Shifting From Sabotage To Success

November 9, 2011 | Diane

It has been said that every thought you have has an impact on something. And I believe it. What about the thoughts that fly randomly through your brain – the ones you have little or no awareness of? And what about the thoughts that get stuck in your head, repeating themselves over and over and over…? That’s what this week’s video post is all about. I hope you enjoy it!

Here’s what I said (and sang) in the video:

A SONG OF SABOTAGE: “I cannot help but feeling that I have so much at stake. So I lock myself inside my head and I just run in place. So many directions, I don’t know which way to go. I’m so busy doing nothing, that I’ve nothing to show. I’ve got a new LOW…”

Lyrics from A New Low by Middle Class Rut

A SONG OF SUCCESS: “When a problem comes along, you must whip it. Before the cream sets out too long, you must whip it. Now whip it, into shape. Shape it up. Get straight. Go forward. Move ahead. Try to detect it. It’s not too late – to whip it. Whip it good.“

Lyrics from Whip It by Devo

“I can’t help feeling like I have so much at stake so I lock myself inside my head and I just run in place.” Do you have a song like this running through your head?

We get songs stuck in our heads and before we know it, they’re playing over and over. It’s really similar to the negative beliefs and doubts and negative things we say to ourselves all throughout the day. And we may not even have any idea what it is we’re telling ourselves until we recognize that we’re just feeling lousy.

When that happens, we can get conscious of what’s at the root of that. And often times, it’s something that we can easily adjust. The only way that I know of to get a song out of my head that won’t go away is to replace it with another song.

So, if you think of that in terms of what we’re saying to ourselves, what’s the song that you need to play inside your head right now? What’s the song that you can play that’s going to make you turn your view around and help you show up in a whole new way?