365 STEPS TO SELF-CONFIDENCE
You become aware of your conscious thoughts as a running
commentary playing inside your head – your self-talk or internal
dialogue. Taking charge of your thinking is, in fact, simply changing
what you say to yourself.
Aim to manage your ‘internal dialogue’ so that you talk to yourself in
a positive and uplifting fashion all the time. This may take a little
practice, but it’s easily possible. Becoming an habitually confident thinker
is no more difficult than learning to ride a bicycle.46Practise making sentences which start with assertive statements such as
‘I can’, ‘I am’, ‘I want’, ‘1 do’, and ‘I choose’.47Promise yourself that from now on you will never:■Put yourself down.
■Say you can’t.
■Say that what you want is impossible.
■Tell yourself that you are incapable of learning anything new.48‘Yes!’ is one of the most powerful affirmations you can make. Say it
often, with enthusiasm. Display it in big letters on your Wall of
Confidence. Say it whenever a new opportunity comes your way. And –
try this and notice the difference it makes – say it with relish when you
face a difficult problem or challenge.49