... for improving performance:

• Self-talk (saying to yourself “I can do better”)
• Imagery (imagining yourself doing something better)
• If-then planning (for example, “If I start to doubt myself, then I will remind myself that I have the skill...

A series of studies have confirmed that speaking to yourself can influence your performance. When comparing the effectiveness of self-talk using first person pronouns "I can do this!" to second-person pronouns "You can do this!", researchers found that second-person self-talk imp...

Telling a trusted friend what you're thinking about can often lead to support or a good laugh when the negative self-talk is ridiculous. Even saying some negative self-talk phrases under your breath can remind you how unreasonable and unrealistic they sound, and remind you to give y...