Grandpa was a psychologist. He was one of the most cheerful, positive people I’ve known. But he wasn’t always that way.
At one point in his life, married with a wife and a couple kids, he was so depressed it was hard for him to get out of bed. During his doctoral program he favored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), adapting his own version. He advocated intentionally programming positive, present tense attributes into one’s subconscious mind (non-conscious mind, like a good computer program, always running in the background, making your computer work) to improve attitudes, skills, and knowledge. It was his life‘s work.
For example,
“I think only beautiful, clean, uplifting thoughts, largely related to my relationship with God and Christ and the things which I can do to build Their Kingdom.”
“Everyday I get and stay organized.”
“I feel a warm, ‘acceptance love’ for all people no matter what they have done or said or have not done or not said.”
“I am a cheerful, happy person.”
Intentionally and consistently retraining his mind to think this way, Grandpa did get out of bed, completed school, raised a large family with Grandma, and started a psychology business, influencing thousands of lives.
Like Grandpa, Brian Tracy teaches the subconscious mind accepts whatever you put into it.
A student of Tracy’s course was a salesman. He wasn’t doing well. The young man tried out the following proposed idea: before starting work and after every rejection say aloud the words, “I like myself. I like myself. I like myself…” fifty times.
Not long afterwards the young man’s self-image improved and so did his sales—dramatically.
And yours can too—self-image, sales, or otherwise.
Pro Tip:
During your daily morning routine or while commuting to work say, “I like myself!” fifty times. Do it everyday for a month. Compare how you feel at the end of the month to how you felt at the beginning.
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