7 Day Positive Thought Challenge : Does it Work?

[Striving for more]

Anyone Initially negative people who did the 7 Day Positive Thought Challenge (Tony Robbins, Actualized.org) ..

Did it work? 

did you thoughts become positive, did you faith & confidence increase & your hesitation + procrastination decrease? 

Did it lead to more action, results or money ect.. ? 

Will it unwire decades of negativity? 

 

Also does the optimism list work? 

Do Affirmation work too ? 

I must admit that I am more open minded ever since I realized that NLP Most likely works. 

Edited December 20, 2021 by Striving for more

[B222]

Depends where your attention is. For example, there could be one path that you know makes you money with pay rises as you excel, but takes a tremendous amount of focus and no distractions from other things… Then one might have other passions and/or fall out of love with the first thing so the focus on the first thing diminishes. When someone splits focus to multiple things results suffer. Get clarity on what you want then focus on that. Sometimes you have to be willing to let go of something you loved for years but no longer serves your deeper core, no matter how tough that may be, in order to go deeper into your life purpose. 

Try it instead of slinging out back handed comments.

[Striving for more]

@B222 Thank you for your comment. 

I dont disagree with you but I dont exactly understand how your comment relates to my question. 

I must admit that I am more open minded ever since I realized that NLP Most likely works. 

I don't know why but I was listening to Tony robbins talk about anchoring & conditioning in dept & I was like ooooh shit, this probably has a lot of validity & is a powerful concept. 

I am currently using anchoring to deconditioning my snoozing habit. It can be done in a couple minutes, either once but probably practiced for several consecutive days until new anchor is formed. 

I am pretty sure it worked but I slept through my alarm today, I will report back on results next few days. 

Edited December 20, 2021 by Striving for more

[Striving for more]

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Affirmations work to a degree, but they require massive repetition and they can't be your only tool for solving problems.

And visualization is more powerful than affirmations. Visualization can be extremely powerful if practiced seriously and consistently.

Yep, I might try a bit of affirmations. 

But my main thing will be visualization & NLP/Anchoring > Minimum 10 minutes every evening. 

 

Edited December 20, 2021 by Striving for more

[Carl-Richard]

Meditation changes your thinking in a positive direction.

[ValiantSalvatore]

@Striving for more Yes it does work I am currently doing positive visualizations for about 6-8 months although it's important to imagine also overcoming obstacles. I am doing it for 30 minutes a day. Generally I stop before the full effect kicks-in. Yet I am pretty happy with the results in these dire cirumstances. Received a good grade more synchronistic events less negative thoughts. Dated a doctor. More attention from women thanks to positive vibes, fingered some girl almost in the club. Etc. 

Positive visualization I also did some "micro-retreats" there is very powerful. It just takes time to kick-in as well as you deliberately have to change your actions also, otherwise it's a hoax and wishful thinking. Feeling that stuff is strong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abRaPYjb6mA

7 days won't do shit for longer periods of time. If you did the LP you did 30 days yes CBT/NLP can work. I've done some on my own. (More CBT than NLP) for me it's one and the samething. I generally feel very happy and do have periods where I feel enthusiastic and I can't stop experiencing subtle levels of joy. Obviously previous meditation practice is carrying me also.

Also, the more information you consume about these topics affirmations can work apparently some are more powerful than others. Yet, I focus on what works in that sense. Some feel more powerful I generally combine an approach of feeling,affirmations and visualizing. According to what Shinzen teaches similarly and I've asked him personally he says it works. Yet, if you want science to prove it. I am unsure if I can help you there.

Behaviour change is the most difficult thing IMO on my PD journey. This can help yet I feel enviroment design is way way more effective and getting rid of old tirggers that create a negative routine. If you want to stop procrastination etc. 

Edited December 20, 2021 by ValiantSalvatore

[Striving for more]

31 minutes ago, ValiantSalvatore said:

@Striving for moreYet, if you want science to prove it. I am unsure if I can help you there.

I always valued anecdotal evidence the most. 

Even if studies did provide more validity, study results would have no persuasive impact on me. 

I couldn't care less about ever reading a study, I need to hear a person's experience 1st hand. 

 

[ValiantSalvatore]

@Striving for more I'd go for visualization instead you can even look at Lex Fridman for instance he did a stoic visualization before a physical challenge. Sometime ago. 

I've mentioned my anecdotal evidence. As well as it is well-known that many athletes perform better thanks to this. There was other stuff in the past for instance overall my interactions with others became more social and benign. It does work and NLP/CBT improves stuff it's a good solution, yet personally in my experience enviroment design works the best for procrastination. Getting rid of anything that causes procrastination to beginn with.

I would rate a positive visualization of your goals/change similar to what is written in the book psycho-cybernetics as very very powerful more powerful than NLP practice. Since you are working with all sense gates. Shinzen also worked as a neuroscience consultant and this changes your cognition to an more positive outlook etc. I bought a Tony Robbins book and never read it I skimmed a bit of it. I've seen one guy leave from the forum who was very succesful and his friends to complaining about Tony Robbins products. Leo does not hold him very highly either. NLP IIRC is very stage orange you only work with cognition it's a top down approach. It does work I've done CBT on my own as well as the process from the life purpose course is very similar.

8 hours ago, Striving for more said:

Will it unwire decades of negativity? 

It will unwire some of it, yet also show you how deep the "rabbit hole" is. Same with positive visualization it will make the process more smoothly and you will be able to notice the qualitative difference of your experience and also the depth of the negative ones. You can certainly actualize the positive intentions and feelings and bring them to the foreground more through a visualization practice. 

Mindfulness also works for behaviour change at best paired with an accountabillity partner. I find finding the accountabillity partner the more difficult thing. 

I am still sort of learning all of this also as positive thinking was not a strength of mine, yet I notice I am more positive and happy around people and not as much entrenched in the drudgery and complaining mindset of medicore people. If you get what I mean. 

You can setup a plan for behaviour change and do the NLP or create a plan for behaviour change and do the visualization process. 

CBT is good, visualization is even more powerful. 

CBT helped me for instance overcoming insecurities and fear of interacting with others.
Visualization helps me to enjoy the whole process more and make it a positive experience as well as generates faith/hope, yet that can also be an illusion if action is not taken. Especially if you are young I personally would dedicate 1 year of just doing positive visualization if you are serious about spiritual work. You can start with 30 days and just see for yourself. I am currently 6-8 months in or longer and I am finding stuff that works for me. ( I visualize getting matches online, getting a good grade on my thesis and an affirmation for self-love/acceptance).
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I'd recommend checking out psycho-cybernetics you can do what you feel would work best for you trust your intuition!



 

[Danioover9000]

@Striving for more

9 hours ago, Striving for more said:

Anyone Initially negative people who did the 7 Day Positive Thought Challenge (Tony Robbins, Actualized.org) ..

Did it work? 

did you thoughts become positive, did you faith & confidence increase & your hesitation + procrastination decrease? 

Did it lead to more action, results or money ect.. ? 

Will it unwire decades of negativity? 

 

Also does the optimism list work? 

Do Affirmation work too ? 

I must admit that I am more open minded ever since I realized that NLP Most likely works. 

   Works for a bit.

[Striving for more]

@ValiantSalvatore Yes accountability thing is super useful. I wish I found this a long time ago.

It's easier to recognize your own bullshit when someone else points it out, it's also good to feel like others are watching you & knowing you can either be a source of inspiration or look pathetic. 

[ValiantSalvatore]

@Striving for more Yes, thinking about it even functionally in any sense 7 days of positive thinking nlp won't do much. In contrast to having lived XX amount of years. You can even see the challenge as a feedback mechanism on it's own. Self-accountabillity is also very powerful. I am not there, yet as I feel like I am an autist of some sort and can burn-out. So striking that balance is not easy. 

Atomic habits is also a great sort of must-read for ideas how to stop procrastination. You can also change it from the outside in by changing the enviroment. I know especially most likely in spiritual circles people do not want to admit that. Yet, it's the same as going to a retreat the enviroment is conducive for growth. So don't only think that this is internal, it is also an external issue. 

[How to be wise]

@Striving for more Instead of doing a ‘7 day challenge’, start a 15 min practice where you appreciate everything you have. Write it down. 

[higherself418]

Hey I support affirmations in general, I didn't try the ones you are talking about but I found some that work great for me. You need to find affirmations that are personal to you..speak directly to your goals/fears. Here are some of my best ones I repeat daily.

I can achieve everything I put my heart into

I am confident about my capabilities

I am confident about my decisions

I compete only with myself and not any external surroundings

I keep going during my struggles and never give up

I have the confidence to be better at my work

I am confident to approach my hardships rationally

No obstacle can hinder my journey

I am smart and capable

I practice until I attain perfection at a task

I love learning new things every day

I am growing and glowing every day

I can easily overcome every problem in life

I can overcome my negative thoughts

I have faith in myself

I deserve every love, affection, and happiness around me

I am capable of handling every challenge perfectly

I focus on attaining productivity and efficiency in every task

 

I found them on this website, if anyone wants to learn more.

[flowboy]

Positive thinking works when you do it.

But when the chips are down, and you are exhausted or depressed, you don't do it.

That's where the strategy breaks down.

Just made a video about this.

 

That being said, affirmations are a great tool to manifest your internal and external vision.

When you have the energy and willpower to do them, definitely do them!

 

[Striving for more]

@flowboy Excellent video. This could've saved me years of personal development traps. 

@higherself418 Great list thanks! I really like that list.

 

Edited December 22, 2021 by Striving for more