The Pyllon Ultra Pod, Blog! Episode 3

How to Start Believing the Positive Self-Talk



“Haud me back…” for our non-Scottish readers this is a phrase used by almost every Scottish school kid when a fight breaks out in the school playground. It’s usually said with an air of hope that nothing actually happens and the skirmish develops no further than two wannabe Tyson’s shouting out each other through a melee of bodies. 

It’s a bit like what goes in your mind sometimes. 

See what I did there? I linked playground battles with your own internal monologue. I’ll bet you drifted to some deep dark memory of an argument from the days when TVs took money in the back to switch on and the butcher came around the street in a diesel van that smelt of deadness and future explosions. 

But there is relevance. Our history shapes a lot of our present, especially in the way we think. In Episode 3 of the sprint series where Paul and James are exploring Confidence and Belief how we think is critical. Especially how we then channel that thinking. 

In this 13 minute blast Paul argues you can choose in which voices and messages you believe in. He tells us it is normal to have internal conversations and reminds listeners the voice we hear the most, BY A LONG WAY, is our very own. 

Here's a breakdown on how Paul lays down a way to have better control and outcomes from the self-talk. Broadly, our thoughts are usually task specific, or reminders, encouragement or other cues to manage distraction. 

Did you know, we have up to 60,000 thoughts per day, and for some 80% is negative! 48,000 negative thoughts per day. How can we turn that around?

• Step 1: We accept we have voices in our heads

• Step 2: Work out what we want to hear more of. Remember The brain simply believes what you tell it most… 

• Step 3: Bring more of what we want to front of mind

Look up Pyllon Ultra podcast on your player of choice and hear Paul deepen his views on this subject further. It’s very thought-provoking. Will you call yourself out? 

SPARK ACTION

• Choose a day where you keep a note of things as they happen through the day

• At night, reflect on them and dig a bit deeper

• Spot patterns in negative thoughts and emotions

• Park them to the next day

• Then take these thoughts and approach them with a positive mindset, flip it from problem to action

Give it a go and let us know of the outcome. Paul would love to hear your stories @pyllon 

Paul tells us self-talk isn’t a monologue, it is a dialogue. That’s an interesting thought to end on. Ask yourself to think about that. 

(Written by James Stewart)

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