147: Automatic Negative Thoughts… Stomping out the ANTS

Episode 147 Transcript: You’re listening to Episode 147 of The Art of Living big. Today, I want to talk about what you’re thinking about. So you’re thinking thoughts all day long. And most of the thoughts you’re thinking are actually about yourself. And what those thoughts are actually doing is creating the environment that tells you Yes, I should do this thing. Yes, I should go for the goals I have, yes, I’m worthy of my dreams, or stay small. Don’t try to do that. Keep your mouth shut. It’s not worth the risk. And so I want you to just look around at your life and say, does this life match the dreams that I have? Does this life match me going for the dreams that I have? Or is this a replay of yours that have gone on before? Right? So am I creating something new, or am I stuck. And the thing about being stuck is that sometimes being stuck is really uncomfortable. Sometimes you can feel it at your core, and you’re like, I cannot live like this one more minute. But before you get to that point, you’ve been stuck for a while. And you’re sort of just moving through it, being okay, being mediocre in your feelings, and just not really paying attention until it gets really bad. So today, I want to talk about that. I want to bring it to your attention. You know, back in, I don’t think it was like the 70s. I remember my mother had the book. It was Jonathan Livingston Seagull. And this was a book by a guy named Richard Bach. And I think it was channeled. I’ve seen interviews with him where he talks about it as if it was channeled. But there’s a lot of great quotes. And it’s a really great book about Jonathan, the seagull and how he wants something more. And one of the quotes in the book is argue for your limitations. And sure enough, they’re yours. And I wonder all day long when you’re talking to yourself. are you arguing for your limitations? We’re gonna get into it on today’s show. Welcome to the art of living big. I’m your host, Betsy Pake. And this podcast is designed to share interviews and new ideas to help you redefine what could be possible for your life. Now, let’s go live big. Hey, everybody, welcome to the show. So today, I want to talk about arguing for your limitations, and maybe some self talk that you’re not even totally aware that you’re having. Because sometimes we just go through life, and we’re not even realizing the things that we tell ourselves until it comes into our awareness, right. So I’m all about bringing things into our awareness, and really using the power to shift. Because if you become aware, and you want to shift, things can change change for you. Like I stumbled on that because I want to say like you, miracles can happen today. Today, things could change in your life dramatically. In a day, I actually have a post it note on a big mirror in my hallway that says in one week, everything could be totally different. And it’s true in one week, if you can change how you see things. Give me a day, give me an hour, I’m going to give you an example. And we’re going to talk about this today and get a little bit deeper. Okay, so I have permission to share this story. But there is a client that I have had in the past. And she did one on one coaching with me and she did no limits. So an active