The Digital Recordings in Your Head:

We all have them. They are little sub-conscious sayings that pop into our heads and feed our inner being. They can be good recordings or bad recordings. However, it is mostly in our nature nature to doubt ourselves and beat ourselves up over the things that happen to us on a daily basis.

Stop and think about the things you are saying to yourself, inside your head. Many of these recordings come from outside sources. Your parents, teachers, coaches, mentors may have said things to you over and over as you grew up and now they are mental recordings that go off when certain things happen. For example:

• You are no good at that!
• See what happens when you do that!
• I knew you were a failure!
• Get your head out of the clouds!
• You can't accomplish that . . . it is too difficult!

Other self talk or recordings in our head are ones that just pop out of nowhere. They really do not appear from nowhere. They appear as manifestations of our feelings based on what happens to us. They come out trough jealousy, anger, fear, hatred, love, excitement or joy. For example:

• I can never be like that person!
• I will never have what that person has!
• I don't know if I will make it!
• Im a failure!
• I am loved!
• People really care for me!
• I knew I could do it!
• Today is a great day!

Human Nature:

If you look around at everything in the world. The media, your co-workers and even friends and family thrive off of the "negative" things in the world. This is unfortunate. Negative news is good news. No one would watch the news if all it has was positive stuff. This is a sad truth. This permeates into our lives. So much negative stuff is thrown at us on a daily basis. Gossip and drama around the workplace is rooted in the negative. Listen to what people say:

• "He siad this..."
• "She said this..."
• "The economy is in the toilet!"
• "I can't afford to live!"
• "The stock market is down!"

No wonder the recordings inside our head are going at full speed all the time---AND THEY ARE MOSTLY NEGATIVE!

The Realization:

YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR RECORDINGS!

How do you do this? You have to mentally record over the bad recordings. Positive Mental Affirmations start with one saying and lead to others. First take a little self discovery tour and figure out what you say inside your head. Then start by writing down positive sayings to change your inner thoughts. Begin these affirmations with 'I WILL...' or 'I AM...' or 'I CAN...!' Here are some examples of Positive Mental Affirmations:

• I am good at that!
• I will find a publisher!
• I will find an agent!
• I will get that job!
• I will make my sales quota today!
• I will sell that contract!
• I will be a success!
• I can have financial freedom!
• I can get that part!
• I will try my best, regardless of the outcome!
• I am not a failure!
• Today is a great day!
• If nothing else, I had a learning experience!
• I am one prospect closer to a sale!

Start with one and go from there. Post them on your mirror in the bathroom, put them on the dashboard of your car. Post them on your computer at work. Put them on the fridge. Remind yourself to stay positive and think positive. You will see a change in your behavior and other positive people will be attracted to you. You will achieve the things you want and change your stars.