“Close scrutiny will show that most “crisis situations” are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are.” – Dr. Maxwell Maltz
Prayer and meditation.
Take time each day to visualize living the life you desire and give thanks for it. Imagine everything as if it has already happened. Vivid, real, and positive are the key concepts which will help you achieve this life.
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Take in everything with all your senses, feel the emotions, and actually see yourself living your stress-free life.
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Feel your stress melt away and fully enjoy where you are.
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Prayer and meditation can both relax you and bring you energy. You can use the power of prayer or meditation to prepare for the day ahead and end your day on an uplifting note.
Best of all, your positive energy will attract more good things to feel good about in your life.
Make your self-talk positive.
We’ve discussed this before, but I’ll risk mentioning it again. You talk to yourself constantly. What you say to yourself affects your mood, stress level, attitudes, beliefs, self-concept, decisions, and behavior? Believe it or not, you’re quite convincing, no matter what you’re saying! So why not say something you want to hear?
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Encourage yourself. Congratulate yourself every time you do something right. Every success – even a small one – deserves to be celebrated. Tell yourself how it’s perfectly like you to do things the way you do.
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When you make a mistake, beware of stress-causing and confidence-deflating negative talk. Rather than telling yourself what a loser you are, or how stupid it was to mess that up, turn those thoughts into something positive instead.
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Ask yourself what you can learn from your mistakes so you can bring yourself closer to your goal. Practice immediately laughing, as you say something like, “Oops, I know I won’t be doing that again! What can I learn from this?”
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Realize that everyone makes mistakes. If you never made one, then you wouldn’t be human! It’s not a big deal. Admit it, learn from it, correct what you can, and confidently move on.
Tags: Dr. Maxwell Maltz, Mindset, personal success, self-talk, Stress