Why is it that sometimes we are our own worst enemy? Our self talk throughout the day can be so negative. Have you ever noticed that on those negative-self-talk days, it’s harder to reach your goals and celebrate your accomplishments?
It doesn’t have to be that way. You can change those days… reverse them altogether!
Let me explain. A few weeks ago, I began the free video series 30 Day Push by Chalene Johnson. It’s a program designed to help you identify your life priorities and goals, organize your life, create better (and healthier) habits… plus so much more! Let me tell you, this program has had a profound impact on how I order my days to align with my life goals and priorities.
One day last week, Chalene shared a principle that really resonated with me. It went something like this…
Many of us work out at a gym or CrossFit box with a coach. Your coach encourages you that you can reach goals you once couldn’t. Your coach presses you to do your best. Your coach celebrates your victories with you. She certainly doesn’t chastise you, put you down or tell you you’re not good enough. (If she does, you better find a new coach!)
But you’re with your coach only about an hour a day, at most. You are your own coach the rest of the day. The voice in your head is coaching you, either negatively or positively. We tend to believe what we hear if we hear it enough. So if your gym coach’s one hour of positive feedback is overshadowed by hours of your own negative feedback, then it’s time to make some changes!
Be your own best coach!
Tweet ThisWhy? Let’s go to the Lord’s TRUTH, his Word.
YOU are God’s masterpiece! There’s no refuting it. He created you exactly as he wanted. He gifted you exactly as he wished. And he loves you with a perfect love. He loves you so much that it pains him to hear words that suggest he made mistakes when creating you. Even when those words come from you!
To change the negative self talk, Chalene offers a strategy that I think is quite effective. Every time you think something negative about yourself, write it down! Then draw a line through it and right the opposite… a positive.
I think that’s a great exercise, but I take it a step further. When I have negative self talk, I ask God to help me to embrace his Truth and rid myself of anything that is false. Anything that isn’t from HIM.
He is faithful. He answers our prayers!
xoxo,
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I love this. So true. I just launched my blog last week and I am constantly trying to tell myself that I am good enough, be myself and stay focused on my goal (helping others to achieve a healthy lifestyle). This is great advice!
CONGRATS on starting your blog, Chrissa! I’m going to check it out now. 😉 Thanks for stopping by!