We're now living in a time

Where we need to learn a lot more skills

Whether that’s:

- Reading

- Writing

- Note taking

- Communicating

- Organizing

- Time Management

- Assertiveness

And MUCH more

Unfortunately...

Skills and behaviors aren’t easy to develop

They don’t form

By wanting them to form

But spending time on them

A lot of time!

First, you need to learn the skill

Then to remember and recall it

Then to apply it until you get it right

What makes this even more challenging is…

The way your mind and body work

Anytime you stop using a skill

You start losing it

So, you might spend weeks or months

To learn something new

But as soon as you switch to something different

You begin losing the first

That means

All the effort you put in

Goes out the window

Not because you can’t stick with things

But only because of the way your mind and body work

Luckily, there's a solution

There’s a way

To build skills and habits

And multiple of them at a time

With little to no effort

That's right

With little to no effort

And that's what you're going to learn today

You see...

There's only one way

To build skills, habits, and behaviors

They don't form

By wanting them to form

Skills and habits form by repeating the skill, habit, or behavior

The more you repeat a behavior

The more it takes form

Though there's 3 ways to repeat a skill, habit, or behavior

- The first is physical 

- The second is visual 

- The last and most important is VERBAL 

That's where you say or repeat 

The changes you want to have or have happen 

For example…

If you have poor memory

You would repeat statements like:

• I have an excellent memory
• I easily remember anything I choose
  

Or if you want to become more assertive

You might repeat statements like:

• I am a calm, confident communicator
• I easily communicate my needs and wants

On the surface

You wouldn't think 

Repeating such statements

Could do all that much

But it's huge!

That’s because…

Words are powerful

Like water on dry soil

They seep into your brain

To create the outcome the words describe

So, if you repeat: 

• I have an excellent memory

Surprisingly

Your memory does begin to improve

If you repeat:

I’m a calm, confident communicator

Your confidence actually grows

In fact…

Majority of your issues in life came from words

- Parents saying you can’t sit still

- Teachers saying your work isn't good

- Peers and bullies making fun of you

- Advertisements claiming you're not good enough

They were just words

But like I said

They go inside your mind

To create the outcomes in your life

Now…

If words have the power to bring you down 

They naturally have the power

To bring you up

And they do

By repeating positive words

You pull your mind in a positive direction

By repeating positive words

You can actually build skills and habits

You can literally

Talk yourself to new:

• Skills
• Abilities
• and Behaviors

You can even develop

Multiple skills and behaviors at a time!

Even skills that seem difficult

Or out of reach

Don't believe me?

A client of mine recently took up salsa dancing 

And to be honest

He sucked at dancing

He had:

- No rhythm 

- Zero coordination

- And two left feet

So, I had him repeat start repeating the following statements:

• I am an excellent dancer
• I learn and pick up moves easily
• I remember all the moves and execute them with precision and control
• I maintain correct posture, frame, connection, and hand position throughout the dance
• I have rhythm and soul

And after a few months

Many were amazed at his progress

Above all, he was amazed myself

What's more

Another client struggled to speak

He would:

- Stutter
- Stammer
- And stumbled over words

It was hard for him to verbalize his thoughts 

Or even get his word out

It was so bad, he often didn’t talk 

And the less I talked

The worse his issue began

So, I had him regularly repeat the following statements:

• I am an excellent communicator
• I easily communicate my thoughts, ideas, feelings experiences, and more
• I can verbalize anything
• I’m never at a loss for words because the right words come to me quickly and easily

Anyone’s who’s heard him speak now

Knows he speaks extremely well

And the consistent feedback he get's is

How well he speaks

I'll go as far as to say ...

Some skills CAN'T be developed any other way

Skills like assertiveness

Require pushing past insecurities and hesitation

Although you can learn everything about how to be assertive

As soon as you go to do it

Your mind pulls you back

Since self-talk rewires your brain

The statements create an inner push to do it

So you hesitate less

All you have to do is repeat the statements enough

And you'll naturally find yourself becoming assertive.

The same with confidence

You can't read a book or attend a seminar about confidence

And become confident

That's because confidence isn't something you do

It's WHO YOU ARE

So acting confident is not the same as

Being confident

Because self-talk seeps into your mind

You can self-talk your way to being confident

What's great about self-talk is...

Unlike traditional ways of building skills and habits

Thatrequire a lot of time and effort

Self-talk only requires repeating some statements

And you can do that

Anytime and anywhere

While:

- Cooking

- Cleaning

- Driving

- Waiting in line

- In the shower

- In bed

You can literally build and develop

Skills and behaviors

While laying in bed

It’s quite magical

What's more...

You don't have to spend

Hundreds or thousands of dollars

To hire coaches and experts

Or spend weeks and months

Attending workshops and seminars

All you have to do

Is describe the outcome you want

And repeat it daily

That's it

Remember…

How you feel now

Came from words

It came from what others said

And more importantly

What you repeated yourself

And have been repeating yourself

So...

If you're looking to make a change

Or develop a skill

Start with self-talk

Create statements that describe

The outcome you want

And repeat the statements daily

There are many examples here

To help you get started

But...

If you want to learn more 

You might like my book

Self-Talk Your Way to Success

It talks about:

- All the ways you can use self-talk

- The types of skills you can build with it

- The correct ways to word the statements

- The best ways to repeat the statements

- And has a curated list of over 100 statements you can pick and choose to repeat

It's not a long read, and have you up and running in as little as 30 minutes