What To Say When You Talk To Yourself

When I began learning about success principles and personal development I read book after book, spending tens of thousands of dollars on seminars and programs. But it wasn’t until many years later that I came across something that truly unlocked it all.

It all started when I began to manage my little voice with this book!

Among my wife’s library, she picked out a book that completely changed my life. It was a small, soft cover book that could almost fit in your back pocket. The book is called “WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU TALK TO YOURSELF”, by Shad Helmstetter.

Good things really do come in small packages! Nothing previously clicked for me like this book did.

This little book unlocked the power of affirmations and neurological reprogramming that I only intellectually understood before. And the results were instant!

What does that mean in English? Bottom line is, no matter how intelligent you are, how much talent you have, how much knowledge and information you possess, you will never be truly happy with yourself and never reach your true potential unless you have a positive self-image!

It doesn’t matter that your peers, family, or co-workers all think the world of you if you are unhappy with yourself. No matter what you say to yourself to justify whether or not you should be happy, if that little voice in your head is judging you, criticizing you, or unsupportive of your dreams in any way, you will never have inner peace. It’s what will stop you before you become truly successful. It will sabotage your relationships and reveal itself through self-destructive patterns in your life.

There are too many stories of gifted and loved individuals that fell into deep depression and self-destructive behavior only because they listened to their harsh inner critic. That inner voice is either our best friend or our worst enemy. It’s exactly what held me back for the majority of my life! All the second guessing, fear of getting out of my comfort zone, fear of what other’s will think, it’s not good enough, etc. – all unsupportive self-criticism and judgment that lies deep within our own psyche.

At the polar opposite, that inner voice can also be your greatest ally.

Remember Mohammed Ali? What was his little voice saying? “I’m the greatest fighter in the world!” “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!” With supportive inner dialogue like that it’s no wonder he became a legend!

Remember not to mistake positive self-talk with ego. Positive self-talk is not conceit. It’s a healthy and supportive self-respect.

What your inner voice says to you is either supportive or unsupportive of your true desires. It’s that simple. Studies have shown that most peoples’ self-talk is up to 80% negative!

Generally, people aren’t even consciously aware of their inner voice. Many people mistake it with their gut instinct. If your inner voice makes you feel bad and is not supportive of you, simply let it go! Put your attention into what you do want. We all have the choice to dictate what our inner voice is saying to us. You can create your life as you desire once you start managing your little voice!

“What to Say When You Talk to Yourself” is by far the best place to start or to review. If you’re familiar with the book and are interested in something more advanced, on the level of neuro-reconditioning, I highly suggest reading “Evolve Your Brain“. It’s a bit more clinical and much more in depth going into brain research and quantum physics and an amazing resource!

Once again, all the information and knowledge on happiness and success will not provide you with the inner peace and self-acceptance if that little voice in your head is unsupportive of you.

Turn that inner critic into your greatest ally by changing your inner dialog!

Get yourself a copy of these books or something to get you on the right track! I promise you it’s one of the greatest steps you can make towards getting back in the driver’s seat of your own life!

Here’s a cool poem in relation to this topic. A good friend of mine read it during a eulogy for our friend’s unexpected passing when we were only 19. It’s timeless.