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Summary of Negative Self-Talk and How to Change It 

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“Negative Self-Talk and How to Change It” is a book by self-talk and personal growth pioneer, Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D. In this fast-paced book, Dr. Helmstetter gives helpful, life-changing tips on how to deal with negative self-talk –– for yourself, or anyone in your life. So, if you want to know all the important information you need to change negative self-talk forever, in a short and concise format, this book is for you. Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D., the best-selling author of over 20 books, is the leading authority in the field of self-talk today. He has devoted more than over three decades to research and writing in this field.

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Negative self-talk is a self-defeating attitude that leads straight to failure

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If you take a look at our society today, you will find negativity almost everywhere. Negativity, and most particularly negative self-talk, is now so common that it has become an epidemic — and it's getting worse.

According to Shad Helmstetter, negative self-talk is anything you think or say that looks at something from a pessimistic perspective rather than an optimistic one. You also engage in negative self-talk when your thoughts are mainly based on your fears instead of on your strengths. When everything you say or think about yourself is always focused on flaws rather than on positive qualities, that's negative self-talk.
Negative self-talk is anything you think or say that makes you see your world as filled with problems rather than opportunities and positive choices. ~ Shad Helmstetter
One thing about negative self-talk is that whether you say it out loud or think it to yourself, it's easy to recognize, and it always predicts failure. It often sounds like this: “Life sucks!” “I don’t have the talent.” “I’m just not creative.” “I just wasn’t cut out for that.” “Nothing ever goes right for me.” “Today just isn’t my day.”
While it might seem that engaging in negative self-talk is completely harmless, it's actually very dangerous.
The truth is, our brains care deeply about what we think or say. Whenever you say or think about anything negative, your brain literally records it. If you repeat a negative utterance long enough, your brain starts to see it as the truth. And once your brain accepts it as the truth, it becomes true for you ––even though it wasn’t true in the first place.
Negative self-talk sets you up for failure.
Since negative self-talk is something that predicts and anticipates failure, whenever you practice it, consciously or unconsciously, you're programming your brain to fail. And your brain will do just what it is programmed to do.

Fortunately for us, nobody is born with a negative mindset. Negativity is an acquired trait that is often brought about by bad news, depression, or anxiety. In the following chapters, we will take a closer look at the source of negative self-talk, and how we can orient our minds towards positivity.
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The way we're brought up goes a long way in influencing our outlook on life

So, if negativity is not genetic, where does it come from? Well, according to Shad Helmstetter, how we turn out in life is totally dependent on the type of “program” that guides our lives.
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Negative self-talk is a progressive disorder that festers over time

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Everything you believe to be true about yourself is created by the messages you repeat to yourself

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Mindfulness is an important factor in changing your self-talk from negative to positive

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One of the most important choices you can ever make is to choose to change your self-talk

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