Myth – Incantations

"Repeat yourself a mantra and you will eventually come to believe it and embody it."

The Truth:

"We have found that merely repeating positive statements to yourself does not raise mood or achievement very much, if at all.", says ​psychologist Martin Seligman, one of the founders of positive psychology

What To Do:

1. Work to improve yourself to the point where you receive (real) positive feedback from others.
2. Challenge your negative thoughts, “talk back” to them with well-reasoned arguments.
3. Ask yourself questions and then force yourself to come up with positive answers.