There are different definitions of metacognition but for the purposes of this article I like the Dictionary.com definition: “awareness and understanding one’s thinking and cognitive processes; thinking about thinking”. Throughout much of history, at least as early as the writings in Proverbs of the Bible’s Old Testament, the philosophy that “as a man thinketh in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Self Talk’
THE POWER OF PARADIGMS (PAIR-A-DIMES)
A paradigm is originally a Greek scientific term and there are different definitions of it, and of paradigm shift, but I like the following definitions given in the Cambridge University Press Dictionary. Paradigm (pronounced pair-a-dime): a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something; Paradigm Shift: when the usual and accepted [...]
YOU’RE GONNA GET YOUR MIND RIGHT—AND I MEAN RIGHT
The title of this post was inspired by a quote from one of my favorite movies—”Cool Hand Luke”. The quote was from the warden of the prison to Luke after Luke was returned to prison following his second escape. The movie is loaded with quotes that I love, and although the most often repeated quote [...]
THE FIRST SELF-TALK BOOK I READ—AT AGE 6
It seems only fitting that my maiden blog post should be about the first self-talk book I read—actually I “heard” it before I read it when my mother read it to me at about four years of age. Now before you start thinking my mother strange for reading a personal development book to me before [...]
WELCOME TO SELF TALK 4 SUCCESS
Positive words are powerful and when we use them to affirm something about ourselves they are positive affirmations. These positive affirmations when correctly formed and repeatedly impressed on our sub-conscious mind become positive self-talk which in turn will help us change habits and paradigms that are not in alignment with our goals and dreams. My [...]