The "Secret" To Weight Loss To Success!
You may be familiar with “The Secret”, which touts positive thinking as the magic ingredient for success. It turns out positive thinking isn’t enough to get us to our weight goal or any achievement. According to psychology, it’s our core self-evaluations that we store in our subconscious that are responsible for the success we create for ourselves. It’s how we evaluate ourselves, our abilities, and our own control over our lives that makes the difference!
People who have high core self-evaluations think positively of themselves and are confident in their abilities. Conversely, people with low core self-evaluations have negative appraisals of themselves and lack confidence.
There are four dimensions to evaluating ourselves:
Locus of control- people who have a high internal locus of control believe they control their own environment whereas people with an external locus of control believe outside forces control their lives.
Self-confidence- an individual's belief in their ability to tolerate negative emotion and use it constructively
Self-efficacy- an individual’s estimate of his or her own ability to perform well and handle a variety of situations
Self-esteem- a person’s overall appraisal of their value
People who believe they have control over outcomes work harder than people who believe fate, luck, or doctors, and/ or the government are responsible for the outcomes of their lives. People with high evaluations of themselves achieve higher in every area of their lives. People with low evaluations of themselves tend to be more stressed and prone to clinical depression.
Today is a great time to evaluate what you believe about yourself. Do you believe you influence your results in any situation with your attitude and actions? Do you believe you have the ability to overcome challenges? Do you believe you have incredible value to add to the world around you? Remember, what you believe about yourself and life is programmed in your subconscious mind and determines your success. You deserve to create amazing results for yourself and it all starts with your beliefs about yourself!