CHAPTER 14
VISUALIZING AND AFFIRMING DESIRED OUTCOMES
The significant problems we face cannot be solved
by the same level of thinking that created them.
—Albert Einstein
All too often we get stuck in an endless loop of reinforcing behavior that keeps us stuck in a constant downward spiral. Our limiting thoughts create images in our minds, and those govern our behavior, which in turn reinforces those limiting thoughts. Imagine thinking that you are going to forget your lines when you give a presentation at work. That thought stimulates a picture of you forgetting a key point. The image creates an experience of fear. The fear clouds your clear thinking that makes you forget one of your key points that reinforces your self-talk that you can’t ...
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