The first thing to remember is that changing your life is possible. No matter where you are you are not stuck. Life transformation does require a few key ingredients though. These ingredients are a plan, patience, and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone.

How to Use this Information

The information you’re about to receive here has been used by many people, just like you, to make shifts, life transformations that have allowed them to live the life of their dreams. If you’ve really struggled with some things in your life then this method just might be able to help you too.

As you go through this process keep in mind that it can be helpful to start small. Achieving a few small successes will give you the confidence to move forward with larger ones.

If your life isn’t what you want it to be you can use this transformation process to make your life into the one you truly want to live.

7 Steps to Make Your Life Transformation Easy

Step 1 – Choose something you feel that will have a large impact on your life. Examine your life and think about the changes or shifts you would like to make. Now make a transformation list and order it from the most desirable change or shift to the least. Start at the top and examine your list. Stop when you find something you can change in a relatively short period, perhaps eight to twelve weeks.

Step 2 – Write out a specific goal. And don’t be timid, be bold! One of the major presuppositions in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is that people already possess most of what they need. This means that you’re far more capable than you think!

When setting your goals write out specifically what you intend to accomplish. For example if your goal involves increasing your income, instead of writing “I’m going to make more money” write  ”On or before July 15th, I will have increased my income to $6,000 a month.” This type of goal setting is the only way your life will experience the type of transformation you are seeking.

Step 3 – Decide if anything has interfered with your goal. This is the only way you can do something about it so if you think that something has stopped you so far figure out what that something is. For example, is it a lack of knowledge of how to do it? Is it the fear of failure or even success? Capability is rarely the problem. Most likely you’ll find that fear or doubt is at the root of what has prevented you from aggressively taking action.

Step 4 – Address any issue you discovered in Step 3. The best way to address these issues is by deciding if they are real. We are hallucinating or creating things in our minds all the time. You like everyone else, respond to what you believe is real, rather than what is actually real. If you have been hallucinating a false idea then decide you are going to hallucinate something different and better for yourself.

If there is something real that has been stopping you up to this point, such as a lack of education, information or bad choices, they aren’t going to go away on their own. Make a plan to eliminate any of these types of challenges. Something simple like meditating daily on making different choices can help you over any hurdles you are facing.

Step 5 – Review your goal at least every day. Better yet carry a goal card with your and regularly review it. By regularly reading your goal you burn it into your subconscious mind.  Continuing to reinforce your goal will maintain its priority in your mind. Look at it every day and read it aloud. Imagine accomplishing your goal. The tougher the goal, the more frequently you should reinforce it.

Step 6 – Decide on a course of action by breaking your goal into manageable bites. A question I like to ask is “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer of course is “One bite at a time.” A basic plan divided into a list of small steps, or daily activities to accomplish, can be your road map to success in achieving your goal. Big goals usually require a lot of action steps, but you can achieve them by following your map, one step at a time. Make a plan and work the plan.

Step 7 – Track your progress. This is why you write down your goal, so you can see how well you are doing. In order to stay motivated you need to regularly remind yourself of how well you are doing. How? By measuring your success.

For example, let’s say you have a money-related goal to come up with an extra $10,000 in three months. How much extra have you made so far? How much time is left until your deadline? This will let you know if you behind or ahead of schedule. Always know where you stand relative to the achievement of your goal.

Life Transformation Comes About When You Refuse to Give Up

Sometimes no matter how noble your pursuits and how hard you work you don’t just don’t achieve what you set out to accomplish. Remember, this doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Another of the major presuppositions in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is there no such thing as failure, there is only feedback. You learn something from everything you do. When you do something that doesn’t work decide to learn from it. Everything about human beings is designed to take this feedback and keep moving forward.

Everything is Not Going to Change Instantaneously

Transforming your life is a noble pursuit. It is also one of the most meaningful things you can do for yourself. But it’s not for the faint of heart or the quick to give up. Be patient with yourself and what you accomplish.

Finally, remember you’re not going to change everything overnight. Knock off a few of the easier items first. The confidence you gain will guide you through the tougher challenges. Combined with your persistence it will give you the life of your dreams.

Are you interested in how your subconscious mind can help you in making life shifts? Is there a transformation you desire? Then download the complimentary report, “Discover the Power of Your Subconscious Mind.” In it you’ll learn a number of different strategies that can help you unlock the power of your subconscious mind and start living the life of your dreams. Just follow this link to receive your copy of this complimentary report.

Wil Dieck is the founder of Total Mind Therapy, a method that uses NLP and hypnosis to help people make significant shifts in their thinking and, as a result, their future. His office is located inSan Diego,California. If you are interested in how hypnotherapy and NLP can help you give Wil a call. You will be scheduled for a no charge, risk free personalized phone assessment that can help you determine how Total Mind Therapy can help you make the changes you desire.

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts the better will be his world and the world at large.”  –

Confucius hit the nail on the head. If you continually think positive thoughts your world gets better. On the other hand if you are constantly thinking negative thoughts your life gets worse. This is because your thinking controls your focus. So instead of developing the world of your dreams, a negative focus actually attracts the things you don’t want into your life.

There are a number of different methods to help you change your focus. By drawing on techniques used in hypnosis and NLP, you can transform your thinking and your life. Instead of merely getting by, you’ll find that your life can truly be exceptional. By using positive thinking, you will teach your mind to focus on positive solutions rather than your challenges.

The problem with negative self talk and thinking

Negative self talk and thinking usually manifests themselves as worrying. Most people think that worrying is natural and somehow a good thing. In fact, if you are like most people you probably think that worrying about your situation helps in some way or another. You might think that since what you are worried about is on your mind you should be able to come up with a solution. The problem is that worrying doesn’t help you think clearly at all. In fact, it actually causes you to become more stressed and anxious and your mind to shut down.

How to develop positive thinking and self talk

One of the easiest methods of developing a positive outlook on life is to replace negative thinking with positive thinking. You can do this by changing your self talk, what you say to yourself on a regular basis. If you use the following strategy for a minimum of 3 weeks you’ll change the way you look at life.

1. Keep track of your thoughts

As you go through your day keep track of any negative self talk or thinking that pops into your head. As soon as you recognize any negative thoughts stop and immediately go to step 2.

2. Cancel your negative thinking

Once you recognize negative thinking or self talk cut it off in the moment by saying “cancel, cancel” out loud to yourself. You can reinforce this by adding some kind of physical movement such as rubbing your hands together as if you were wiping something off them, representing wiping your brain clear of those negative thoughts.

3. Decide to focus on solutions.

Once you’ve gone through step 2 think about possible solutions.  When you’re faced with a negative thought (and, if you are like most people there will be many of them), the best response is to think to yourself, “How can I solve or improve this challenge?” The point is to immediately begin focusing on solutions. Why? Because you get answers to the questions you ask. When you ask a good question, you receive good answers. After doing this for a few weeks you will find you have taught your mind to think of solutions to your challenges instead of focusing on them.

Develop habits that empower you

Developing habits is a matter of practice. The problem is that once you develop a habit, positive or negative, it occurs automatically, without any thinking at all. In NLP and hypnosis we recognize this and that’s why we work on helping clients develop positive habits they choose rather than some of the negative habits they’ll fallen in to.

Most experts tell us that a habit will take a minimum of 21 days to develop. Since this is the case, if you want to develop new, positive habits you need to make a conscious commitment to change your thinking and self talk for that period of time. Don’t worry if you find yourself struggling to stay positive at first.  It’s common to have numerous slips as you change your thinking and self talk habits. Refrain from beating yourself up over it. Remember, you’re focusing on solutions.

If you continue the process after the 21 days are completed, you’ll develop a permanent habit that will only require a minimal amount of maintenance on your part.

How to turn negative thoughts into positive thinking and self talk

As mentioned before, the questions you ask yourself will direct your thinking. If, for example, you constantly ask yourself, “Why do I always make that same mistake?” your mind will come up with all types of reasons you make that same mistake. On the other hand if you ask yourself, “What did I learn from this?” your mind will start to come up with things you’ve learned, things you can use to avoid the next time a similar event happens.

Questions to change your thinking

The following are some specific questions you can use to change a negative perception into something positive and can help you to start thinking positively on a consistent basis:

• What did I learn from ______? (whatever the learning experience is)

• What is great about this?

• What do I like the most about this?

• Who could I ask to help me with this?

Here are some questions you can ask yourself to keep your mind focused on the positive things in your life:

• What am I happy about right now in my life?

Note: I understand that you might say “I don’t have anything to be happy about”. When I ask a client this question in a hypnosis and NLP session and they tell me “I don’t have anything to be happy about” I’ll ask, “If you did have something to be happy about what might it be?’” You can use the same technique, asking yourself, “What might I be _____ of with all of these questions.

• What am grateful for in my life right now?

• What am I most proud of right now in my life?

• What am I most looking forward to in my life?

By asking these questions you are filling your mind with positive thoughts. This doesn’t allow any room for the negative stuff. Since you can only consciously think about one thing at a time, making the most out of the thoughts you allow in your mind only makes sense.

Your 1 month challenge

Although this system seems easy you’ll probably be surprised by how difficult it can be to give up negatively and develop consistent positive thinking and self talk. The change can only come through a committed effort.

James Allen once said, “He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and impure streams of thought; and as a wise householder commands his servants and invites his guests, so must he learn to command his desires and to say, with authority, what thoughts he shall admit into the mansion of his soul.”

If you really give this system a try it can change your life. Try it for 1 month. Work at it every day. I believe you’ll be so amazed at the results that you’ll never want to go back to the old way of worrying and dwelling on the challenges in your life again. Use these simple strategies to develop positive thinking and self talk. You can start making your life more positive today.

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Wil Dieck is the founder of Total Mind Therapy^©, a system you can use to rewire your subconscious mind and create the future you desire. He is a is a leading authority on using NLP and hypnosis, as well as other natural processes, in making quick and lasting life transformations. You can reach Wil at (619) 293-3255.