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    Change Your Mindset: Boost Self-Discipline, Control Your Thoughts, Eliminate Self-Doubt & Feel The True Freedom
    Change Your Mindset: Boost Self-Discipline, Control Your Thoughts, Eliminate Self-Doubt & Feel The True Freedom
    Change Your Mindset: Boost Self-Discipline, Control Your Thoughts, Eliminate Self-Doubt & Feel The True Freedom
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    Change Your Mindset: Boost Self-Discipline, Control Your Thoughts, Eliminate Self-Doubt & Feel The True Freedom

    By Dr. Michael Ericsson

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    Change Your Mindset: Boost Self-Discipline, Control Your Thoughts, Eliminate Self-Doubt & Feel The True Freedom

    If you want to Increase Self-Control, Beat Worrying & Stress, Find Your Passion & Live a Stress-Free Life, then this is your book!

    This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to solve self esteem issues, like feelings of being not good enough, of being inferior, and of being unworthy.

    It will help you build a strong, optimistic view of yourself for life. This is for all of you who have problems getting along in life. You may be a victim of bullying, abuse, lack of confidence, or something even more serious. This is your book.

    What You'll Learn in Change Your Mindset: Boost Self-Discipline, Control Your Thoughts, Eliminate Self-Doubt & Feel The True Freedom...

    How to Become a Minimalist and Simplify Your Life
    How to Defeat Procrastination
    How to Get Rid of Anxiety
    How to Master Your Body Language
    How to Build Your Self-Confidence
    How to Live in The Present Moment Through Mindfulness
    How to Discover The Willpower In You
    How to Bring Positivity in Your Life
    How to Be More Productive
    How to Eliminate Shyness
    How to Uncover Your Passion
    How to Meditate and Have a Richer Life
    And Much More...

    Exercise. Once you exercise, even just simple running, you'll notice that you get this surge of adrenaline. This is because happy hormones are released and thus, you feel more confident about yourself, and more confident that you are actually capable of doing great things. Plus, once you exercise, you'll get to be happy and very beautiful, too.

    Expect more from yourself than others. The good news - everyone believes in what you show. Nobody can read your thoughts to know your doubts. The bad news - you can interpret every people's speech in a wrong way. Any weird reaction and you start worrying without any reason. Psychologists recommend listening to your "inner voice". Try this experiment: write down every thought while you are lacking of self-confidence. Every time you start worrying, do a three-minute break. Take the list and remind yourself how great you are. Show to your brain the material proof of your self-confidence.

    Think positive. It's the oldest trick in the book. If you know how to control your mind, then things will be easier for you. Why? Because positive thinking might really do wonders. Aside from that, once you think positively, you will notice that you'll actually feel good about yourself, and that you will feel good about what's going on around you. And, even if things go wrong, you'd know that these are just challenges and that you can rise above them.

    This book will help you to identify effective methods designed to bring out your charismatic personality.  

    Improving yourself takes time and effort. You have to be willing to make the changes and be committed to taking action rather than just reading about them.   

    The next step is to put the things you have learned in action and begin to change your life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr. Michael Ericsson
    Release dateAug 16, 2018
    ISBN9781386997443
    Change Your Mindset: Boost Self-Discipline, Control Your Thoughts, Eliminate Self-Doubt & Feel The True Freedom

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      Change Your Mindset - Dr. Michael Ericsson

      Chapter 1 –  How to Eliminate Anxiety and Stress

      Social anxiety is one of the reasons why people lose confidence and get anxious being around people. It is a discomfort when a person in social interactions fears of being judged and/or evaluated by other people. Social anxiety is often characterized by an intense fear of what people around them are thinking resulting to a person's emotions of insecurity and not being good enough to be given attention to. It is also assuming that an individual will automatically be rejected.

      Ask yourself these questions:

      1. Do you feel anxious when you are in public situations, like in parties or simply being out in public?

      2. Do you often have trouble participating in social gatherings because of extreme shyness?

      3. Do you have the tendency to shy away from people?

      4. Do you worry about being humiliated in social configurations?

      5. Do you feel like you have little or nothing to contribute in conversations which means you end up not speaking or withdrawing all together?

      6. Do you worry about others seeing how anxious you are around them?

      If you answered yes to these questions, you may be experiencing the symptoms of social anxiety.

      To beat social anxiety, you'll need to master a few techniques.

      Challenge your unhelpful thoughts

      Your way of thinking has huge impacts on your social anxiety issues. Many of these thoughts happen in your subconscious, thus, you cannot control them, and they can either be negative or unhelpful thoughts. It's important to keep in mind that these thoughts stay as mere thoughts. These thoughts do not necessarily have to be factual.

      To challenge those negative and unhelpful thoughts, you will need to question these thoughts; because almost all of the time, these thoughts are merely based on wrong assumptions.

      The first step to challenging your thoughts is to identify that these are negative thoughts. Establish what these unhelpful thoughts are and discuss them in your head on how you can make a few changes in your way of thinking. What are these negative thoughts?

      These are some of the common unhelpful thoughts that socially anxious individuals feed their mind with:

      Common unhelpful thoughts before coming into the social situations:

      I might embarrass myself.

      I don't have anything to contribute in the conversation.

      I know I'll stammer.

      I'll appear to be a fool.

      Common unhelpful thoughts while engaged in public situations:

      They are all looking at me.

      I am stammering.

      I am worthless.

      Common unhelpful thoughts after public situations:

      They all thought I was a fool.

      Now they know that I am a fool.

      I was not smart enough to sustain the conversation.

      Unhelpful thoughts about yourself:

      Nobody likes me.

      I am not a good conversationalist.

      I'm an idiot.

      These are only a few examples of negative thoughts that have great impacts on how you deal with social situations. Examine your thoughts. Are the ones listed here like your own thoughts?

      What you can do

      Think about the time when you were socially anxious.

      Consider your thoughts while you were in that situation.

      Identify and isolate the negative thoughts.

      Challenge these thoughts in your mind.

      Be aware of the common thought patterns that you have.

      Recognizing your thought patterns:

      Reading the minds of individuals in the group. If you do this, you assume what other people think with no concrete proof.

      Too much generalizing a situation will make you more stressed.

      Dwelling on negativity.

      Methods to challenge the negative thoughts

      To accurately illustrate, here is an example of a negative thought: I don't have anything to say and they'll all think that I am an idiot.

      Now, you can ask these questions to challenge that negative thought:

      Do you have evidence to contradict your negative thought?

      Do you recognize a common pattern?

      What do you think your friends would tell you if they knew what your thoughts are?

      How will you feel about this situation in six months?

      Is there any other way that you can handle the situation?

      Stop focusing on yourself

      You might be doing it unconsciously but if you are socially stressed, you tend to focus on the way you act in front of the group. You are too concerned about how your anxiety might manifest so you become too mindful that you lose focus on the actual conversations and the people you are with.

      Make an effort to divert your focus on others rather than on your own actions. Keep in mind that anxiety is less visible than it really is. If you do see some noticeable manifestation, it doesn't follow that something bad might happen. Everyone becomes anxious at some point so don't think that anxiety is isolated to you alone.

      Do not over-analyze things or situations. Socialization is not designed to be analyzed. Don't even replay elements of the conversation in your mind but give attention to what is occurring in the present.

      Figure out how to relax. You don't need to pretend and no need to impress others. Just be yourself.

      Chapter 2 - How to Increase Your Body Language

      Communication is a crucial part of anyone's life. It is difficult expressing thoughts and feelings if you don't have the methods to.

      Human beings speak to one another verbally and nonverbally. Verbal communication is not hard to comprehend because you get them as it is. Nonverbal communication consists of body language. By understanding how to decipher body language and being conscious of what others aren't saying, you'll have a better understanding of other people. In addition, it helps you speak more effectively.

      Signals make up an enormous chunk of your daily communication. Your facial expressions can say a whole lot even without you opening your mouth. The things you do not say speak volumes. Experts say that body gestures make up about 50% to 70% of all your communication. Decoding someone's body language is important, but you also need to be on the lookout for other signs like the framework of what the other says.

      People often just forget about the importance of body gestures because most are busy talking and thinking about how precisely they are going to impress the other person to close the transaction with a favorable result. When you need to speak or present to an important client or business partner, you must have the ability to control your nervousness and avoid unnecessary body gestures that will come off negatively. In a group, conversations are even more difficult because there palm gestures and other signals are harder to decipher. Ever been in a group where two or three individuals appear to talking nonverbally? Have you ever had the feeling that somebody is lying to you? Or was there ever a case when you couldn't believe what the other person was saying?

      Learn to relax as it also helps relax your brain and that means you can think clearly and you look more confident. When you are self-assured, you can speak clearly and with power. Appearing relaxed and confident will let you gain your audience's trust and confidence, as well.

      Focus on three aspects: your stance, the position of your head, and breathing. Try keeping your shoulders slightly going to the back and your upper body wide open, this makes breathing easier. Before your talk, you can take tiny deep breaths to help you get rid of the nervousness.

      The right pose is having your head tilted (however, not too much, lest you want to be perceived as arrogant), while your spine and back is straight up. You should look like this whether you are sitting on a chair or taking a stand. You want to command esteem and authority which means you also need to avoid slouching as it could show a nervousness and lack of confidence.

      You aren't likely to perfect this position immediately but it pays to practice. Taking advantage of nonverbal signs when dealing for your business tractions will go a long way.

      Take into account that it is not always what the other person is saying that is important; you have to make sure that you know how to decode some of the most common palm gestures and body activities.

      Give your body the time it requires to perfect the techniques because it cannot happen right away, you just have to have a whole lot of persistence and dedication to learn. Proper manners can be learned, so does confidence. When you have these two aspects in mind, it is simpler to learn and understand body language.

      Chapter 3 - How to Meditate and Enjoy a Greater Life

      The goal of meditation is to let your body relax while you focus on a thought or an empty mind for a set period of time. Contrary to the popular belief that meditation has mystical effects and those who perform it have special powers, note that real meditation is a very simple activity that can free your mind of stressful thoughts. Power from meditation is the power to concentrate on things without being consumed by them. You can practice this relaxation method using just a few steps:

      Sit comfortably on a chair or on the floor in your most comfortable and relaxing position. Do not slouch because it will make you drowsy.

      Close your eyes. This can be difficult at first. If you cannot focus by closing your eyes, then you can light a candle and concentrate your eyes on it.

      Do not tense any muscle group. Relax and keep them as such while you concentrate. Breathe naturally to avoid tension.

      To help you focus more, you can keep your attention on your breathing while you close your eyes or while you concentrate on the lighted candle.

      A lot of people try meditating at some point in their life. There are, however, only a few who have the patience and dedication to pursue it. The following are a few techniques to keep you in a meditating

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