February 27, 2016

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What are you saying to yourself? Are your words empowering or disempowering? Most people don’t take the time to examine the words they speak over their lives. Our words can make a major impact on our reality.

Low self-esteem can cause negative self-talk. This can further lower your self-esteem causing a vicious cycle where you continually feel bad about yourself. The good news is that you can change the way you talk to and about yourself. When you conquer negative self-talk, your self-esteem will improve. You’ll gain more self-confidence and you’ll feel more optimistic about your life in general.

If you’re ready to break the cycle of negativity, you need to understand these essential truths.

Actions follow thoughts, so your thoughts are important.

Your actions always begin with your thoughts. If you think that you’re destined to be overweight, then it doesn’t matter how many diet books you buy or how many nutritionists you talk to, you’re still going to be overweight. You’ll stay overweight because you haven’t changed your mindset.

If you want to change your life, you have to change your thoughts first. Instead of thinking that you’re destined to be overweight, flip the script. Say to yourself, ‘I am in control of what I eat and how much I eat’. Doing this changes the story you’re telling yourself. You just went from the victim in this story to the victor.

You don’t have to be carried away by negative thoughts.

You are the only one with the power to change your mental soundtrack. Just because you have a negative thought doesn’t mean you have to listen to it. You have the power to change your focus. Instead of concentrating on the terrible day you had, start thinking about a simple pleasure you’re anticipating like getting to change into your warm pajamas tonight or hearing your son’s laughter during a silly bedtime game. By focusing on the positive, you’re teaching yourself to let go of negative thoughts.

Garbage In = Garbage Out

It’s hard to stay positive if you’re constantly consuming negative information. If you really want to change your negative self-talk, then you have to focus on consuming good stuff. You want to read and watch content that lifts you up. Not only will you feel better, you’ll notice that your self-talk is more optimistic when you focus on the good.

Practice positive affirmations.

What you say about yourself becomes your truth. That’s why it can be helpful to practice positive affirmations every day. Start by looking in the mirror and telling yourself, ‘Today, I choose to be happy’ or ‘Today, I choose to fully accept myself’. When you speak these thoughts out loud, they’ll begin to affect how you talk to yourself and how you live your life.

Everyone struggles with negative self-talk at some point in their life. The important thing is not to beat yourself up when you realize your thoughts are negative. Accept that you had a negative thought and replace it with a positive one.

Shift Your Mindset Change Your Life!

Valerie Priester

 

 

About the Author

Valerie Priester

Helping women entrepreneurs go From Overwhelm to Profits™!

Valerie Priester is a powerhouse business and mindset coach for women entrepreneurs. She helps them to eliminate confusion, frustration, and overwhelm so they can confidently grow profitable and sustainable businesses.

Through her company, Victorious Life Coaching LLC, She provides mindset, money mastery, and personal development coaching. She has years of experience and a proven track record of empowering women to achieve their goals and create the lives they desire. Valerie is a certified Master Business Mindset Coach, a certified Sacred Money Archetype™ Coach, a certified Money Breakthrough™ Business Coach, a certified Les Brown Coach-Trainer-Speaker, a certified Christian Life Coach, and a Motivational Speaker.

Valerie understands what it means to struggle. She's been through some of life's most painful challenges, including unhealthy relationships, failed businesses, and years as a struggling single parent. But Valerie doesn't give up easily. She fought her way back and discovered her confidence and self-worth.

Now she helps other women do the same. Her coaching style is transformative, and she helps women address their self-limiting beliefs, negative self-talk, low self-esteem, and lack of self-confidence.

Valerie knows what it takes to overcome adversity and live victoriously. She is living proof that anything is possible when you have the right mindset and are willing to do the work required for success.

Valerie has been mentored by some of the top leaders in the Business and Personal Development industries. This has equipped her with the expertise to specialize in helping women who are ready to see real change in their lives.

Her approach enables her clients to gain clarity on the business and lifestyle they most desire. Valerie is compassionate but firm, loving but demanding – her desire is to see her clients win in business and in life, not just exist.

Valerie is passionate about empowering women to Design Their Victory so they can Live Their Dreams.

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