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Thought Change Challenge #1- Be Your Own Best Friend

Your words are Powerful. The words of others are powerful. Everything you think, everything you believe, plants a seed and grows into an idea that will eventually affect how you do thing and how you see things in the future. Even from when you were a child, you do things now because of what you learned or thought clear back then.

Let’s think about your own self-talk? Do you say kind things to yourself? How would you react if someone said those same thing to one of your children? 

“You are not good enough!” 

“You are getting fatter and you’re getting more gray hairs. You shouldn’t have eaten that second piece of cake. You’re probably going to gain 5 pounds tomorrow!” 

“You were the worst parent! You’re probably going to ruin your child’s life!”

I’m pretty sure if we even heard someone talking to another person that way, we would think it was abusive and inappropriate. It’s almost laughable! Get my point? You shouldn’t be abusing yourself that way either.

Clint, you’re not a problem, I think you’re drummer.

Mr Jensen

As you are think about this video, think about the impact Mr Jensen’s words had on Clint Pulver’s life. They were so powerful!

Imagine if you were your own Mr Jensen and you told yourself things like,

“I am doing good things for the world.”

“I’m learning that so fast!”

“I love that about myself!”

“I am awesome!”

Would your world change? Would you be able to do more things without self- doubt and fear? Would you be able to be a Mr Jensen for everyone else around you?

My first challenge is to listen to your self-talk. Write down what you are hearing and then write down how you can change your messages to positive self-building messages. Dare to believe the opposite of your own negative self-talk.

There’s a difference between being the best in the world and being the best for the world!

Clint Pulver
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I am a mom of 7 children making mistakes and finding answers for over 25 years. I love reading, gardening, snow-skiing, wake boarding, quilting, herbs, and helping people heal. My mentor is the Savior, Jesus Christ, and I could do nothing without Him.

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