, but we need to break that cycle.

I'm not saying that you can't have high standards for yourself. In fact, having standards is important because it's what pushes us to grow and achieve more. However, what if your standards were just to keep getting better and to focus on the positive, instead of constantly focusing on the negative?

For those of you who have cool goals, I hope you guys achieve them all. But think about how great it's going to be when you can achieve your goals. Think about how you can change the world with the goals you want to achieve. It's not going to happen overnight, but it will happen one day if you continue to reflect and improve. Just like anything big, it takes time and patience. Have that for yourself.

So, let me ask you again - What do you tell yourself? If you're not telling yourself positive, uplifting things, then it's time to start. You deserve to treat yourself with love and respect, just like you would treat those you love. Start telling yourself that you're capable, that you're worthy, and that you're going to achieve your goals. Because when you believe in yourself, anything is possible.

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