By Karrie Billets, Functional Nutrition Coach
1. Say affirmations
Affirmations are positive statements that help you overcome negative, limiting, and self-sabotaging thoughts. The idea is this: whatever you focus your attention on, you’re going to feel, whether it’s true or not because our brains can’t tell the difference. Begin with 3 to 5 minutes twice a day. Each affirmation should be repeated 10 times. Believe things to be true as you speak them.
2. Write down a goal and look at it every day
You are more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down. Writing down your goals helps you clarify what you want to achieve in the future, and ensures you are emotionally and intellectually engaged in achieving your goal. Every day for the next 30 days, look at your goal first thing in the morning and last thing before bed, more if you can. There’s a saying that we become what we think about, so let the things we want to become take over our minds.
3. Visualize something you want to achieve
Every day, spend 10 minutes visualizing, in great detail, something that you want to accomplish. Paint the picture in your head, as if you have already achieved it. Engage all five senses – what you see, hear, feel, taste and smell, and get to that state of accomplishment. It’s a fun and powerful exercise that strengthens and trains your brain to think with a more creative, action-oriented mindset.
