Talking to yourself in the mirror is the foundation of the mirror technique – a confidence building exercise that many successful people use.
Look into your eyes often. Express the growing sense of love you have for yourself. Forgive yourself while looking into the mirror. Talk to your parents while looking into the mirror. Forgive them, too. At least once.
1. Every day I get more and more confident in myself and my abilities.
2. I am beautiful
3. I accept myself for who I am.
4. I completely trust myself
5. I am confident in what life has planned for me.
6. I like what I see in the mirror.
7. I have control over my mind and my life.
8. I’m good at many things.
9. I’m outgoing and communicative.
10. Each day it gets easier for me to do things with confidence.
11. I have the knowledge and competence to do what I want with my life and achieve a lot.
12. I’m proud of who I am.
13. I’m doing great things with my life.
14. People feel good around me, they want to be in my company.
15. My voice sounds confident.
16. I am easy going and fun.
17. I radiate confidence.
18. Whatever I want, I can get it.
19. I don’t feel intimidated by other people.
20. Being the best I can be is a top priority for me.
Talking to yourself makes your brain work more efficiently.
Talking out loud to yourself helps you only when you know what you need.
Talking to yourself helps you organize your thoughts.
Talking to yourself helps you achieve your goals.
Every time when you say something out loud, you engage your emotions. One of the most powerful ingredients to boost your memory.
Energizing and motivating yourself – you can definitely psych yourself up with: “Come on!” “Let’s go!” “You can do this!”. Martial artists have been using screams for hundreds of years to give them some extra energy. I’m pretty sure there is a good reason for that.
Playing devil’s advocate – find the weaknesses in your argumentation. Try to debunk your own theories. Saying your options out loud and elaborating on the pros and cons can help bring the right choice to light, and you might be surprised at the unexpected direction your thoughts take when they’re audible.
Blowing off steam – don’t keep it all inside. If your colleague is a massive w*nker, say it out loud and berate him. Scientists actually found out that swearing can alleviate pain and decrease stress.
Cheering yourself up – sometimes it just happens that others don’t appreciate you enough. So what? You can give yourself a pat on the back for being a great human being!
Improve attention span and concentration. Indeed, many people with ADD talk to themselves to help bring a tangle of thoughts into focus. Notice how often you see athletes muttering under their breath before an event; they’re calming themselves down and pumping themselves up. It works.
