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Are you hiding yourself from your best self?!
In case you missed it, we have several great podcast episodes to listen to that tie in with the blog posts! Head over there to take a listen :)
The bible says our minds are powerful. Why do we care?
Mentally strong people have the capabilities, mindset, and ability to think about their thinking. Having a strong mind allows them to confront and overcome difficulties of all kinds. When someone is strong-minded they have the energy, focus, and mental stamina to deal with challenges internally.
They also have the ability to see themselves as God sees them not as society, or their parents, or enemies see them. In the podcast we talked about Mental Imagery and how using visualization techniques can be beneficial to allow God grace space to speak to us. To allow us to see how he sees us and how we can fulfill our purposes.
Here we are going to give you some steps to reshape your mindset.
Peter says, "prepare your minds for action. . . ." We must prepare our minds, to act the way God commands in a given situation. Therefore, we must be proactive -- we must act in advance, to deal with whatever situation we find ourselves.
3 Ways to shift your mindset, embrace change, and focus on the positive
1. Recognize your limiting beliefs-
The best way to execute this is to journal. To find patterns and negative outcomes or how you handled things. Think about scenarios where you've acted in negative or toxic ways and think about why.
Example: I don’t have time to workout. If you really cared or wanted to, you will make time!!! Find the lie, then the truth!
2. Pretend your friend is going through this situation (when really it’s you). Step outside yourself and try looking at your situation from a third party point of view. Be the observer of your situation rather than a participant in it.
Example: My relationship is toxic with her. She puts me down all the time. She tells me I will never be strong enough to do what she does. Would you let a friend talk to another friend that way? No, so why should you put up with it, change your mindset, you are strong enough, you just need to get rid of the weeds!
3. Describe a situation you’re struggling with (e.g. “I can’t start a fitness routine”) and add the word “because” at the end of it, then finish the sentence out loud.
Example:
I can’t start a fitness routine because _________________.
Complete this sentence out loud and don’t judge your answer. What you say after the word “because” will give you a clue as to what your underlying limiting beliefs are.
I can’t start a fitness routine because I just don’t have the time.
We saw above how this limited belief can destroy us!
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