When seeking to change our lives,
we often tell ourselves things like:
“Don’t eat french fries.”
Unfortunately, what our brain hears is,
“Eat french fries.”
Not helpful!
However,
when you link
“Don’t”
to an identity statement,
you send a powerful message.
“I don’t smoke.”
is a statement about who you are,
not just about what you do.
So if you want to shift
your habits,
your thoughts,
your emotions,
use “I” statements
in the positive first,
“I exercise every day.”
and when necessary
use “Don’t”,
“I don’t skip workouts.”
Not eating french fries
just got a lot easier.