Lessons 4 & 5

Lesson 4 Removing your Excuses

The inner mind contains many negatives which will work against your goal. They can sneak into your awareness as excuses. Just when you are ready to do something towards your goal they might say:

I'm too tired to work out tonight.
I'm too old.
I'm too fat.
Nobody wants it.
People don't care.
I can't do it.
I don't have the money.
I'm afraid.

Your mind will fight them off or not. Either way it takes energy and resolve. Where do these excuses come from? They are actually coming from the negatives in your inner mind which have built up over a lifetime. Childhood experiences, family issues, past defeats, anger, work, mean boss, stress and health problems are some of them. Each goal brings up a set of excuses. We need to first see them. Recognize them as negatives and let go of them.

PROGRAM
Let's find the excuses for your goal. Sit comfortably in a chair with a pen and paper nearby. Go into strong SH. Take your pen and paper. At the top write your goal. Then imagine all the excuses you can use to give up.

Now start writing and keep writing (weight loss)
I can't lose weight because......
I can't lose weight because......
I can't lose weight because I'm always too tired.
I can't lose weight because I work too much.
I can't lose weight because I have 4 kids to take care of
Keep going.....

Write down all the excuses you come up with. First cross out the ones that don't really count or you can't do anything about i.e. age, illness. With the rest imagine a good thing happening for each.

*work too much - perhaps see yourself eating good weight loss food at work.
*too tired - perhaps see yourself walking out of the gym feeling great.
*4 kids - perhaps realize you would feel better and could take better care of them if you lost weight.
After going thru your excuses use strong SH

QUESTION
What can inspire me?

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Lesson 5 Get Your Rap Going

What do I say? How do I say it? You want your inner mind to send you the good stuff: inspiration, determination, insight and strength. This is the stuff that gets you to your goals. That make a day wonderful. First step is to learn the rules. Remember rules can be broken.

Rules for Positive Suggestions
Make it personal: I, my business, my arm muscles.
No: You can run a 6 minute mile.
Yes: I can run a 6 minute mile.
Yes: My arm muscles grow big and strong.
Yes: My business sells 200 widgets today.

Use the present tense
No: I will get an 'A' on my Physics test.
Yes: I get an 'A' on my Physics test.

Use positive terms
No: I can't finish writing this book.
Yes: I finish the book.

*Make it clear and simple
*Use the word 'can' often especially at the beginning. Use I can weigh 135 pounds until your start believing it.
*Use emotional terms. I love losing weight.

Build yourself a rap so you will always have positive suggestions ready. You can say them outloud, mentally to yourself, write them down, visualize them in SH and listen to a tape. The more you do this the stronger your positives will be. The key is to add positives and remove negatives. When the positives are stronger you will receive inspiration, energy, insight and all the good stuff.

Statements: Truths that you want your inner mind to know. Your conscious mind may know your them but your inner mind may not.

Studying increases my chances of getting an 'A'.
Exercise helps me lose weight.
Bench presses strengthen my chest muscles.
The purpose of eating is to nourish my body.
Driving the speed limit is safer.
Being nice to customers increases sales.

Anti-suggestions: True statements meant to inform and hit your inner mind so hard that it releases negatives or refrains from giving in to a desire. Notice the wording. Doing or not doing something equals some consequence.

Smoking fills my lungs with poisons.
Stalling making a sales calls lowers my sales.
Skipping my study period.
Yelling at my wife can cause a bad night.


Be A RAP Star
Let's take a beat from the Rappers. Let's talk to ourselves in the form of Rapping. Start by combining suggestions + statements + anti-suggestions. Perhaps 4 to 6 lines. And say them to yourself like a Rapper. When you wake up. Perhaps before you eat. Before you study. Or start work. Anytime. Anywhere. It's as simple as that. Each sentence is made to influence your inner mind.

Sample RAP - Weight Loss
I lose weight. (use can until you believe)
I love losing weight.
I am under 200 pounds.
I eat less and exercise more. (once you reach your desired levels remove this one)
Overeating and eating junk puts on fat.
The purpose of eating is to nourish my body.

Stress Relief
I turn stress into peace and strength.
I love turning stress into peace and strength.
Keeping stress wears me out.
Keeping stress can give me a headache.
I love peace and strength.

Better Grades
I get an 'A' in Math this term.
I love getting an 'A' in Math.
Skipping a study period makes it harder.
Better grades means a better job.

Stop Smoking
I am a nonsmoker.
I love being a nonsmoker.
Smoking burns.
Smoking poisons.
Smoking kills.
Smoking is gross.
I am free.
I love being free.


PROGRAM
On a sheet of paper write down your RAP. Also determine good places to say it. For example, if you are trying to lose weight say it before you eat and whenever you are tempted. For better grades Ssay before and during your study periods. Before and during exams. The more you say them the faster they will work.

QUESTION
Who can help me?