You become what you think about, most of the time. Ralph Waldo Emerson echoed this theme when he wrote, —A man becomes what he thinks about all day long.“ In addition, you become what you say to yourself throughout the day. You can have an inordinate influence on your thoughts, emotions and behaviors with the use of positive self-talk or positive affirmations. This technique requires that you be your own cheerleader and talk to yourself positively most of the time.
The fact is that words are very powerful in determining success or failure. Words have the power to raise or lower heart rate and blood pressure. They can elate or depress you in a matter of moments. Your choice of the words you use when you talk to yourself can make the difference between becoming an unshakable optimist and being fearful and insecure. The choice is largely up to you.
The average person talks to himself in a negative way. As much as 95% of your inner dialogue tends to be about the things you fear, your worries, the people you’re angry at, your problems, your concerns and so on. The more you explain and interpret your world to yourself in a negative way, the more negative you become. Psychologists and doctors today agree that negative thinking, continually dwelling on and talking about things that make you unhappy, is the primary cause of depression and psychosomatic illness.
You can‘t afford the luxury of a negative thought. If you knew how destructive your thinking can be on your health and relationships, you would never again think a negative thought. You would not allow yourself to do or say something that could be so harmful. And everything counts.
To succeed greatly, you must discipline yourself to keep the words you say to yourself, your inner dialogue, consistent with the very best person you could be, and the most important goals that what you wish to accomplish. Since everything you say is pre-programming you for the future, it is essential that you talk in terms of what you want to happen, rather than what might be happening at the moment.
