Re-Training Your Thoughts

You may fool others with your words, looks or gestures but you will never fool yourself! Have you been trying to be or think that you already are a more positive person? Have you been reading self improvement books and doing loads of personal work with deep introspection? Maybe you study the scriptures regularly. Are you catching thoughts and words that don't serve you and replacing them with more life and self affirming variations? If this describes you, then congratulations with your work on self growth and awareness.

Today I want to point out a few ideas that may still be sliding through your amour.
The first one is to watch how you talk to yourself, even if it is, just the little voice in your head. Decide that berating yourself is not acceptable behavior. We all know that putting other people down is a no no, but often all bets are off when it comes to scolding one’s own self. Many times a day when we make mistakes we will talk to ourselves and say ("How could I have been so stupid", or "I am such a so and so"...) I think you get the picture. This self chastisement does not serve you, and let’s hope that there are no young minds watching and repeating this, to their own detriment. Please replace this behavior with self affirming jargon such as ("That was one juicy lesson for me", or "I rise to this occasion and I will be stronger and wiser next time" or "When you know better you do better"). Even a simple phrase such as ("Really!" or "Unbelievable!" and "Never again") are preferable to any self debasement. You also have to be on the lookout for common phrases used when speaking to others in jest, such as ("Your killing me man!" or  " I'm dying here bud"  or how about "Just shoot me, put me out of my misery".)
I'm sure you have heard of or may even use this rhetoric as well as some other expressions and colloquialisms, but I would encourage you to re-think these phrases and eliminate them from your vocabulary. Our subconscious doesn't always understand our own humor, so when we use  words with emotion, over and over again our subconscious starts to believe us. It starts looking for ways to accommodate us and low and behold you may find yourself having habits of misfortune or worse yet, health problems seemingly out of nowhere; but wait there is a good ending here. If we can create undesired consequences just by the simple repetition of negative words, thoughts and emotion; what if we use that same formula to acquire healthy or positive results? Yes that is right, I am saying repeat positive words with confidence, over and over again and add positive thought, emotion and qualities such as (Joy, Love, Conviction, Exhilarating Expectation) and you will manifest something to be proud of!

This is actually part of the formula that I write about in my soon to be released book
From Pain to Power.

I'm holding a good thought for you all. I hope you will put these tools to work and keep me posted. Send me some of your affirmations!

Peace Be With You,
Coach Ezell

                                       What Are You Creating For Yourself Today?