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=== Positive self-talk ===
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According to HealthDirect: [[Self-talk]] is the way you talk to yourself, or your inner voice. You might not be aware that you're doing it, but you almost certainly are. This inner voice combines conscious thoughts with inbuilt beliefs and biases to create an internal monologue throughout the day."<ref>[https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/self-talk#:~:text=Resources%20and%20support-,What%20is%20self%2Dtalk%3F,internal%20monologue%20throughout%20the%20day. Self-talk]</ref>
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Making one's self-talk employ more [[positive thinking]] and employing more constructive/realistic/[[problem solving]]/[[creativity|creative]] thinking is better for one's physical/mental health and increases one's performance at tasks.<ref>[https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/self-talk#:~:text=Resources%20and%20support-,What%20is%20self%2Dtalk%3F,internal%20monologue%20throughout%20the%20day. Self-talk]</ref><ref>[https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950 Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress]</ref><ref>[https://www.hprc-online.org/mental-fitness/performance-psychology/optimize-your-self-talk-peak-performance Optimize your self-talk for peak performance], Champ, Uniformed Services University</ref>
  
 
== Low self-motivation and the spiritual strength to turn things around. The limitations of self-motivation ==
 
== Low self-motivation and the spiritual strength to turn things around. The limitations of self-motivation ==

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Usain Bolt avoids thinking about his weaknesses before a race. Sometimes he thinks about how he will celebrate if he wins.[1] See: Self-talk

Usain Bolt beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 meter world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany.

Self-motivation is the internal drive that leads one to take action towards a goal.[2][3] It keeps us moving forward, even when we don't want to. See also: Motivation

Types of motivation

The website Skillsyouneed.com indicates:

"In thinking about self-motivation, it is helpful to understand what motivates you to do things.
There are two main types of motivators: ‘intrinsic’ and ‘extrinsic’.
In their simplest form you can think about these two types of motivation as:
Intrinsic = related to what we want to do.
Extrinsic = related to what we have to do.
A more detailed definition is:
Intrinsic: To perform an action or task based on the expected or perceived satisfaction of performing the action or task. Intrinsic motivators include having fun, being interested and personal challenge.
Extrinsic: To perform an action or task in order to attain some sort of external reward, including money, power and good marks or grades.
Different people are motivated by different things and at different times in their lives. The same task may have more intrinsic motivators at certain times and more extrinsic motivators at others, and most tasks have a combination of the two types of motivation.[4]

Increasing self-motivation

"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win." - The Apostle Paul, 1 Corinthians 9:24

See also: Goal setting and Performance goal and Results orientation and Social influence and Social intelligence and Social networking and Positive thinking and Optimism

"You can increase your self-motivation by setting goals, rewarding yourself, and surrounding yourself with positive people."[5]

Source: How do you increase your self-motivation?

Below are articles on increasing self-motivation:

Videos:

Motivational speaker and sales trainer Zig Ziglar on the temporary nature of motivational materials

“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing — that's why we recommend it daily.” - Zig Ziglar.

Positive psychology, positive thinking, Self-talk, and positive affirmations

According to the Mayo Clinic, "Positive thinking just means that you approach unpleasantness in a more positive and productive way. You think the best is going to happen, not the worst."[6]

See also: Positive psychology and Positive thinking and Optimism and Self-talk and Positive affirmations

Positive psychology

See also: Positive psychology

According to Harvard Health Publishing, positive psychology is otherwise known as the science of human flourishing, the search for satisfaction and contentment that's within everyone's reach. Positive thoughts and positive attitudes—what we call positive thinking—can lead to direct, positive health outcomes.[7]

According to the Mayo Clinic:

“ Positive thinking doesn't mean that you ignore life's less pleasant situations. Positive thinking just means that you approach unpleasantness in a more positive and productive way. You think the best is going to happen, not the worst.

Positive thinking often starts with self-talk. Self-talk is the endless stream of unspoken thoughts that run through your head. These automatic thoughts can be positive or negative. Some of your self-talk comes from logic and reason. Other self-talk may arise from misconceptions that you create because of lack of information or expectations due to preconceived ideas of what may happen.

If the thoughts that run through your head are mostly negative, your outlook on life is more likely pessimistic. If your thoughts are mostly positive, you're likely an optimist — someone who practices positive thinking.[8]

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Optimism

See also: Optimism

An optimist is one who looks at a glass of water that is half-full and half-empty, and focuses on how it is half-full.

Christian theologians commonly declare that the world was the best of all possible worlds, as it was created by God. Therefore, even what appears to many as bad is actually part of God's perfect plan. For example, adversity improves Christian character.

Gottfried Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German, Christian philosopher who was born into a pious Lutheran family close to the end of the Thirty Years’ War, which had laid Germany in ruins.[9]

Encyclopedia Britannica's article Best of all possible worlds states:

“ Best of all possible worlds, in the philosophy of the early modern philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), the thesis that the existing world is the best world that God could have created.

Leibniz’s argument for the doctrine of the best of all possible worlds, now commonly called Leibnizian optimism, is presented in its fullest form in his work Théodicée (1710; Theodicy), which was devoted to defending the justness of God..

In rough outline, the argument proceeds as follows:

1. God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent;

2. God created the existing world;

3. God could have created a different world or none at all (i.e., there are other possible worlds);

4. Because God is omnipotent and omniscient, he knew which possible world was the best and was able to create it, and, because he is omnibenevolent, he chose to create that world;

5. Therefore, the existing world, the one that God created, is the best of all possible worlds.[10]

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Positive self-talk

See also: Positive self-talk

According to HealthDirect: Self-talk is the way you talk to yourself, or your inner voice. You might not be aware that you're doing it, but you almost certainly are. This inner voice combines conscious thoughts with inbuilt beliefs and biases to create an internal monologue throughout the day."[11]

Making one's self-talk employ more positive thinking and employing more constructive/realistic/problem solving/creative thinking is better for one's physical/mental health and increases one's performance at tasks.[12][13][14]

Low self-motivation and the spiritual strength to turn things around. The limitations of self-motivation

The Resurrection" by Carl Heinrich Bloch.

Quotes

The Christian author John Noe wrote in his book Peak Performance Principles For High Achievers:

“ Now in my own life, I go one step farther in setting my goals. I set what I call God-sized goals. A God sized goal is one that is so far outside your human capabilities that you will never reach it unless God intervenes on your behalf...

However, self-motivation theories eventually begin to cave under their own weight because there is only so far they can go. People begin begin to say, Oh no. Not another self-motivation speaker - we had one of those last year! Management circles, I've found are tired of the hype. the rah-rah pep talks, the glorified weather reports and the positive thinking. For many of them, self-motivation has lead to frustration. It's superficial in its effectiveness...

The basic building block of out of self-motivation is that there is only one person in the universe who is worthy , who has enough to offer, to become the center of our lives - Jesus Christ , God's son,. The goal is, then to become Christ-directed . Out-of-self motivation is based on the biblical principle of receiving a 'higher self' by surrendering our old selfish nature to Jesus Christ. Then and only then can we receive God's wisdom and power in our lives."[15]

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  • "Most of all, I knew that God, my 'Guide of guides' had made it possible for me to accomplish this great feat. The greatest delusion in the world is that of the so-called 'self made" person. There is no such thing in high achievement." - Author John Noe on climbing on the Matterhorn mountain.[16] See: Peak Performance Principles For High Achievers by John R. Noe
  • "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." - Saint Paul, Philippians 4:13
  • “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” - Jesus Christ, Matthew 26:41
  • "Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned." - Jesus Christ (John 15: 4-16)

Article

Quotes

See also: Achievement orientation and Mental toughness and Psychological resilience and Self-talk

  • "I like to work hard. I find my motivation. I don't like to go half-ways. I like to go all the way if I get involved in something. I think there is that kind of determination that maybe only a few people have. I don't like to quit when it is hard." - Nadia Comăneci, Olympic gymnist
  • "I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" - Muhammad Ali
  • "It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen." - Muhammad Ali

Books on self-motivation

  • Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation by Dr. Benjamin Hardy. Hay House LLC (August 1, 2023)
  • The Motivation Manual: Your Guide to Unstoppable Achievement by Fida Hussain. ASIN: B0CBL6CGZS. Publication date: ‎July 9, 2023
  • How to Motivate Yourself: Secrets of the Motivational Superstars by Lyn Kelley. Independently published (February 6, 2020)
  • 50 Ways To Motivate Yourself In 50 Minutes: Discover 50 Motivational Hacks To Build Self-Discipline, Achieve Your Goals And Get What You Want ... Confidence Hacks and Become Unstoppable) by Riley Stevens. Independently published (January 4, 2019)
  • Self-Motivation: Anyone can do IT if I did IT by Dujon Walsham. UK Book Publishing (October 14, 2019)
  • 50 Things to Know about Self-Motivation: How to Become and Stay Motivated Through Life’s Hardships (50 Things to Know Coping With Stress) by Amanda Walton and 50 Things To Know. CZYK Publishing; 1st edition (December 21, 2013)
  • Understanding Motivation and Emotion 7th Edition by Johnmarshall Reeve. Wiley; 7th edition (January 18, 2018)

See also

External links

Videos:

Notes

  1. ↑ How the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt mentally prepares for a race CNBC
  2. ↑ Self-Motivation
  3. ↑ Learn how to be your own best ally for reaching your goals
  4. ↑ Self-Motivation
  5. ↑ How do you increase your self-motivation?
  6. ↑ Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress
  7. ↑ Positive Psychology, Harvard Health Publishing
  8. ↑ Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress
  9. ↑ Best of all possible worlds, Encyclopedia Britannica
  10. ↑ Best of all possible worlds, Encyclopedia Britannica
  11. ↑ Self-talk
  12. ↑ Self-talk
  13. ↑ Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress
  14. ↑ Optimize your self-talk for peak performance, Champ, Uniformed Services University
  15. ↑ Peak Performance Principles For High Achievers by John Noe, Chapter 2, pages 29, 30-31, 33
  16. ↑ Peak Performance Principles For High Achievers by John Noe, Chapter 1, page 24, 1984 edition
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