How To Think Positive: Be The Gatekeeper To Your Mind.

'Stand guard at the door of your mind' - Jim Rohn.

This was my FIRST EVER golden nugget from the amazing Jim Rohn when I started my personal development journey back in 2011, about a year following redundancy, and I still continue to live by it today. The qoute simply means to take care with what we choose to digest when reading and listening.

What's incredible is that words we hear, speak or see, have a massive impact on our emotional home whether they are true or not. When we are in a vulnerable situation, we are more susceptible to any negative evidence that supports our current situation. The saying 'having the weight of the world on our shoulders' comes to mind, and a downward spiral is inevitable if we don't choose to fill our mind with empowering tools and techniques to break through.

Filling our minds with empowering material allows us to see different perspectives when forced into challenging situations, meaning we can see more opportunities to pull ourselves out of them when necessary.

In fact,

Research suggests when we hear, speak or see positive words over a long period of time, the frontal lobe of the brain is stimulated, leading to a more motivated proactive approach to life. Over time and with consistency this maintains a positive emotional home... cultivating positive thinking on demand. On the other hand, using pain related words can amplify pain levels for someone already in pain , or negative self talk can lead to long term anxiety.

There's no denying bad things are happening in the world for so many people, but I choose not to feed it to my mind. Instead I take a different perspective. I think of how I can help to make the world better, or focus on how humanity continues to be the force for good in the world. I believe light always trumps dark, and we can not appreciate this light without the dark. It maintains a balance between these two forces in life.

When our lives become stormy, we must have faith that the storm will pass and empower ourselves to overcome whatever comes our way. For example, I try to surround myself with people who make me happy. I have people who love me, and friends with whom I can have empowering conversations that inspire me to grow. I've also had life coaching from some of the world's greatest, ensuring I had the right mentors to support my transformation. We all need to have a circle of people who we can trust who want the best for us, understand us without judgement, and offer us opportunities for emotional growth with love - a safe home to come back to.

Having that safe home to come back to takes time to grow. It means learning how to build strong relationships, learning how each relationship serves you to grow, and learning to love yourself to know you are worthy of these incredible loved ones and friends. If you are struggling to cultivate relationships despite knowing the knowledge, with yourself or others, this could mean there are limiting beliefs holding you back. The great news is you can overcome them and have the relationships you've always wanted. Email yourgrowthgateway@gmail.com to book in a free 30min Discovery Call to see if we can break through your limiting beliefs today!

Ultimately, we can all stand guard to our mind. The fact is there's light and dark in all of us. We can fuel our empowering light, or feed our destructive darkness. The choice is ours.