Instructions
Things you’ll need:
Pen Portable small pad of paper/online journaling Incentives you enjoy Make sure you have a pen and paper in your handbag at all times. Take
time to pick out a pen that writes smoothly, an item you’ll enjoy using. Then find
a note pad of paper. Make sure it has some good binding so that pages don’t
come loose easily. You may want to find one that has an image of something
positive you enjoy.
For the first day write down every negative thought that comes in your head.
You will be amazed after only a few hours of how many negative thoughts
circle your brain! No wonder we are down on ourselves! If we treated others
this way, we’d not have a single friend. It makes you wonder why you are treating yourself in this manner.
The second day, write down your negative thoughts again. This time, change
each thought to a positive thought. For example, “I can not make this speech;
I’m afraid.” Change to, “I am happy to be making this speech and sharing my
knowledge with this audience.” Or, “I can’t stand being broke; I can never make
ends meet.” Try, “How can I spend less? Make a bit of extra cash?”
Complete this process for one week. After a week, every time a negative
thought pops into your brain, look at your notebook for positive reactions. You
will have quite a list after a week. You must continue this for 30 days. It takes
30 days to enforce a new habit. Life will look up, and days will be full of warmth
and love again.
After each week reward yourself with something special. Everyone needs
reinforcement to keep motivation going!
Tips & Warnings
You must be consistent while doing this. It is easy to get side tracked with life. You must write down your thoughts for a week and include positive changes next to the negative thoughts. You must continue this for 30 days to instill a new habit! Give yourself a big hug!
Be careful, you may become too jolly for co-workers!