Mindset - Self-Talk
Imagine sitting with your family on a plush picnic blanket in a beautiful meadow on a lovely spring weekend alongside a basket of delicious bread, cheese, and wine. It is possible to be in this setting and feel completely racked with crippling stress, fear, and panic. Perhaps you loathe public speaking more than anything in the world, and you have to give a speech in the coming week in front of your whole company. Even in the setting of having a picnic with the people you love most; you’re thinking about your speech: “I’m so screwed. Why are they making me do this? I hate public speaking. I'm going to embarrass myself in front of everyone.” These thoughts will cause your brain to produce elevated levels of the neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine, which will make you feel stressed and anxious. It is of course, also possible to be in that very same picnic setting and feel filled to the brim with joy, gratitude, and peace. If you are thinking about how grateful you are to