#537: The Voice in Your Head – How to Make it Powerful and Positive

Podcast #537 THE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD - HOW TO MAKE IT POWERFUL AND POSITIVEThe voice in your head can be incredibly powerful and informative - it creates the results in your life. It's your internal compass that guides you based on what you know, believe and feel. How we talk to ourselves matters because it affects how we show up in our lives. With a little work, we can learn to leverage the power of our inner voice for positive effect. Recognize when negative self-talk creeps in and replace it with more productive and supportive thinking. You'll learn this all in this episode, and it will change everything about how you experience life.In this episode of The Confidence Podcast, we're coaching on:* Translating and becoming fluent in your internal language* Understanding the voice in your head and reclaiming dominion over it* Making your voice powerful and positive, no matter how many years you have spent feeling helpless to the internal voice inside.ANNOUNCEMENT:CHANGING THE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD WEEK!March 6th-10th, 2023Interactive, 5-days challengeIT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JOINBy the end of the week you will:-Reset the atmosphere of your brain-Detox perfectionistic thinking-Detox overwhelmed thinking-Detox self-critical thinking-Have a plan to manage your mindset masterfully You will feel and think differently on Friday than you did when you started the challenge on Monday, guaranteed. You will feel empowered and like you finally can take control of your thoughts.You will feel unstoppable about what this means for your future. You can and should think even bigger. Sign up now at www.trishblackwell.com/voiceweekREVIEW OF THE WEEK:MY OLD THOUGHTS VERSUS MY NEW THOUGHTSOld Thoughts:Success is hard to come by, so is money.The future could be bad.God is disappointed in me.I am loved for what I do.It's not safe for me to be too successful.No one gets me, I feel alone and misunderstood.New Thoughts:I have joy and endless possibilities.Money is easy to make.My future is bigger than my past.God delights in me.I am loved for who I am.It's safe for me to shine - it's unsafe / unwise for me to play small. There are so many people wired like me - I am surrounded by community.UNDERSTANDING THE VOICE IN YOUR HEADYour thoughts matter - and there's a constant stream of them - but the secret to breakthrough is that you have power to master the language of your mind.Just like starting any foreign language, learning a new tongue and new way to talk and think can feel daunting. But learning and mastering new vocabulary, new grammar rules and new standards takes time, and repetition, repetition, repetition, just like any other foreign language.At first it feels awkward and clunky, but with time, it gets easier. Listen to What You're Thinking* Write Down Recurring Thoughts* Identify Fact from Fiction (What stories are you telling yourself?)* Choose What Language You WantWhat Languages We Choose:Language of PossibilityLanguage of FaithLanguage of VictimLanguage of UnderdogLanguage of Martyr Language of NegativityLanguage of Criticism MAKING THE VOICE POWERFULPractice deep listeningGet curiousDevelop boundariesLearn how to talk back to yourselfCultivate your parenting voiceBookend your day with journalingIdentify and name the voice that is disempowering-Such as "Trashy Trish"-Eeyore Elaine-Mean MattNotice and understand the impact of your voice-Creates results in your life-Might be negative and self-sabotaging right now, but powerful nonethelessMAKING THE VOICE POSITIVEDaily gratitude.