Personal Freedom Begins in Your Mind
You might be surprised to learn that the biggest obstacle to your personal freedom is right between your ears. A
negative mindset is the biggest block to freedom.
There are so many parts of your life you cannot control, from the need
to earn a living to finding true love. But you can control your mindset, your
thoughts, and how you act in the world. So how can you overcome your
psychological blocks and open your mind to achieve greater freedom?
1.
Change the record
Everyone has a constant inner monologue; what psychologists call
self-talk. And most of the time, yours is probably set to negative. Any
messages you get in childhood about being bad,
hopeless or selfish or stupid all get absorbed in your malleable child’s brain
and resurface in adulthood as your Inner Critic.
The good news is that you can reprogram your Inner Critic and turn it
into an Inner Coach.
Make a list of all the negative things your Inner Critic says. Be alert
for phrases that start ‘you always or ‘you never.’
Watch out for ‘shoulds’ too. Then take each negative message and turn into a
positive one.
Change your self-talk broken record to a new track full of encouragement
and positivity.
2.
Change your expectations
Studies have shown that the most significant contributors to success or
failure are your expectations. Happy people expect things to go well and
mistakes or problems do not crush them, they see them only as temporary
setbacks. Conversely, if the expectation is to fail any issue will confirm the
expectations, and you won’t try again.
Expecting things to work out is not wishful thinking; it is choosing to be positive no matter what
the circumstances.
3.
Change your focus
Modern society trains us to be dissatisfied with what we have now and constantly
strive for bigger, better and shiner. You can choose to step outside of this and be grateful for what you
have right now.
Kind Regards,
Steven Morton
Founder-Marketing Mastermind Tips
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