The Bam Bam Martial Arts Academy Mental Jiu Jitsu Series

What To Say When You Talk To Yourself: Powerful New Techniques To Program Your Potential For Success - Study Guide Chapters 10-12:

“Become Your Own Motivator”

Some people think that positive self-talk is fake. They say it is wishful thinking that doesn’t really do anything.

But this is not true.

Positive thinking is not just “wishful thinking”. Researchers have discovered that thinking positively actually causes you to grow more neurons in the part of your brain that seeks solutions to problems and deals with challenges. On the contrary, people who tend to think negatively grow more neurons in the part of the brain associated with pessimism, uncertainty and negative moods. 

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE THINKING ACTUALLY MAKE THOSE AREAS OF THE BRAIN MORE DOMINANT.

This is why people with a habit of negative thinking usually stay that way. The Problem With External Motivation: External motivation works for a while, but it doesn’t last. Great coaches can get you motivated, but when the coach goes away, so does the motivation. It is like a shot of espresso, it peps you up, but then wears off.

INTERNAL MOTIVATION: THE ONLY KIND OF MOTIVATION THAT LASTS

“If you’d like to get motivated – and stay motivated – you have to have the right self-talk. The right self-talk creates internal motivation, which, because of the way the brain works, is the only kind of motivation that lasts.”

“The best solution to getting motivated and staying motivated is to practice being you own self-motivator”.

When you build up your own internal coach through self-talk, it stays with you.You don’t have to wait for someone else. When you wire your brain with the right self-talk you will habitually be motivating yourself all the time. With positive self-talk, you become your own ultimate motivator.