In Episode 3 of This is Coaching Show, Nicolette, Monica, and Marquis tackle the ever so fun topic of “Negative Self-Talk”.  Albeit a short episode, it’s still full of great insights and information.

Key Points:

-  A good question to ask is if your friends talked to you the same way you talk to yourself, would you still be their friend?

-  Negative self-talk is something we all do and most of us don’t even realize we’re doing it until someone points it out.

-  Negative talk does have lasting effects on a person.  Those negative thoughts and words turn into reality, but it’s not something has to be permanent.

-  Regardless of your belief system most religious texts say similar things about how you talk about yourself.  For example, the bible says the power of life and death come out of your mouth.

-  Your unconscious or subconscious mind and words have real world consequences whether we like it or believe it.

-  Regardless of how good your idea is, or how prepared you are for the task, it only takes a smidgeon of negative self-talk to bring down your confidence and derail your plan.

Bottom line…we have to do better to keep the negative talk out of our minds, and our mouths.  And yes the cliché “the glass is half full” mantra applies here.  Positivity promotes positivity all around us.  Let’s try to keep out thoughts on the positive side of the scale, folks!