Mind Over Matter!

[Guest guest]

Mind Over Matter

 

Have you ever noticed how good things happen to those who remain

optimistic, even when life seems to be delivering some cruel blows.

Sooner or later, good things start to happen again. Its not a

coincidence that positive people are often successful in life – they

create their own good luck with a good mental attitude. We can

learn from people like that. Try the following tricks for starters.

 

1. Believe in yourself and you'll achieve what you desire. If

you spend all your time thinking negatively about yourself, you'll

find it hard to get anywhere. Ask yourself how you know its true?

Once you believe you can be slimmer, you'll be ready to take the

next step – actually becoming slimmer.

 

2. Congratulate yourself whenever you achieve something,

however small. It doesn't have to be related to actual weight loss

results – you might have just waved a plate of biscuits away, or

motivated yourself to exercise for 20 minutes. The fact is, all

those things count towards your final goal. Learn to recognise them

for the achievements they really are.

 

 

3. Visualise yourself the way your going to be when you're at

your goal. Think about what you'll be doing, where you'll be, what

you'll be wearing. Look at the expression on your face and how

you'll feel. Allow yourself to daydream as often as you like.

 

4. Write down your goals when you make the decision to change

your lifestyle for the better and keep revisiting them over and over

again. Its important to keep reminding yourself why you want to be

slimmer, healthier and fitter rather than allow yourself to get

bogged down with the process of getting there.

 

5. Focus on your strengths rather than your perceived

weaknesses. A good exercise is to write a list of all the things

that you like about yourself. They could be things that people have

told you in the past – that you're a good listener or you have a

great laugh – or private thoughts that you have about yourself.

Keep the list with you at all times and revisit it at least once a

day.

 

(taken from Zest Magazine (uk), slimming diary 2002)

 

 

now, all say together " i believe in the power of positive thought! "

 

Laura (uk)

[Guest guest]

That's wonderful stuff, Laura UK. My mentor once said, " Whether you think

you can or you think you can't, you're probably right. " So, I say, think

it, ink it, and link it into your life.

 

Dave

 

 

 

 

Laura <child_of_the_80s

[child_of_the_80s]

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:27 PM

 

Mind Over Matter!

 

 

Mind Over Matter

 

Have you ever noticed how good things happen to those who remain

optimistic, even when life seems to be delivering some cruel blows.

Sooner or later, good things start to happen again. Its not a

coincidence that positive people are often successful in life - they

create their own good luck with a good mental attitude. We can

learn from people like that. Try the following tricks for starters.

 

1. Believe in yourself and you'll achieve what you desire. If

you spend all your time thinking negatively about yourself, you'll

find it hard to get anywhere. Ask yourself how you know its true?

Once you believe you can be slimmer, you'll be ready to take the

next step - actually becoming slimmer.

 

2. Congratulate yourself whenever you achieve something,

however small. It doesn't have to be related to actual weight loss

results - you might have just waved a plate of biscuits away, or

motivated yourself to exercise for 20 minutes. The fact is, all

those things count towards your final goal. Learn to recognise them

for the achievements they really are.

 

 

3. Visualise yourself the way your going to be when you're at

your goal. Think about what you'll be doing, where you'll be, what

you'll be wearing. Look at the expression on your face and how

you'll feel. Allow yourself to daydream as often as you like.

 

4. Write down your goals when you make the decision to change

your lifestyle for the better and keep revisiting them over and over

again. Its important to keep reminding yourself why you want to be

slimmer, healthier and fitter rather than allow yourself to get

bogged down with the process of getting there.

 

5. Focus on your strengths rather than your perceived

weaknesses. A good exercise is to write a list of all the things

that you like about yourself. They could be things that people have

told you in the past - that you're a good listener or you have a

great laugh - or private thoughts that you have about yourself.

Keep the list with you at all times and revisit it at least once a

day.

 

(taken from Zest Magazine (uk), slimming diary 2002)

 

 

now, all say together " i believe in the power of positive thought! "

 

Laura (uk)