[Music] [Music] Hi everyone. It's such a joy to be here. A heartfelt thank you to the Indian Public School for having me.What I'm going to share with you today comes from two places. what I've learned from positive psychology and how I've applied it in my own life. Both have shown how just powerful self-t talk can be.I've learned how to savor and celebrate life from two of my favorite people. One in her 80s and one just six. My grandma was lighthearted and joyful even in her 80s.She found joy in the simples ...

Self-Talk & Performance - The impact of self-talk on performance, highlighting its potential to either empower or undermine individuals [1][3] - The importance of managing inner dialogue to foster resilience and improve outcomes [3][4] - A three-step mantra for managing negative self-talk: catch, change, and cheer [4] Mental Strategies - The strategy involves recognizing negative thoughts, replacing them with positive affirmations, and self-encouragement [4][5] - The emphasis on choosing empowering words to build courage and perseverance [5] - The concept of the inner voice as a coach that can either uplift or tear down [3][4] Overcoming Challenges - The idea that the toughest opponent is often oneself, emphasizing the importance of mental fortitude [8] - The transformation of the inner critic into an inner coach as a key to success [7]

Have you ever heard that little voice inside your head. The one that says, "You can do it." Or sometimes, "Oh man, you're going to mess up." That's called self-t talk. And it can either be our best friend or our worst enemy.A lesson I learned the hard way during my very first tennis tournament. Hello everyone, my name is Arun Balani from grade six and today I have one of my biggest life lessons to share with you. Picture this.I step on the court, nervous but excited, always full of adrenaline. The score goe ...

Core Message - The core message revolves around personal empowerment and resilience, emphasizing that individuals possess the power to control their perspectives and self-talk to overcome challenges [1][20][21] - The narrative illustrates how a traumatic experience can be transformed into a catalyst for personal growth by shifting from negative self-perception to positive self-affirmation [3][17][19] Power Tools for Transformation - Pivoting perspective is presented as a key tool, encouraging individuals to seek alternative viewpoints and intentionally choose empowering interpretations of events [4][17] - Overwriting negative self-talk is highlighted as another crucial tool, emphasizing the importance of consciously replacing self-defeating thoughts with positive and encouraging affirmations [12][13] Illustrative Anecdote - A car accident serves as a pivotal event, demonstrating how the speaker's initial victim mentality was transformed through a shift in perspective and the adoption of positive self-talk [1][3][15] - The penny symbolizes resilience and the potential for small, seemingly insignificant things to have a profound impact on one's life [1][5][16] Cognitive Processes - The brain's threat detector is described as a mechanism that can lead to negative thought patterns and anxiety, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and managing these tendencies [3][4] - The concept of "MSU" (making stuff up) is introduced to illustrate how individuals create narratives about themselves and others, highlighting the potential for these narratives to be either empowering or detrimental [9][10][11]

Everyone's got a phrase that is stuck in their head. Be it a government slogan like click it or ticket it or a slogan, a brand one like be kind, rewind. But just because it floats around your head doesn't mean that it does much more than crowd out your grandma's phone number.Some do. Some phrases take up space and haunt you up and down the bread aisle when you're having an imaginary argument with a co-orker that you're annoyed by. Today, I want to share some that have haunted me and I hope will haunt you as ...