Mindset

Todays Prompt: Describe the times when your mind went to negative thoughts today. I don’t know about you but until I became aware of my negative thoughts, I didn’t realize they existed. It’s like walking around this planet without really being aware of how what’s inside of our heads has an impact on our lives. The way we think and think has a direct correlation with how we interact with the world we live in. It’s like when I was in my 20s in order to fit in, I had to complain about all the things that were going wrong in my life. When my son was then diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder in my early 30s, I realized how little complaining actually contributes…

One of my first solid experiences in changing my life and my mindset was all about journaling your affirmations. I hadn’t really ever heard about them but I was in a situation where I needed to change the way I was thinking about things in my life, including myself. And a friend shared with me what they are and how they can work sort of behind the scenes in your mind. So what exactly is an Affirmation? When your head is filled with negative thoughts all the time or one time or another, affirmations are a tool that can help you rewrite your thoughts from negative to positive. In essence, it’s a positive statement you make about what you want in life and/or how you…

One of the best ways to deal with fear is to start a journal. It’s the place and space where you can explore them, research them and evaluate how realistic they are. It can be scary to do a huge thing. For example, go on a trip across the country alone, speak in front of people, finish your first big project for public consumption and so forth. The way to deal with the fear of facing you is to develop a process that enables you to work in small steps. When you do things one day at a time and one step at a time you can overcome a lot of fear. And this is where a journal can help you develop a process. Because…