Go on a 'Mental Diet'

This is the 10 day mental challenge, taken directly from Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins.  It's an amazing exercise that I'm currently taking on myself - it relates to your life as a whole as much as it relates to your fitness goals:

Rule 1:  In the next ten consecutive days, refuse to dwell on any unresourceful thoughts or feelings.

Rule 2: When you catch yourself beginning to focus on the negative, immediately redirect your focus toward a better emotional state.

Rule 3:  For the next ten consecutive days, make sure your focus is on solutions and not problems.

Rule 4: If you backslide, don't beat yourself up!  Get right back on track.  But if you continue to focus on the negative - for longer than two minutes - you have to wait until the next morning and start the ten days over.

Think about how much your mood and overall quality of life could change if you were to use this exercise to change your thinking patterns for good!  How incredibly powerful!

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