By Coco Clayman-Cook

Self talk is what we say to ourselves throughout the day.  The power of self talk can not be under estimated.  If you are having a rough day, stop for a second and consider what it is that you are saying to yourself.  Are you saying things like, "Why is this happening to me?"  or  "Why does this always happen to me?"  What you think becomes what you say and what you say becomes what you do.  If you think negative thoughts and talk to yourself in a negative way you will expect negative things to happen.  You will actually look for negative things to happen and when they do you will say, "See! I was right!"

When our self talk is negative we lose the greatest opportunity to utilize our most powerful asset, our brain.  Our brains are super computers that work ceaselessly to find an answer.  If you ask it, "Why does this always happen to me?'  It will find a reason.  If you ask it, "How can I turn this into a positive?" Your brain will also find an answer.

Consider your self talk and remember to only ask yourself questions you would benefit from an answer.