Have you ever had ideas in your head, but told yourself you can’t do them? Or tried to do something, but was disappointed with the results and gave up?
How to Manage Your Stinking Thinking & Achieve Your Goals
Your Negative Thought Pattern
Have you ever had an idea in your head, but told yourself you can’t do it? Or tried to do something, but was disappointed with the results and gave up? If so, you may have developed a negative thought pattern aka Stinking Thinking.
It’s not entirely your fault, your experiences have made you think that way. Over the years, your mind has been conditioned or programmed by your parents, teachers, religious leaders, the media, and any other person who earned your respect.
Now that you are aware of your negative thought pattern, what do you do?
Here’s a concept that can help.
It’s called The 3 Laws of Thought. It comes from a course by T. Harv Eker—a multi-millionaire who has helped over 3 million people worldwide discover their purpose, find happiness and fulfillment and achieve financial freedom.
The 3 Laws of Thought According to T. Harv Eker
According to T. Harv Eker, the three laws of thought are…
- I have the ability to Control my thoughts. I can evaluate my thoughts to determine if they empower me to achieve my goals.
- I have the ability to Remove old thoughts. I can remove thoughts and beliefs that block me from achieving my goals.
- I have the ability to Install new thoughts. I can replace old thoughts and beliefs with new ones that empower me to achieve my goals.
How to Use the 3 Laws of Thought as Steps to Help Achieve Your Goal.
T. Harv Eker says, “It’s not the activity that stops you. It’s your thoughts about the activity that stop you.”
For example, …
Your Goal: To submit your sample writing assignment to AWAI for review and feedback.
Your Negative Thought: Reviews are critiques and a critique of my writing will be “Bad”.
So, here are the 3 steps to a new way of thinking about reviews or critiques of your writing:
- Evaluate your thought about achieving your goal. Ask yourself, “Does this thought empower me to submit my writing for review?” The answer is no.
- Remove or reframe the thought to achieve your goal. Where does this thought come from? Does that past event really apply here? Your teacher who gave you a “bad” critique is not going to review your writing. So, now is the time to remove or reframe your thought.
- Install a new thought that empowers you to achieve your goal. So, when done properly, a critique or review is not a “bad” thing. When done properly, it serves as a tool to help you improve your writing skills. It helps to make your writing stronger, and more persuasive. So, your new thought about a review or critique…It’s a “good” thing.