Turning the Garbage into Jewels
June 9, 2009 by coachkim
Filed under Hot Topics, Kim's Corner
In my last post I talked about controlling those negative thoughts using “Cancel, Cancel“. This one simple two-word phrase stops the thoughts in their tracks! It is an interruption, an immediate halt! Before you can make a change you must stop what you’re currently doing, right?
So, how many of you noticed what the very next thoughts were after you said “Cancel, Cancel”? For those that are practicing, I bet you noticed that you began to change your thoughts. Yep, it generally becomes a process that happens naturally. Your brain gets the message that some thoughts are no longer what you want… they are the garbage that you’re eliminating. They no longer serve you. If you’re one of the ones right now with a thought of “well it didn’t happen for me naturally, I still kept getting those thoughts”, then notice now what you just had… Another Garbage Thought! So, Cancel, Cancel it now!
With practice it gets easier and easier and your brain automatically begins to give you thoughts like, “Well, what thought would have been more positive? I am a little nervous and I know I can get through this. How could I have said that differently? I CAN make this cold call AND have it close. ”
So, lets’ take the 2 thoughts I described in my last post and see what other options would be good follow-ups. “Oh, they look busy” could have been followed by “Cancel, Cancel” and then one of the following:
- “Wow, they are busy and I CAN Do This!“
- “They are going to want to buy my products.”
- “I am nervous and it’s easy after the first 2 minutes.”
“There are people congregating around the counter” could have been followed by “Cancel, Cancel” and then one of the following:
- “Plenty of people in there. They must sell a lot of products. They’ll be selling mine soon!”
- “I’ve done this 5 times before and I can do it again!”
- “OK, I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.”
Now it’s your turn… Take those negative garbage thoughts and turn them into jewels! Your brain will love you for it… and you’ll love the results you get!











