Showing posts with label commitment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label commitment. Show all posts

Friday, January 15, 2016

Inner Dialogue Or Who Are You? And Why Don't You Shut Up?

Your inner dialogue creates your personal mantra. What is yours? Is it positive ? Negative? Annoying? Scary?
It is probably created by past conditioning, which consists of what we've been told is true and what we are afraid is true.
This inner dialogue runs ramped through your head. It comes from fear and it creates fear. It creates a lot of problems. You can end up making most of your decisions from a place of fear.
Not a good idea.
But,
You can stop it.
You can finally move forward by letting go of your own personal obstacles.
It can be hard to let go because this dialogue has been your constant companion. Even if it has caused pain, frustration and confusion, it is what you know.
Past conditioning and its inner dialogue has been with you a long time. It is going to take time and effort to make the change. Intention is the first step but not the only step. Focus and commitment are the other ingredients needed to make the change, to make this big difference in your life. In who you are.

To change the habit of your controlling inner dialogue the first step is to become aware of it.
Take a few minutes and listen to it, the babbling, the lecturing, the nagging.
What is it telling you?
Does the dialogue tell you what to do and not do because of fear?
Because of what others will think?
How it will look?
Listen  pay attention to it and then say No.
Get over it!
Let it go.
Move on.
Move forward.

Stop it, now.

It will take practice, commitment, focus.
It won't change overnight. It won't go away from intention alone.
Work at it.
Yes, it is work. There is no magic to make your inner dialogue go away, but it can also be kind of fun. Talk back, call it names, tell it to shut up. It's not you You're not yelling at yourself. This is something completely separate from who you are.
So have at it. Enjoy the process of banishing the nag.
Your life will change so much for the better without the inner nagging.
Let it go.
Move on.
Celebrate.



























Tuesday, December 29, 2015

New Year Resolutions Why I Believe In Them

I always say I want to write, more... But I don't.  There is always a reason. The intention is there but no follow through.
After the Holidays... I'll write after the Holidays...

A New Year Resolution is a fresh start.
A new beginning.
A reset.
It encourages forward thinking and helps you let go of the past.
Why not?
Go for it!
Just do it! (Nike stole my favorite line.)
 It's a new year, a good time for a beginning.
Begin again.

A New Year Resolution doesn't have to life changing.
It certainly doesn't have to be about how much you weigh.
It's more about behavior, your behavior. It's your resolution. Your intention.

Here's the glitch: Intention isn't enough.
You still have to make it happen. That's where a lot of NY resolutions go awry.
No follow through.

You have to make it happen repeatedly. Once is not enough. For a resolution to work, to become real and true you have to commit to it. Intention doesn't get the job done.

Intention without commitment and focus is nothing.

A New Year resolution is an opportunity to reach out and grab something you want. Commitment and focus is how you hold on to it.

Are you ready?
You can do this.

Happy New Year!