Chapter Nine

The last of the Mind Management Concept synergism to be presented is something people do all the time. It's called self-talk. However, most of the time self-talk is negative, so let's talk about positive self-talk, what it can do for you, and some suggestions on how to use it.

I would challenge you to spend one full day taking inventory of your self-talk and even writing it down as it occurs. For example, you do not hear the alarm go off, and when you awaken, you find yourself hopelessly behind getting ready to start the day and make that first business appointment. From that point, notice many self-talk expressions that you use to describe yourself. "You dummy, why did you do such a stupid thing?" "I cannot believe I am so stupid that I would do such a thing." "Boy, what a way to start the day; now I know that the rest of the day will be bad; I do not have a chance to close any sales today." "My friend let me down; he was supposed to call me and make sure I was awake." These expressions are negative and self-defeating, as most self-talk is. You may have a tendency to label yourself, silently, and then use these labels all during your conscious hours. Dummy, stupid, fat, ugly, ignorant, etc., are used quite frequently, even though many times you do not realize how negative their effects are on you.

What I propose in this concept is that you use positive self-talk to reinforce your writing and mind visualization. You will actually implement this positive self-talk through the affirmation method previously covered.