Do you have any bad habits? With just 5 minutes each day, you can improve your well being and actually change. How? I am so glad you asked.J Research indicates stress reduction and healthy self esteem yields motivation to change behaviors. I have taught wellness for 15 years and I have made some interesting observations. I can help you by sharing what I have learned. I believe there are root issues related to our health choices. Most importantly is our esteem and secondly is our stress level. Let us not miss the obvious. If you do not master these two components, other attempts to improve health will most likely fail.
ESTEEM
Self esteem is respect for yourself and it then yields certain views and choices. Do you experience any of these behaviors/symptoms: wanting things perfect, saying “I’m sorry” often, finding it hard to say “no” to others, sensitivity to criticism, preference to be alone, hostility, excessive thoughts about personal problems, negativity, fatigue, insomnia and/or headaches.
Affirmations (verbal declarations) usually increase esteem and are proven methods of self-improvement because of their ability to rewire our brains. Much like exercise, they raise the level of feel-good hormones and push our brains to form new clusters of “positive thought” neurons. (arlenetaylor.org/brain-care/953-affirmation) In the sequence of thought-speech-action, affirmations play an integral role by breaking patterns of negative thoughts, negative speech, and, in turn, negative actions. (psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201305/do-self-affirmations-work-revisit)
Research from Carnegie Mellon University provides evidence that affirmations, which identify and focus on one's most important values, can protect against the damaging effects of stress and increase an individuals' problem-solving abilities. Additional research shows that positive affirmations, especially those with your name included, help with behavior change in individuals that have a healthy self esteem. With that in mind, an esteem level test can be found at: psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/take_test.php?idRegTest=3207
Sample affirmations: All things are working together for (your name)’s good because I love God and I’m doing what I’m called to do. My thoughts are filled with hope and my life is abundantly prospering. Things are getting better and difficult times don’t last. Today, I abandon my old habits and take up new positive ones.
“Wholesome self-esteem is the conviction that one is as worthwhile as anyone else, but not more so. On one hand, we feel a quiet gladness to be who we are and a sense of dignity that comes from realizing that we share what all humans possess — intrinsic worth. On the other hand, those with self-esteem remain humble, realizing that everyone has much to learn and that we are all really in the same boat.” (http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/01/30/signs-of-low-self-esteem/)
For more information call: 832.522.3966
ESTEEM
Self esteem is respect for yourself and it then yields certain views and choices. Do you experience any of these behaviors/symptoms: wanting things perfect, saying “I’m sorry” often, finding it hard to say “no” to others, sensitivity to criticism, preference to be alone, hostility, excessive thoughts about personal problems, negativity, fatigue, insomnia and/or headaches.
Affirmations (verbal declarations) usually increase esteem and are proven methods of self-improvement because of their ability to rewire our brains. Much like exercise, they raise the level of feel-good hormones and push our brains to form new clusters of “positive thought” neurons. (arlenetaylor.org/brain-care/953-affirmation) In the sequence of thought-speech-action, affirmations play an integral role by breaking patterns of negative thoughts, negative speech, and, in turn, negative actions. (psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201305/do-self-affirmations-work-revisit)
Research from Carnegie Mellon University provides evidence that affirmations, which identify and focus on one's most important values, can protect against the damaging effects of stress and increase an individuals' problem-solving abilities. Additional research shows that positive affirmations, especially those with your name included, help with behavior change in individuals that have a healthy self esteem. With that in mind, an esteem level test can be found at: psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/take_test.php?idRegTest=3207
Sample affirmations: All things are working together for (your name)’s good because I love God and I’m doing what I’m called to do. My thoughts are filled with hope and my life is abundantly prospering. Things are getting better and difficult times don’t last. Today, I abandon my old habits and take up new positive ones.
“Wholesome self-esteem is the conviction that one is as worthwhile as anyone else, but not more so. On one hand, we feel a quiet gladness to be who we are and a sense of dignity that comes from realizing that we share what all humans possess — intrinsic worth. On the other hand, those with self-esteem remain humble, realizing that everyone has much to learn and that we are all really in the same boat.” (http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/01/30/signs-of-low-self-esteem/)
For more information call: 832.522.3966
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