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7 Strategies For Challenging Your Negative Thoughts · Create The Best Me

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  Today I will share seven tips to help you challenge your negative thoughts and promote positive daily behaviors.
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  This is the exact strategy I use to ensure I'm manifesting more positive thoughts.
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  And the few times I have failed to use this strategy, I have found that my day almost feels like everything is falling apart.
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  Today, I'm excited to share my positive strategy to confidently challenge your negative thoughts and attract more positive thoughts daily.
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  These techniques have helped me immensely, and I believe they can do the same for you too.
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  By consistently implementing this strategy, you'll start to feel amazing and draw more friends toward you as people are naturally attracted to those who uplift them.
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  Did you know we have 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts daily, 95 percent which are repetitive and 75 to 80 percent negative.
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  While we can't control our thoughts, we can choose which ones to focus on and how they affect our behavior.
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  So what do I mean when I say negative thoughts?
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  Maybe you didn't get a good night's sleep.
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  Then you run a mental checklist of everything you need to complete today.
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  You start thinking, can anything be rescheduled for tomorrow or later in the week?
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  And those negative thoughts start creeping in.
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  You couldn't do that task anyways, because you don't know how.
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  Or there you go again, putting things off.
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  No one cares if you do it or not.
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  And then the good thoughts come in.
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  You can do this with your eyes closed.
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  Everyone cares what you do, that's why they asked you.
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  Now let's explore the strategies that will undoubtedly improve your ability to focus on positive thoughts and empower your behavior.
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  Self affirmation.
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  Stop what you're doing right now.
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  Find a mirror look deep into your eyes and tell yourself three things you love about yourself.
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  I love that you're creative.
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  I love that you're an amazing problem solver.
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  I love that you're a good mom.
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  Acknowledge that it's normal to have negative thoughts, but those negative thoughts do not define who you are.
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  Last week was challenging for me.
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  I had several things that did not go as planned.
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  I noticed the more I dwelled on how I felt things should have gone, the more I began to develop self-doubt.
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  And this challenging week suddenly became personal.
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  So I stopped right there where I was at.
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  I'll share more about that later.
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  Engage in physical activity.
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  Go out walking, running, or scan YouTube for any workout or yoga videos.
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  The goal is to be active.
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  Did you know movement makes us feel better, sleep better, reduces anxiety, releases endorphins, which helps relieve stress.
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  A busy mind is a healthy mind.
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  The key is to keep busy.
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  Journaling.
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  Write a letter to yourself or write what you are thinking or going through right now.
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  Give your thoughts a safe place to live and get out of your head.
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  Surround yourself with positive people.
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  Find one or two people you trust and be present.
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  We are social beings.
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  We were designed to be among other people.
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  The key is to be social.
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  Go out, surround yourself with people.
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  Practice mindfulness, go outside, take your shoes off, put your feet in the grass, feel the energy that comes from the grass.
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  Breathe in the air, grounding or earthing, this is so important, if you have a pet, pet them, love on them, embrace the sweet energy and love that your pet has to offer.
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  Give yourself grace.
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  What is the root of your negative thoughts?
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  Is it your weight?
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  Is it your appearance?
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  Is it menopause?
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  It's okay, guess what?
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  We're all going through this and it's perfectly normal.
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  You're not alone.
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  Could it be frustration because you couldn't do something correctly?
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  Or the outcome didn't look or provide the results that you had anticipated?
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  That's okay.
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  It's all part of growing and learning.
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  Give yourself grace to accept, that it's okay.
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  Everyone's beginning looks different and you need to love your beginning so that you can embrace your middle and your end.
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  Practice gratitude.
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  Be grateful for everything you have.
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  Your family, your health, your friends, your pets, your home, your job.
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  Being grateful for everything you have accomplished so far and celebrate them.
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  So, back to my challenging day, when I stopped and separated myself from the challenges that I was faced with and just took the time to engage in activity, tell myself three things I loved about myself.
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  Journal, surround myself with positive people, my husband and my daughter.
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  Practice mindfulness.
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  Give myself grace and be grateful.
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  I was able to come back into my office and solve a technical problem that several techs told me did not have a solution.
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  So by choosing to listen to my positive thoughts, which changed my behavior, I was able to think more clearly and resolve a problem which I had been told had no possible solution.
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  So, this week, I want to challenge you to try my 7 step strategy, then come back and tell me about your results.
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  Join us next week for an inspiring discussion with author, life and career coach, Janet Zavala, she will be discussing recognizing self-sabotaging behaviors.
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  Until then, keep dreaming big, take care of yourself, and remember you were beautiful, strong, and capable of creating the best version of yourself.
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  Thank you for watching.
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  Catch you next week.
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  Bye for now.