Sports Motivation Podcast By I'm Not You | Mindset | Strategies | Habits | Psychology | Athlete Development | Host Niyi Sobo

There’s only communication that works, and communication that doesn’t. Today’s episode is all about mastering your self-talk. How do you speak to yourself as you handle a negative situation? Are you hard on yourself? Are you easy on yourself? Think about it for a second… Regardless of what you may have thought before; it’s not about the ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ anymore. It’s about EFFECTIVE and REAL communication with your inner self. That’s what will get you through your toughest moments. Episode 96 Time Stamps: (3:00) INFLUENCE (5:10) A misconception about staying positive | Knowing what works for you (9:12) AFFIRMATIONS | Does anybody know how to speak Russian? (10:56) How to improperly communicate to yourself | "Downing ourselves" (12:56) ALIGN & REDIRECT (18:15) #1: Identifying a motivator from the past or present in your life (21:25) #2: What did this person say, that made you feel "empowered"? (22:19) #3: What things did this person not say? (22:47) #4: How did you feel after interacting with this