Positive Talk Creates Positive Action - How to Stop Talking Like a Loser

Every day we make many tiny decisions that affect our lives. One of the decisions we make almost unconsciously is the way we talk to ourselves, and the way our words affect our attitude and our action. I caught myself doing it yesterday when I considered going to the gym and then thought “I don’t want to do it.” Right away I decided that was it - no more loser talk, time to go work out!

Here’s a list of phrases that I call loser talk - phrases I don’t want to use in my vocabulary, and that you shouldn’t have in yours either

Loser Talk

I can’t do it
It’s too hard
That’s impossible
I am too tired
I can do it tomorrow
I don’t want to do it

Replace the above with:

Winner Talk

I can do it
This is hard, but not too hard for me
I am tired, but I will keep trying for just a little longer
I will not put it off until tomorrow, I will do it today
I want to do this. I am so fortunate that in this life I even have the opportunities I am given. Where other peoples lives are filled with sorrow and suffering, I have infinite possibilities ahead of me. I will never squander these chances and opportunities. I will always make the most of them.

What do you think? This entry reminds me of my creed, something that I will perhaps discuss in my next entry.

P.S. This entry was included in the Carnival of Improving Life

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Mike King 3 months ago 1 point
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Never thought to call those things loser talk, but I think its catchy and funny. Thanks for sharing.

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jsherwood 2 months ago 1 point
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One of my favorite 'loser talk' phrases is 'I did the best I could', or 'thats all you can do' or 'you tried your hardest' or some variant of the above.
Truth is..there is always room for extra effort and nobody really ever does the best they could, that implies there is no room for improvement.

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SidSavara 2 months ago 1 point
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Totally agree. As you mentioned, there are other loser talk excuses along the same lines, including the much more common - "Well, at least I tried". Whenever I hear myself say that, I ask myself "Really Sid? Did you just try? Not even tried your hardest, or tried hard? Just tried?"

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SidSavara 2 months ago 1 point
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Duplicate comment.

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