14 - Update Yourself: The Simple Tool For Meaningful Growth

Annaliese and Alan talk about how when you’re working to make changes, it’s good to be aware that the ways you think about yourself make a huge impact on your new behavior, words, and thoughts, and your results.

Annaliese brings up a mental tool that she’s created for herself and her clients called “Update Yourself”. This is the practice of thinking about yourself in a more empowered and capable way than you have before, which reshapes your self-image and helps you make change possible.

In this episode, you'll learn ways to:

• Unlock Your Brain's Potential: Notice the power you have to update your self-image by rewiring your brain using better thoughts that redefine your capabilities and help you embrace change.

• Empower Your Choices: Take control of your decisions by helping yourself think in ways that break you free from old unhelpful patterns that had you settling, and let go of limiting standards like perfectionism.

• Transformative Self-Stories: Discover how noticing and updating your self-stories affect your body and mindset, and give you more fuel and motivation by practicing celebrating your growth more daily.

• Building a Better Relationship with Yourself: The "Update Yourself" tool acts like your bridge inside yourself, helping you move away from self-doubt and into belief in who you want to be, owning your own newfound capability to make change happen.

• Positive Mindset: Shift your focus while you're working on making change happen from negative assumptions to more positive expectations when it comes to navigating uncertainty. Keep it lighthearted and doable!

 

Annaliese also provides a practical 3-step process to Update Yourself:

1. Reflect on how you're different today compared to your past self. "What do you care about now that you didn't before? And how am I different than I used to be?"

2. Acknowledge your improvements and share these positive changes with yourself. This self-recognition is a powerful motivator!

3. Remember that the ultimate goal is engaging with your life as your true self, not chasing a perfect outcome. Focus on the changes you want to make and find thoughts that make these changes seem possible for you and satisfying to you.

Resources:
- www.linktree.com/coachannaliese
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