Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week: Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. -

Rudyard Kipling

You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. - Marcus Aurelius, ThoughtJoy

Now that the removal of past hurts and pain has started, a major step has been made in becoming mentally strong. The next step is to reframe the reader’s mindset.

According to Psychology Today, cognitive behavioral therapy states that the thoughts an individual has are consistent based on a pattern. These thoughts are called core believes. Believes create and maintain what the person thinks of the world, other individuals and even themselves. Studies show that when we have negative core believes, we interpret negative outcomes based on our flaws. Cognitive behavioral therapy works to substitute the thoughts into thinking the individual desires.

The first step anyone with negative thoughts needs to do is analyze the thought and discover the origin of the thought. At that point, it is time to write down the pain and burn it. Next, replace the thought. How? Daily take time to verbally declare positive statements to replace the negative thoughts. According to Dr. Caroline Leaf, each time the reader declares the new positive statements they are creating new neural pathways and the continual repetition of their positive declarations will establish a new mindset. The change in mindset will take time. Additionally, there will be times when the past negative thoughts return. Keep pressing on and take any negative thoughts captive and replace them with the positive thoughts the reader has been declaring over themselves.

The reader may be wondering how this relates to being as mentally strong as someone in the Special Forces. Just like the Special Forces train physically, they also train mentally. Treat the brain like a muscle and strengthen it to become mentally strong.

ACTION: Take time this week to write a list of positive declarations to declare over yourself. Include all areas where goals were created including faith, family, finances, fitness and future.

Resources

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyJ_hhninDw

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCMah0wIXPc

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QKUEDBIG6w

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vakhYXgtRZ8&t=13s

· https://brainwarriorswaypodcast.com/what-happens-when-you-rewire-your-brain-and-thinking-with-dr-caroline-leaf/

· https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-addictive-personality-myth-how-to-correctly-deal-with-addiction

· https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/4-steps-to-reconceptualize-a-toxic-thinking-habit-into-a-healthy-new-neural-network

· https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-act-be/201802/what-makes-us-think-such-negative-things-about-ourselves

· https://thoughtcatalog.com/marisa-donnelly/2018/01/15-quotes-to-help-you-develop-mental-toughness/

· https://medium.com/@bharatbash123/how-to-develop-a-military-mindset-and-get-closer-to-your-goals-597fea5b18b3

· https://www.inc.com/amy-morin/18-things-mentally-strong-people-do.html#:~:text=1%20They%20practice%20gratitude.%20Counting%20their%20blessings,%20rather,They%20set%20healthy%20boundaries.%20...%20More%20items