The last blog I wrote about setting a Goal. So when you set a BIG goal how do you maintain stamina? How do you keep yourself moving forward and not taking 2 steps back all the time?
Eventually we all fall into that negative thinking. "I'm not good enough" "I can't do it" "I've been down this road before" I'm sure any one of you reading this has at one time said this to yourself.
Negative thinking only has power IF you let it.
The way I see it, you can either let that negativity drive you and drive you in the wrong direction OR you can stop it, and stop it dead in it's tracts. The hard part is negativity comes in many forms: It can come in the form of a friend or family member who is jealous of your new happiness. Some people just don't like to see others happy. The hard part... you have to dump them. Or at least move them out of your inner circle.
It can come in the form of social media... T.V., Radio ( I actually don't listen to certain stations anymore because of the negativity) Facebook. If you keep reading that negativity over and over it will take it's toll on you and you need to block it and stop it!!!!
Your own poor self talk..... Yep, that's a hard one. I know I have tried to dump myself, block myself and stop myself. But sometimes you just can't. This is where you need to have KEY people in your life. People that you can reach out to and trust that they are not going to give you the pity party talk you are looking for. You have to find the person that is willing to give you the hard knocks truth talk you may not want to hear. (And trust me I have been there.... and it hurts.... but you come out a better person).......YOU MUST have those people in your life to be successful. If you don't have someone to be that person.... then hire someone, not kidding!
The hard truth is we all have good and bad experiences, it's a promise and it will always be that way. Do you ever notice that unhappy people tend to ALWAYS focus on the negative? They block out all the positives and hold onto the negative. If you want to be happy you need take all your thoughts captive and "think well".
Try spending ONE day being very careful and notice your negativity. I promise you will be surprised. When I started doing it I was shocked at how negative I really was. I would say I was negative 75% of the time. Now that I am aware and I hold my thoughts captive, I would say I am negative 5% of the time. It's always good to do a self check and be real with yourself.
Jen
Next blog..... a life of meaning
Added bonus: Gene is at 187!!!! 14lb loss, he is on day 23
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