self-talk

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  The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk

  One of my favourite things is finding books that really resonate with the kind of coaching I do. BUT even better, is when I figure out that some pop psych book is simply not worth reading. This is one of them. Cognitive Behavioural Theory is a key element to becoming better. I do not believe…

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  What Your Emotions Are Trying To Tell You

  From a wonderful X post today, here is a list which needs to be embedded into you self talk… Your emotions are not the enemy. They are the message. Here is the link in case you wish to see it yourself…

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  Becoming Better –> How To Make Little Steps… Forward

  We get stuck in “comfortable” ruts. They might be safer than pushing forward. For a time, they might be all we can handle. And possibly, they might even be enough—but what happens when that little voice inside you starts asking for something a little bit better? If you are in a non-safe position, then becoming…

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  No More Wanting… You Have to Make a Choice –> Either Say It Is a WISH or DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

  If you want to figure out your goals, then do NOT just think about what you want. Anything that your mind considers a WANT will stay in limbo land somewhere between a wish or something for which you take action. It is too easy to say that you want to do better at something. Take…

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  A Little Bit Today is OK

  Long-term goals require persistence. Doing productive stuff when you actually do not feel like it is very challenging. Of course we all need breaks now and then, but when those days start adding up to be more than the days where you are actually making real progress then you need to be truthful with yourself.…