COACHING TIPS FOR THE MIND.

1. The brain is simply a very advanced computer.  Program it correctly and it will serve you well.

2. Your mind is always loyal and does exactly what it thinks you want it to do.

3. The mind's only job is to protect you and keep you safe.

4. Emotion always wins over logic.

5. The Mind uses your body to express itself.

6. Your Mind is completely neutral and doesn't know if something is good or bad, right or wrong.

It simply listens to the words or thoughts you are feeding it and acts accordingly.

SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN FOR YOU

This is really great news for all of us as it enables us to see that the mind is really very obedient and will do exactly as we ask, so long as we are aware of how to ask.  

This is achieved simply with the language and the words that we use on a daily basis. I know it sounds far too easy.  I'm here to you assure you that it is easy but often for most of us it means beginning with an awareness of our thoughts and then adjusting them.

I discovered that every day my thought pattern was pretty much the same and went round and round in an ever-constant loop of negativity and worry. For example:

"I'm so stressed, I'm sure it will bring on a migraine."    Guess what it did!  And then I would be out of action for days.

Then there was the usual,   "I'm not good enough, clever enough, don't have the right qualifications ", the list was endless.   

Now I have to admit that when I first started to watch my thoughts I was horrified to learn just how negative they were.  Outwardly you would think I am a very positive person.  Inwardly however I realised that my thought process was not serving me.  And in fact, was probably contributing to my constant feelings of exhaustion and misery.  You see if you tell yourself "I'm rubbish", the Mind says, "Yes you are". Remember the Mind does not know right from wrong, or good from bad, it doesn't judge but agrees with whatever it is you say.

And so I began to keep careful watch over my thoughts and offered to feed my mind nourishing, resourceful, positive language instead.  I started to make self-criticism a thing of the past.

My life changed from that point as I began to feel healthy on the inside and my mind had, at last, become my friend and greatest ally.

• WATCH YOUR WORDS

For the next few days, I invite you to also watch your words and your thoughts.  How do you speak to yourself?   Are you kind or are you self-critical?

Be a silent witness, stand to the side, don't judge simply observe the quality of the thoughts you are using on a daily basis.  You will very quickly know if they are serving you or holding you back.

THOUGHTS TO REDUCE AND EVENTUALLY ELIMINATE

1. SELF CRITICISM

2. SELF JUDGEMENT

3. GOSSIPING

4. ANXIETY

5. FEAR

6. JUDGEMENT OF OTHERS

1. ABUNDANCE

2. PERSISTENCE

3. POSITIVITY

4. COURAGE

5 LOVING YOUR SELF

6. COMMITMENT 

7. CREATIVITY

8. SELF BELIEF

Create your own affirmations or positive statements of intent.  Here are some examples:  

"EVERY DAY I SHOW UP FOR MYSELF WITH KINDNESS AND COMPASSION"

"I LOVE MY STRONG, VIBRANT, HEALTHY, ENERGETIC BODY."

Make praise a part of who you are. In the beginning, it can feel very odd as we are not used to praising ourselves. But keep going until it becomes familiar and watch your life change for the better.

Enjoy the process. 

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