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    Control Your Thoughts: Hack Your Mind, Beat Negative Thinking, Stay Motivated & Achieve Anything You Want
    Control Your Thoughts: Hack Your Mind, Beat Negative Thinking, Stay Motivated & Achieve Anything You Want
    Control Your Thoughts: Hack Your Mind, Beat Negative Thinking, Stay Motivated & Achieve Anything You Want
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    Control Your Thoughts: Hack Your Mind, Beat Negative Thinking, Stay Motivated & Achieve Anything You Want

    By Dr. Michael Ericsson

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    Control Your Thoughts: Hack Your Mind, Beat Negative Thinking, Stay Motivated & Achieve Anything You Want

    If you want to Develop Self-Control, Ged Rid of Social Anxiety & Shyness, Improve Communication Skills & Live a Stress-Free Life, then this is your book!

    This book consists of proven steps and techniques on how to learn ways to control and learn how to discipline yourself.

    Many people barely develop self-confidence because of various reasons. It could be stress, lack of motivation, and exhaustion. However, despite these varied causes, there are ways on how you can become a successful person. Self-discipline is not just about controlling oneself, but is about living a healthy, quality and successful life. Learn how to develop self-esteem and enjoy life with the strategies provided in this book. Read on and find out!

    What You'll Learn in Control Your Thoughts: Hack Your Mind, Beat Negative Thinking, Stay Motivated & Achieve Anything You Want...

    How to Master Your Communication Skills
    How to Start Your Day Right with Morning Routine
    How to Develop Your Body Language
    How to Create Good Habits
    How to Practice Mindfulness
    How to Bring Positivity in Your Life
    How to Become a Great and Assertive Leader
    How to Invest in Yourself

    What You'll Also Discover Inside...

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

    Surround yourself with positive people. The more you surround yourself with positive and confident individuals in all areas of your life the more you will begin to feel the same. The very interaction with confidence motivates you to feel the same, it is contagious. The same goes for negativity. So, take a look at the people in your life and reflect on their net input regarding confidence in your life. True friends help you be more of yourself as far as it is concerned.

    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.

    This book will help you to build your self esteem.  

    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 useful information you found here into practice day by day, and begin to enjoy the wholesomeness of life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr. Michael Ericsson
    Release dateAug 17, 2018
    ISBN9781386909934
    Control Your Thoughts: Hack Your Mind, Beat Negative Thinking, Stay Motivated & Achieve Anything You Want

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      Control Your Thoughts - Dr. Michael Ericsson

      Chapter 1 –  How to Get Rid of Anxiety and Depression

      Every person faces anxiety at one point or another, and that is normal. What is not normal is when you always feel anxiety even in situations where other people don’t usually feel it. Some cases of anxiety become too severe that it may stop you from living a normal life.

      The following are techniques on how to overcome the uncomfortable feeling that is anxiety:

      Fight or flight. If you give in to your negative thoughts, note that it is not only you who will suffer, but your loved ones as well. Most of the time your loved ones are the ones who carry the burden of your stress. To save them from carrying such burden, overcome it by fighting it off. You should take responsibility for every action and emotion you have. Always know that you have a choice, and anxiety is an option you shouldn’t choose.

      Keep yourself busy. Yes, being busy is stressful, but if you can control yourself, you can reduce the stress especially if you love what you are doing. If you concentrate your attention on doing things, you will think less of your worries and therefore will be less anxious. Keeping still and doing nothing are two different things. Meditation is being busy at something. You can relax and beat stress by doing so while you also relieve yourself from anxiety. Remember that even if you think of your worries all day, they won’t go away unless you do something. Worrying will just boost your tension.

      Focus on where the anxiousness in your body is. Tension might be on your hands, abdomen, or feet. Just focus on that specific body part and get back to it whenever your attention is captured by something else. If you do this for a few minutes, it can reduce or make anxiety go away.

      Keep track of positive acts. There is someone out there who needs someone like you, find him. Doing positive things for other people takes you off from problems and worries. Helping others in one way or another also heals you from negativity.

      If you can’t find someone to lend a hand, find someone to talk to instead. This is one of the best ways to free you from anxiety. Invite friends or relatives, or family members. Go to the best place to hang out. You can talk about a lot of things or you can talk about your problems. If you cannot find someone to talk to, open your computer and enter a chat room.

      Exercise is a good way to forget your problems. You can do light exercises such as mild yoga or walking. Do an activity that works best for you and do not worry about messing up your schedule. Physical activities can also beat anxiety and stress.

      Create a diary of good things that happen to you each day. This allows you to become aware of the positive things around you. You can also create a diary of your worries which lead anxiety and the possible actions you can do to overcome them.

      A lot of people are faithful to a supreme being or an outcome. A great way to get out of anxiety and depression is to embrace your faith. If you truly believe that everything will get better, then it will. Sometimes this is just what you need to get rid of anxiety. This also helps you realize that prayer and firm belief are powerful enough to change an outcome.

      Television has various programs that can generate anxiety. If you cannot find a program that can make you feel positive, then turn the TV off. Not only will it conserve electricity, it will also save you from being anxious.

      Courage is not about having no fear; it’s about facing your fear. Fear is universal, it is present in everyone. The only difference is that, other individuals give in to fear while others face it and use it to become stronger. When you feel afraid, choose whether you’ll face it or give in to it. If you face your fear and become successful against it, your anxiety will dwindle and you will be more confident to face the same challenge in the future.

      Chapter 2 - How to Improve Your Body Language

      What makes charismatic people look more congenial and smart isn't just how they talk, but also how they move. Charisma as a behavioral characteristic is something that goes beyond words; it also extends to non-verbal kinds of communication. You need to develop an eye and an ear for these kinds of things in order for you to stick to top of every situation.

      Essentially, it all boils down to reciprocity: treat other people the way you want to be treated. If you wish to be treated with value, for instance, you must treat others with respect, too. You do so, however, with a mindful regard to keep carefully the dynamics of your charismatic personal. So while it is true that respect should be mutually afforded, you want to keep the upper hand of things by ensuring that you still project a subtext of power and retain a solid presence.

      Following are some things that you can do to improve your body language:

      Smile. Nothing at all eases pressure and stress between two strangers more than the look of a smiling face. You instantly look more reliable and dependable when you present a smiling countenance as opposed to if you are visibly annoyed.

      Give a solid handshake. This is indicative of independence, strong-mindedness, and seriousness.

      Learn to focus. When communicating with another person, refrain from pulling out your phone if not settling your gaze on a far-away object. Keep your attention to the individual you are talking to as a form of courtesy and basic decency.

      Don't be fidgety. Remain steady. Otherwise, you end up looking more anxious and stressed than you truly are.

      Maintain eye contact. This is an indication that you will be listening and that you are centered on what the other person is saying. Be cautious, however, from overdoing it. Some people are not comfortable participating in a staring contest of sorts, so much in order that they would voluntarily look somewhere else if they can't bear the awkwardness anymore.

      Show that you are listening by nodding once in a while. Nothing says that you are actually listening and absorbing what is being said more than those little nods you make once in a while.

      Present a friendly demeanor. Avoid raising your eyebrows, pouting your lips, wrinkling your nose, or shaking your head vigorously when you absolutely do not need to. You intend to run into as charismatic, not combative or hostile.

      Do not cross your legs or arms. These are signals that you are embarrassing with the situation and that you are refusing to open yourself up to anyone present.

      All of the things mentioned previously require continuous practice. Your mastery of the things relies in large part to the consistency with which you try them out and the width of your experience. Obviously, the greater used you get to these exact things, the better you feel at displaying your charisma.

      To improve your skills further, consider exercising in the mirror. Stand in front of your mirror and pretend to be speaking with yourself. While doing so, watch your own gestures, your own facial expressions, and your own words. If you were to rate yourself based on your ability to project assurance and positivity, then what score would you give yourself? What areas of opportunity have to be addressed?  Apart from looking at yourself in the reflection, you can also take acting classes.

      While initially you may need to fake some gestures or control your mannerisms, know that these things should acquire flair of regularity. Quite simply, they need to eventually become a norm so you won't have to pretend and instead be real with yourself.

      While it is true that unleashing your internal charismatic self can be done - and is not an inborn trait as others could have us consider - doing this nonetheless does take time, discipline, and dedication. Charisma is a learned art, one that can't be acquired over the period of a day or even a week. As such, it's important that you muster enough discipline to keep going. Indeed, with the right attitude and the right know-how to back it up, everyone can be charismatic.

      Chapter 3 - How to Meditate and Live a Better Life

      The purpose of meditation is to let your body relax while you concentrate 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 head of stressful thoughts. Power from meditation is the power to concentrate on things without being consumed by them. You can perform this relaxation technique 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 concentrate 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 focus. Breathe naturally to avoid tension.

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

      Plenty of people try meditating at some point in their life. There are, however, only a few who have the patience and

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