When is it OK to interrupt? Here are some scenarios when it is OK to interrupt.
When doubt creeps in, you shut it up by filling your mind with positive thoughts. (Click to Tweet)
Yourself
When it’s your own voice telling you:
You can’t.
It’s impossible.
You’ll never…
You’re too…
Others
When someone else is telling you:
You can’t.
It’s impossible.
You’ll never…
You’re too…
When someone you love is telling you:
I’ll never…
I can’t.
I’m too…
It’s impossible.
In all three cases, it’s OK to interrupt. In fact, your success demands that you interrupt others talking negatively. Your love for someone else demands that you do. The very essence of our being and our worth from the Creator demands that you do. A life worth living demands that you stop every negative voice, shun every doubter and annihilate fear. (Tweet that)
How to interrupt yourself
When it’s your own voice lying to you, there is only one way to interrupt it.
Talk to yourself instead of listening to yourself.
That is from a comment from Bob Winchester on a previous post entitled The Voices in Your Head.
When doubt creeps in, you shut it up by filling your mind with positive thoughts. Yes, that sounds simplistic…and it is. You drown out the negative noise with the truth.
How to interrupt others who are negative towards you
You will hear negative voices from others. Your parents, siblings, friends, and especially your in-laws will tell you that you are a dreamer, that you can’t do that, that you will never succeed.
There are three steps to interrupting them properly:
- Walk away. Nothing shuts up a Negative Nancy like lack of an audience. Kind of cruel you say? Well, the alternative is to sit there and listen to them shoot down your dreams. I guess that could turn out well.
- Share your dream. There is a good chance that if they truly care about you, they will buy-in and support you. Which means no more negativity.
- When all else fails…replace them. It might be time for new friends. If they are family, spend a lot less time with them and immediately shut down conversations that turn negative. Repeat step one as often as needed. Trust me, they will get the point eventually.
How to interrupt others who are negative towards themselves
If you truly love someone, I call on you to help them overcome their negative voices.
Do exactly what you do for yourself: drown out their voices of defeat, lack, and fear with your voice of positive words of affirmation. Remind them of every victory in their past. Share success stories from others.
When you believe in someone else, you are speaking the very words of life into them. You give them hope and you help them to overcome whatever is holding them back.
When you hear a loved one saying they can’t do something or will never overcome an obstacle, interrupt them. Talk louder than they are talking. Shout if you have to. Gesture wildly. Make a scene.
But don’t you dare let them continue with one more lie.
Remember what Bob said:
Talk to yourself instead of listening to yourself.
And apply it to others as well.
How can you interrupt your own negative talk and that of others?
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