How, by gaining leadership of your mind, you can reduce anxiety

11 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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In this motivational monologue, the speaker explains that many anxious thoughts are not grounded in reality—they either refer to past events that cannot be changed or to imagined future scenarios that are unlikely to occur. By recognizing these thoughts as unreal, individuals can stop expending time and energy on them. The speaker encourages stepping outside one’s comfort zone to foster personal growth and advises that when the “what‑if” monkey (intrusive speculative thoughts) begins to chatter, it should be mentally placed back in its cage. Ultimately, cultivating leadership over one’s own mind translates into leadership over anxiety, providing a form of mental strength that can define personal resilience.

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When you recognize that the thoughts that you're having aren't real, they've either already happened, you can't change it, or they haven't happened yet, probably won't ever happen, you will stop wasting huge amounts of time and energy on things that chances are are never going to happen. When you start stepping outside of your comfort zone, you grow. And when that little what-if monkey starts chirping up, you can get him back in his cage where he belongs. When you have leadership of your mind, you have leadership of anxiety, and that is a mental strength that can really define us.