#420: How to Change the Way You Think

  How to Change the Way You Think   PODCAST #420   You don't have to think the way you have always thought. In fact, our brains are wired to change and think differently when the right neurological strategies are applied. This podcast episode will help you intentionally think about how to change the way you think. No longer will you feel stuck in old thought patterns once you know how to intentionally change the way you think and train your thoughts. Get the full show notes at www.trishblackwell.com/420 In this episode of The Confidence Podcast we're talking about: Why we get stuck in old thinking patternsThe differences between positive thinking and powerful thinkingHow to start changing the way you think   REVIEW OF THE EPISODE:   Love this podcast! 5-Stars. Willow_Lee I began listening to The Confidence Podcast earlier this year and am incredibly grateful for the joy, peace and confidence I feel after listening to each podcast. Trish, you are a rockstar of an encourager and this world is lucky to have your passion and wisdom pouring into it. The way you guide using God's Word is incredibly refreshing and uplifting. Even in the short months since I discovered your podcast, you have taught me to better love myself and to show up for myself and all that God has planned for me. Trish, thank you for leading by example, for showing up, and for using your talents and experience to lift others up with you.   Hang out with me on YouTube at www.youtube.com/trishblackwell.   Recent videos released include: How to Use Radical Gratitude to Alleviate Anxiety Reduce Your Unhappiness at Work Create an Effective Journaling Habit Believing that You Actually Can How to Detox Your Mind Strengthening Your Self-Esteem Break Up with People Pleasing   THANK YOU: PATRONS   Just some special love and deep gratitude your way for how you support the show. You are a small and mighty group and each and every one of your contributions feels like a big, warm, wiggle hug. Thank you. Want to be part of the people who help keep this show going? Consider becoming a patron. Just go to https://www.patreon.com/TheConfidencePodcast   WHY WE GET STUCK IN OLD THINKING PATTERNS   We haven't considered another way. We think changing is too hard, or won't work. We don't know other people who have transformed. We are stuck in distraction and stagnancy. We haven't been challenged to rise to living life to the fullest. We are intimidated by the emotions surrounding thinking. We have self-identified as a hot-mess or a sub-standard self-concept. We have a disorganized life, and therefore a disorganized mind.  I will have to give an account for my life - and for my stewardship of what I have been given or what has been within my control. This inspires me and challenges me.  Old thinking - and an attachment to old thinking ("this is just how I think," "this is just how I have always been," "this is just what everyone I know thinks") - is rooted in a pattern that once kept us protected.  But what once protected us temporarily can harm us long-term and keep us from our potential. These concepts grow mold and layers of dust telling us messages of >worthlessness  >lack  >overwhelm >powerlessness >averageness  To start this process, we first must come courageously face to face with our emotions and let ourselves FEEL. The Feeling Tunnel  start, middle and end of feeling.  Feel whatever it is, and then move past it - telling yourself what you are in agreement with and what you are committed to making happen.    THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN POSITIVE THINKING AND POWERFUL THINKING   I don't want you to be a positive thinker, I want you to be a powerful thinker. Mindset Mantra: I am more than just a positive thinker, I am a powerful thinker. Journaling Prompts for Powerful Thinking: The more I become aware of my thoughts, the more power I have over them.