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3. Flip the switch
Once you’ve identified your top negative thoughts, you need a way to stop them from holding you back.
Often, just taking one positive step in the right direction is enough to shut those ANTs up. Prepare yourself by concentrating on replacing your negative thoughts. Put more emphasis on things you find positive and reaffirming.
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6. Start small so you can finish big
This may sound counter-intuitive, but one of the best ways to change your mindsets and realize your dreams is through setting ridiculously tiny, utterly achievable goals.
Decide that your tiny goal is the minimum, and that you can do more if you feel up to it.
A lot of the time, you’l...
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4. Understand your “why”
Changing your mindsets takes work because formed habits aren’t easy to break.
Understanding your “why” is about starting fresh and deciding on one goal or dream that, when you achieve it, will mean a transformational change. Losing weight. Being happier at work. Improving your relationship...
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2. Identify your counter-mindsets
Around 65,000 thoughts go through our minds each day. Unfortunately, in the case of most people, the majority of them are negative. These “Automatic Negative Thoughts” (ANTs) occur so often that you’re probably not even aware of them (most of us aren’t).
The way to start exterminating the A...
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No Accidents
Changing your mindsets doesn’t happen by accident. It happens by choice, and these 7 steps should help get you on the right track.
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Changing Mindset Quote
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
-Norman Vincent Peale
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7 Ideas On How To Change Your Mindset
Change Your Mindset Achieve Your Goals
If you’ve ever had goals and dreams that didn’t come true, you’re not alone.
The fact is, no matter where you are in life or where you came from, you’ve got the ability to set big goals and achieve them.
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5. Realize that motivation and willpower are not enough
Most people incorrectly believe that motivation and willpower are all that’s needed to achieve their goals. And no wonder they do, since it’s common advice you hear from friends and family to motivation gurus and life coaches.
By accepting this fact, you’ll stop mentally punishing yourself ...
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1. Accept that your thinking needs adjusting
How to Change Your Mindset
Step one is simply to acknowledge that you’re going to work on your mindsets first.
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How to Change Your Mindset
A surefire way to determine whether you need a mindset tune-up is to answer this question: Are you regularly accomplishing your goals and living your dreams? If you answered “yes,” read on, and you’ll probably recognize why. If you said “no,” these steps could be game-changing for you.
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7. Get comfortable with the “F” word
High achievers are comfortable with the F word: FAILURE.
When most people hit a wall, they make an excuse or give up. High achievers realize that the only thing that will keep them from their goals is to stop trying… so they don’t! They know that they’ll encounter obstacles and even fail al...
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