1. Actively Choose and Question Beliefs
Constantly upgrade, update, and question your beliefs by asking where they came from, if they are true, and if they must be true for you, even if they were true for others.
2. Lie to Your Mind for Confidence
Lie, cheat, and steal every day by telling your mind positive affirmations to overcome fear and reclaim the confidence you were born with, as your subconscious mind doesn’t think but only feels.
3. Repetition Makes Thoughts Real
Understand that every thought you think is a blueprint your mind and body work to make real; by thinking a thought repeatedly, it becomes your reality, even if it wasn’t initially true.
4. Affirm Positive Outcomes
Use positive self-talk and affirmations, such as ‘I have a great memory’ or ‘I love exams,’ to influence your subconscious and make your desired outcomes real, as your mind’s job is to make your thoughts real.
5. Reframe Perception of Events
Instead of trying to change external events, change how you think about them; your reaction to an event is determined by your thoughts, not the event itself.
Recognize that thoughts can profoundly impact physical and mental performance, such as sexual function or exam results; by changing negative self-talk to positive affirmations, you can improve capabilities.
7. Reframe Past Negative Experiences
Revisit old scenes or beliefs from your past and actively state why they no longer define you, as focusing on how things are different now is transformative and helps overcome limiting self-perceptions.
8. Focus on Desired Outcomes
Direct your focus towards what you want to achieve or how you want to feel, because whatever you look for and focus on, you will find and get more of in your life.
9. Acknowledge Emotions Over Logic
Understand that in a battle between emotion and logic, emotion always wins; therefore, acknowledge your feelings as the most real thing you have, rather than trying to logic them away.
10. Use Distraction to Reduce Pain
When anticipating pain, like a needle, distract your mind by coughing just as the event occurs, which can confuse your mind and reduce the sensation of pain.