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We are what we repeatedly do

Daily Gratitude: Understanding this should keep us from making up excuses such as us not having enough talent or “luck” or anything like that. As Dr Gilbert of Success Hotline says “it’s not that you have a bad memory. It’s just an untrained memory” and you can substitute any activity for “memory” in that sentence.

Big sports heroes are usually not born fantastic. They practice over and over. Masters of music can practice their trade for thousands of hours (some say that 10,000 hours is needed to master anything).

Michael Jordan didn’t make the varsity basketball team in high school. So how did he become so great. Through repetition.

What is it that you would love to e better at? Don’t blow off this question thinking it’s impossible. Tell yourself that you just haven’t practiced enough. And then get with it and start making a habit.

For instance, I became pretty adept at using my non-dominant left hand during just 6 weeks that my right arm and hand was in a sling. It happened because I had to use it for everything. I had no choice. Repetition improved this talent. I was actually pretty surprised at the results. It certainly proved this point to me.

How can you come up with a plan that includes repetition/habit to improve something you really want?

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Affirmation is Not a 4 letter word 

You’ve reached Talking with Dr Terrie –  180 seconds to a better you  message number 288 snd I’m Dr Terrie Wurzbacher 

What’s a belief? Its not the gospel truth spoken from above. It’s a thought you keep thinking over and over.  We have deep beliefs that we think are a part of our being. But they seem like that because we’ve heard those thoughts so many times as we were growing up that we don’t realize they came from outside of us. That’s why they can be so destructive 

Affirmations have gotten a bad reputation.  That’s primarily because people aren’t using them correctly. 

Affirmations aren’t magic spells — they’re mental alignment tools.

ultimately, you don’t get what you want — you get what you believe.

And affirmations help you believe in yourself.

affirmations only work when they feel true enough to believe.

If you don’t believe, “I’m a millionaire,” your brain rejects it.

But it can believe, “I’m learning to manage money with confidence.”

That’s how you bridge from where you are to where you want to be.

your subconscious doesn’t know the difference between a joke and a command. It listens—and it believes you.

An affirmation is simply a statement you repeat that reinforces a belief you want to grow.

Neuroscience even shows that repetition of positive statements can rewire neural pathways—literally training your brain to expect better outcomes and act accordingly.

Think of it as mental exercise. Just as muscles strengthen with repetition, beliefs do too.

How to Create a Powerful Affirmation

1. Start with “I am” or “I’m becoming” — it brings the idea into the present moment.

2. Make it emotionally charged — “I am calm and centered no matter what happens” feels better than “I’m not stressed.”

3. Keep it simple and believable — if it’s too far-fetched, your subconscious won’t buy in.

4. Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want.

Say, “I’m attracting supportive people,” not “I’m done with toxic relationships.”

 

Then

• Repeat them daily — multiple times a day — consistency is key.

• Say them out loud with feeling — your voice adds energy.

• Write them down — journaling reinforces them visually.

• And most importantly: act as if they’re already true. Your behavior begins to align with your words.

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Daily Gratitude: Many of us probably need to read this quote several times and then several times each day.

How do you love yourself? Or do you even know you love yourself? I bet it’s a foreign concept to a lot of you. Use how you take compliments as an example. When someone says something nice to you about you do you say thank you or do you dismiss it and say things like “thats not true” or “I’m not as nice as you say” or “it wasn’t that good” and on and on. Do you realize you’re demeaning the other person and saying their opinion sucks and “couldn’t possibly be correct?” How do you feel when someone does that to you?

How are you taking care of your health? Are you taking care of it? Isn’t that a form of loving yourself?

What other things do you think go into loving yourself? How do you want to be seen?

Write all this stuff down and then look at it. Can you see where you can improve so that others see how you want to be loved? If not, what can you change ?